A Schoenberg Reader

by Joseph Auner

Arnold Schoenberg's close involvement with many of the principal developments of twentieth-century music, most importantly the break with tonality and the creation of twelve-tone composition, generated controversy from the time of his earliest works to the present day. This authoritative new collection of Schoenberg's essays, letters, literary writings, musical sketches, paintings, and drawings offers fresh insights into the composer's life, work,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300176937
• ISBN13: 9780300176933
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"