Schoenberg's Transformation of Musical Language

by Ethan Haimo

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521122740
• ISBN13: 9780521122740
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.6"