The Life of Webern

ISBN-13: 9780521575669 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 238 str.

Kathryn Bailey

Opis

On September 15, 1945 the composer Anton Webern was shot in confusing circumstances in a small mountain village near Salzburg. The world lost a composer of extreme originality whose mature music was still almost unknown. When Webern's works did come to light, he immediately became one of the most influential figures in music of the second half of this century. This book focuses on several aspects of Webern's life that have been treated only briefly in earlier accounts: his youthful instability, his often embarrassing dependence on Schoenberg, his naive nationalism and his absolute belief in the value of the brief moments of music he produced.

Recenzje

' … a refreshing account which demystifies Webern without losing sight of the peculiar qualities of his music …'. Julian Johnson, Musical Times

Spis treści

Prologue; 1. 1883–1902 Childhood and school years; 2. 1902–8 Shaping forces; 3. 1908–14 Instability makes itself known; 4. 1914–21 Vacillations continue; 5. 1922–8 Changes of direction; 6. 1928–33 The path to new music; 7. 1933–8 Before the Anschluß; 8. 1938–45 After the Anschluß; Epilogue.