The Atonal Music of Arnold Schoenberg, 1908-1923

by Simms, Bryan R.

• ISBN13: 9780195128260
• ISBN10: 0195128265
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-16
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Between 1908 and 1923, Arnold Schoenberg began writing music that went against many of the accepted concepts and practices of this art. Largely following his intuition during these years, he composed some of the masterpieces of the modern repertoire--including Pierrot lunaire and Erwartung --works that have since provoked a large, though fragmented, body of critical and analytical writing. In this book, Bryan Simms combines a historical study with a close analytical reading of the music to give us a new and richer understanding of Schoenberg's seminal work during this period.

Author Biography

Bryan R. Simms is Professor of Music at the University of Southern California.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	ix
Atonality and the Critical Imagination	3	(4)
Schoenberg's Evolution toward Atonality	7	(22)
Settings of the Poetry of Stefan George: Opp. 10, 14, and 15	29	(30)
Small Instrumental Works: Opp. 11, 16, and 19 and Three Pieces for Chamber Orchestra	59	(30)
The Operas Erwartung and Die gluckliche Hand	89	(24)
New Uses of the Voice: Herzgewachse, Pierrot lunaire, and Four Songs, Op. 22	113	(38)
On the Road from Earth to Heaven: Symphony and Die Jakobsleiter	151	(28)
Composing with Tones: Five Piano Pieces, Op. 23, and Serenade, Op. 24	179	(42)
Glossary	221	(2)
Notes	223	(24)
Bibliography	247	(12)
Index	259