This volume presents English translations of the entirety of Arnold Schoenberg's early correspondence, providing a wealth of information on Schoenberg's early career, and offering invaluable insights into his daily life and working habits. Alongside the editors' extensive running commentary, the more than 300 letters in this volume create a vivid picture of the young Schoenberg and his times.
This volume presents English translations of the entirety of Arnold Schoenberg's early correspondence, providing a wealth of information on Schoenberg's early career, and offering invaluable insights into his daily life and working habits. Alongside the editors' extensive running commentary, the more than 300 letters in this volume create a vivid picture of the young Schoenberg and his times.
Ethan Haimo, theorist and composer, is Professor of Music at Bar Ilan University. He has written extensively on the music of Arnold Schoenberg including Schoenberg's Serial Odyssey (1990) and Schoenberg's Transformation of Musical Language (2006). He has also written about form in Classical music, including the book, Haydn's Symphonic Forms (1995). Sabine Feisst is Professor of Music at Arizona State University. Focusing on twentieth and twenty-first century music studies, she published the monographs Der Begriff "Improvisation" in der neuen Musik (1997) and Schoenberg's New World: The American Years (2011) which won the Society for American Music's Lowens Award. With Severine Neff, she co-edits the nine-volume set Schoenberg in Words (Oxford University Press).
Inhaltsangabe
Preface and Editorial Notes Acknowledgements Frequently Used Abbreviations Chapter One: Letters before 1900 Chapter Two: Letters, 1901 Chapter Three: Letters, 1902 Chapter Four: Letters, 1903 Chapter Five: Letters, 1904 Chapter Six: Letters, 1905 Chapter Seven: Letters, 1906 Chapter Eight: Letters, through May 1907 Appendix 1: Undated Letters Appendix 2: Items not included Select Bibliography
