Encrypted Messages in Alban Berg's Music

Book Overview

The 12 new essays in this volume explore the relationship between text and music in Alban Berg's works. The book examines the biographical issues that made such expressive choices attractive to the composer, and explores ways in which works not involving explicit verbal texts create signification, allusion, and reference.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138968765
• ISBN13: 9781138968769
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"