Anton Von WebernAnton von Webern's reputation as the originator of avant-garde music has conspired against a true recognition of one of the twentieth-century's greatest composer's. He was a pupil of Schoenberg and, like his teacher, he came to use the twelve-note method, but combined this with his love of chamber music to create a sound that was entirely his own. Single-minded and a perfectionist, he created an ouevre of extreme concentration. In this unique biography, Malcolm Hayes sets Webern's radical technical advances against the Romantic inheritance of nineteenth-century Austro-Germany, tracing the development of a man and his music. For those seeking a deeper enjoyment or understanding of Webern's work, this fluent introduction is essential reading. |
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... kilometres long , 50 kilometres wide from north to south , and stretching from East Tyrol and Italy in the west to Styria and Slovenia in the east . As one comes down from the central mountains , a landscape unfolds which is quite ...
... kilometres long , 50 kilometres wide from north to south , and stretching from East Tyrol and Italy in the west to Styria and Slovenia in the east . As one comes down from the central mountains , a landscape unfolds which is quite ...
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... kilometres north of Trieste . Webern had an austere side to his nature ; there was a part of him that thought nothing of spending the night in a mountain hut under the sparsest of conditions before setting out for an assault on a nearby ...
... kilometres north of Trieste . Webern had an austere side to his nature ; there was a part of him that thought nothing of spending the night in a mountain hut under the sparsest of conditions before setting out for an assault on a nearby ...
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Malcolm Hayes. fifty kilometres southwest of Vienna , the three mountains and their exquisite surrounding countryside are perfectly located to assuage the alpine yearnings of semi - impecunious composers and other citizens of Austria's ...
Malcolm Hayes. fifty kilometres southwest of Vienna , the three mountains and their exquisite surrounding countryside are perfectly located to assuage the alpine yearnings of semi - impecunious composers and other citizens of Austria's ...
Contents
The Singing Heart 191426 | 26 |
Chapter 5 | 145 |
The Sunlight Speaks 193445 | 181 |
Copyright | |
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