This important new study reassesses the position of Anton Webern in twentieth-century music. The twelve-note method of composition adopted by Anton Webern had profound consequences for composers of the next generation such as Stockhausen and Boulez, who saw Webern's music as revolutionary. In her de[...]
Anton Webern: A Research and Information Guide offers carefully selected and annotated sources regarding Webern from 1975 to present day, including sources on Webern's life, his music, and the interpretation and reception of his music. Along with this comprehensive annotated listing of print and onl[...]
Tonsättaren Anton Webern (1883-1945) är en av den s.k. seriella musikens, ja överhuvudtaget den moderna konstmusikens, ofrånkomliga förgrundsgestalter. Tillsammans med Arnold Schönberg och Alban Berg utgör han Den andra Wienskolan. Även om Schönberg är det kanske mest bekanta namnet i denn[...]
Anton 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 m[...]