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Schoenberg's Transformation of Musical Language

Schoenberg's Transformation of Musical Language

Haimo, Ethan
Ethan, Haimo

Paperback

Series: Music in the Twentieth Century, Book 22

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ISBN10: 0521122740
ISBN13: 9780521122740
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Nov 5 2009
Pages: 444
Weight: 1.55
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
Arnold Schoenberg is widely regarded as one of the most significant and innovative composers of the twentieth century. It is commonly assumed that Schoenberg's music divides into three periods: tonal, atonal, and serial. It is also assumed that Schoenberg's atonal music made a revolutionary break with the past, particularly in terms of harmonic structure. This book challenges both these popular notions. Haimo argues that Schoenberg's 'atonal' music does not constitute a distinct unified period. He demonstrates that much of the music commonly described as 'atonal' did not make a complete break with prior practices, even in the harmonic realm, but instead transformed the past by a series of incremental changes. An important and influential contribution to the field, Haimo's findings help not only to re-evaluate Schoenberg, but also to re-date much of what has been defined as one of the most crucial turning points in music history.

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