New ears for new music /
20th-century music is characterized by a bewildering multitude of trends and movements. Often several movements co-exist in contradiction to each other, in a reflection of the century's intellectual currents and social and political changes, and the reactions they prompted. In this book, renown...
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Frankfurt am Main :
Peter Lang Edition,
[2013]
New York : Peter Lang, [2013] New York : [2013] |
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Table of Contents:
- From expressionism to experiment : directions and tendencies in new music
- Arnold Schoenberg : revolutionary, humanist and visionary
- "Music is not to be decorative; it is to be true" : towards an aesthetic of the Second Viennese School
- The problem of "German music"
- The fate of Arnold Schoenberg and Alban Berg after 1933
- Two unknown letters by Schoenberg and Berg
- Beethoven and the Schoenberg school
- Principles of vocal composition
- Schoenberg's Gurrelieder
- The melodramas of Pierrot lunaire
- "God's eternity opposes the transience of idols" : on Schoenberg's Moses und Aron
- Nationalism and folklorism
- Nikos Skalkottas : a Schoenberg pupil in Berlin
- Beyond Schoenberg and Debussy : Nikos Skalkottas's 32 piano pieces
- A conversation with Luigi Nono
- Olivier Messiaen's "theological music"
- Pierre Boulez's masterpiece Le marteau sans maître
- Fascinated by the music of Ligeti
- Ligeti's Hölderlin-Phantasien : a letter from the composer
- Iridescent sound
- "Folklore in serious music is a lie" : Ligeti's relationship with Béla Bartók
- Multicultural phenomena in the new music
- "A music of the whole Earth, all countries and races" : Karlheinz Stockhausen's utopia of world music
- The philosophy of time and pluralistic thought of Bernd Alois Zimmermann
- Alfred Schnittke and polystylism
- And always for a better world : approaches to Hans Werner Henze
- So-called Postmodernism
- "No artist works at a distance from humanity" : in praise of Wolfgang Rihm
- From Expressionism to Experiment - Directions and Tendencies in New Music
- Arnold Schoenberg - Revolutionary, Humanist and Visionary
- "Music is not to be Decorative; it is to be True" - Towards an Aesthetic of the Second Viennese School
- Problem of "German Music"
- Fate of Arnold Schoenberg and Alban Berg after 1933
- Two Unknown Letters by Schoenberg and Berg
- Beethoven and the Schoenberg School
- Principles of Vocal Composition
- Schoenberg's Gurrelieder
- Melodramas of Pierrot lunaire
- "God's Eternity Opposes the Transience of Idols" - On Schoenberg's Moses and Aron
- Nationalism and Folklorism
- Nikos Skalkottas - A Schoenberg Pupil in Berlin
- Beyond Schoenberg and Debussy - Nikos Skalkottas's 32 Piano Pieces
- Conversation with Luigi Nono
- Olivier Messiaen's "Theological Music"
- Pierre Boulez's Masterpiece Le Marteau sans maitre
- Fascinated by the Music of Ligeti
- Ligeti's Holderlin-Phantasien. A Letter from the Composer
- Iridescent Sound
- "Folklore in Serious Music is a Lie" - Ligeti's Relationship with Bela Bartok
- Multicultural Phenomena in the New Music
- "A Music of the Whole Earth, All Countries and Races": Karlheinz Stockhausen's Utopia of World Music
- Philosophy of Time and Pluralistic Thought of Bernd Alois Zimmermann
- Alfred Schnittke and Polystylism
- And Always for a Better World - Approaches to Hans Werner Henze
- So-called Postmodernism
- "No Artist Works at a Distance from Humanity" - In Praise of Wolfgang Rihm