Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire

by Jonathan Dunsby

Book Overview

Pierrot lunaire (1912) is one of the most important music theater works ever written. This is the first guide in English to a work that continues to be performed, broadcast, and recorded worldwide. The book describes the artistic environment around the turn of the century from which Pierrot emerged, and discusses Schoenberg's working methods and intentions in composition. In a clear and imaginative description of the work itself, the author takes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521387159
• ISBN13: 9780521387156
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.5"