This work examines the development of atonality and serialism, and questions whether the esteem that serialism has been accorded is wholly justified. Schoffman formulates criteria that are applicable to both serialism and traditional harmony and explores the negative aspects of serialism.
This work examines the development of atonality and serialism, and questions whether the esteem that serialism has been accorded is wholly justified. ...
Robert Browning interests musicians because he was a major poet as well as a competent musician. Music was a central theme in his poetry and formed the basis for many of his images and ideas. This unusual element compels musicological criticism as well as literary. The subject of Nachum Schoffman's book is the nature of Browning's musicality and the role and influence of music in his poetry.
Schoffman carries the musicological analysis of Browning's poetry to its logical conclusions, revealing more than other literary critics have of the poet's musicality. On the basis of his analysis,...
Robert Browning interests musicians because he was a major poet as well as a competent musician. Music was a central theme in his poetry and formed...