Schoenberg's Atonal Music

Schoenberg's Atonal Music
Author: Jack Boss
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2019-07-04
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1108419135

Portrays Schoenberg's atonal music as successions of motives and pitch-class sets that flesh out 'musical idea' and 'basic image' frameworks.

The Atonal Music of Arnold Schoenberg, 1908-1923

The Atonal Music of Arnold Schoenberg, 1908-1923
Author: Bryan R. Simms
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2000
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0195128265

Between 1908 and 1923, Schoenberg developed a compositional strategy that moved beyond the accepted concepts and practices of Western tonality. This study synthesizes and advances the state of knowledge about this body of work.

Schoenberg's Twelve-Tone Music

Schoenberg's Twelve-Tone Music
Author: Jack Boss
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2014-10-02
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1107046866

Jack Boss presents detailed analyses of Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-tone pieces, bringing the composer's 'musical idea' - problem, elaboration, solution - to life.

Five orchestral pieces, op. 16

Five orchestral pieces, op. 16
Author: Arnold Schoenberg
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 82
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0486406423

Possessing a soloistic texture and variations in instrumental color defined by Grove's as "chamber music for full orchestra," this 1909 work demonstrates the composer's daring explorations in music that renounces motivic connections and tonality. Includes bar-numbered movements and ample margins at the bottom of each page for notes and analysis.

The Early Works of Arnold Schoenberg, 1893-1908

The Early Works of Arnold Schoenberg, 1893-1908
Author: Walter Frisch
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780520212183

Between 1893 and 1908, composer Arnold Schoenberg created many genuine masterworks in the genres of Lieder, chamber music and symphonic music. Here is the first full-scale account of Schoenberg's rich repertory of early tonal works. 139 music examples. 2 illustrations.

Analyzing Atonal Music

Analyzing Atonal Music
Author: Michiel Schuijer
Publisher: University Rochester Press
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2008
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781580462709

For the past 40 years, pitch-class set theory has served as a frame of reference for the study of atonal music, through the efforts of Allan Forte, Milton Babbitt, and others. This text combines thorough discussions of musical concepts with an historical narrative.

Serial Composition and Atonality

Serial Composition and Atonality
Author: George Perle
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 182
Release: 1991-04-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0520074300

Widely recognized as the definitive work in its field ever since its original publication in 1962, Serial Composition and Atonality remains an unsurpassed introduction to the technical features of what is probably the most revolutionary body of work since the beginnings of polyphony. In the analysis of specific compositions there is first and last of all a concern with the musical surface—an attempt to trace connections and distinctions there before offering any deeper-level constructions, and to offer none where their effects are not obvious on more immediate levels of musical experience. In this sixth edition of the book, George Perle employs the new and more consistent terminology for the identification of transpositional levels of twelve-tone sets that he first proposed in Twelve-Tone Tonality (1977).