Anton Webern is recognised as one of the pivotal figures of atonality and precursors to post-war serialism. However, his earlier, tonal works have been largely neglected and shrouded in clichés. A study of both the generative elements of Webern's aesthetic imagination, and the philosophical signatures of musical modernity, this first book-length account of Webern's tonal music explores the complex and variegated ways in which the young composer engaged with, and sought to contribute to, th...

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 online sources, the book discusses the history of research on Webern and includes a brief chronology of his life. It is a major reference tool for those interested in Webern and his music ...

Anton Webern (1885-1945), l’un des plus illustres représentants de l’école de Vienne, est à l’origine de l’évolution de la musique contemporaine. Précision, spiritualité, expériences de tonalité et d’harmonie, font de son œuvre, brève mais d’une rare intensité, l’une des plus fascinantes de l’histoire de la musique. Claude Rostand, nous livre, grâce à des documents inédits, dans cette première étude consacrée en France à Anton Webern, la clef du mystère qui a entouré le destin tragique du ...

Les conférences que Webern prononça en 1932 et 1933 à Vienne dans un appartement privé étaient destinées à un public non spécialisé à qui le compositeur voulait expliquer le chemin parcouru jusqu'à la musique de douze sons. Loin de présenter le sérialisme comme une rupture avec le passé, Webern s'attache au contraire à dégager ce qui, à travers lui, permet d'accomplir la plus haute tradition de la musique occidentale, depuis le chant grégorien et la polyphonie de la Renaissance jusqu'à l'é...

Pubblicato originariamente in Germania nel 1960, Il cammino verso la nuova musica contiene sedici lezioni date da Webern tra il 1932 e il 1933 in un'abitazione privata di Vienna. Da esse traspare la necessità – da cui tutto dipende e a cui Webern dava massima importanza – che la musica e il suono fossero intesi come "natura regolata da leggi" in rapporto all'orecchio. Qualcosa, vale a dire, che è sottratto all'arbitrio umano. Il cammino della musica occidentale è dunque visto da Webern com...

Magisterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Musik - Sonstiges, Note: sehr gut, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz (Instrumentalpädagogik (IGP)), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Anton Webern ist ein bekannter Komponist, über den viel geschrieben wurde. Viele dieser Schriften über ihn und sein Werk widersprechen einander. Wo einander zwei Auffassungen widersprechen, ist eine zwangsläufig falsch. In der Tat, wurde Webern, wie kaum ein anderer Komponist des 20. Jahrhunderts, auf...

Following the development of the German Lied after the nineteenth century – when it was widely known as the setting of Romantic poetry to music – this book explores the changing artistic scene in the early twentieth century, as rapid social, economic and environmental changes affected German cultural production. The Lied then faced not only a crisis of identity, but also a threat to its survival. This book considers the literary and musical ideas that both challenged and ...