The Atonal Music of Anton Webern

by Allen Forte

The Austrian composer Anton Webern (1883-1945) is one of the major figures of musical modernism. His mature works comprise two styles: the so-called free atonal music composed between 1907 and 1924, and the twelve-tone serial music that began in 1924 and extended through the remainder of his creative life. In this book an eminent music theorist presents the first systematic and in-depth study of the early atonal works, from the George Lieder, opus...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030020759X
• ISBN13: 9780300207590
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"