This book considers the idea of nature in the music of Anton Webern. It stands out from other studies because it explores the wider social and cultural dimensions of the music, as opposed to an often narrow, technical analysis. In doing so it offers an important case study for the way in which social ideas can be discussed in relation to apparently "abstract" modern music. Moreover, it does so in relation to musical details, not simply on the level of biography or cultural history.
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"...the groundwork is nicely prepared for interpretive studies. Johnson (univ. of Sussex, UK) focuses on how Webern's music reflects ideas about nature - an excellent angle...This thesis may come as a surprise to those who find Webern's music almost exclusively abstract and autonomous... Johnson's writing is well organized, succinct, and graceful. Highly recommended for upper-division undergraduates through professionals." Choice
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This book considers the idea of nature in the music of Anton Webern. It stands out from other studies because it explores the wider social and cultural dimensions of the music, as opposed to the often narrow, technical analysis of the music. In doing so it offers an important case study for the way in which social ideas can be discussed in relation to apparently 'abstract' modern music. Moreover, it does so in relation to musical details not simply on the level of biography or cultural history.
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Carl von Webern, the composer's father, was a mining engineer. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
immer blick nach oben, maternal construction, sehr ruhig, registral space, serial works, orchestral songs, folk texts, expressive concerns, musical topics, double canon, descending phrase, orchestral pieces, ostinato figures, solo violin, serial method, ternary form, augmented triad, musical space, musical representation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Anton Webern, Hildegard Jone, Richard Strauss, World War, Das Augenlicht, Stefan George, George Lieder, Mahler's Eighth Symphony, Virgin Mary, Five Canons, Kathryn Bailey, National Socialism, New Music, Otto Wagner, Peter Rosegger, Richard Dehmel, Second Cantata, First Cantata, Georg Trakl, Gustav Mahler, Paul Klee, Schoenberg's Pierrot, Second Viennese School, Three Orchestral Songs, Bad Ischl New!
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Carl von Webern, the composer's father, was a mining engineer. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
immer blick nach oben, maternal construction, sehr ruhig, registral space, serial works, orchestral songs, folk texts, expressive concerns, musical topics, double canon, descending phrase, orchestral pieces, ostinato figures, solo violin, serial method, ternary form, augmented triad, musical space, musical representation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Anton Webern, Hildegard Jone, Richard Strauss, World War, Das Augenlicht, Stefan George, George Lieder, Mahler's Eighth Symphony, Virgin Mary, Five Canons, Kathryn Bailey, National Socialism, New Music, Otto Wagner, Peter Rosegger, Richard Dehmel, Second Cantata, First Cantata, Georg Trakl, Gustav Mahler, Paul Klee, Schoenberg's Pierrot, Second Viennese School, Three Orchestral Songs, Bad Ischl New!
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- Path to the New Music by Anton Webern on 11 pages
- Webern Studies (Cambridge Composer Studies) by Kathryn Bailey on 9 pages
- Aesthetic Theory (Theory and History of Literature) by Theodor W. Adorno on 4 pages
- Alban Berg by Theodor W. (Theodor Wiesengrund) Adorno in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Metamorphosis of Plants on page 37, page 217, and page 218
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- Exploring Twentieth-Century Music: Tradition and Innovation by Arnold Whittall in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Perspectives on Gustav Mahler by Jeremy Barham in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to the Lied (Cambridge Companions to Music) by James Parsons in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Music, Theatre And Politics in Germany: 1848 to the Third Reich by Nikolaus Bacht in Front Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to Sibelius (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Daniel M. Grimley in Back Matter
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