Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern: A Companion to the Second Viennese School

by Bryan R. Simms

Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern, modern composers living in Vienna near the turn of the 20th century, are examined in a broad artistic context illustrating how their works grew from earlier Viennese musical developments. Presenting a coherent analysis of a central school of modern musical composition, the essays compare the artists' music to that in the nonmusical arts in Vienna at the time. A prominent musical phenomenon during the period, the Second...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313296049
• ISBN13: 9780313296048
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.6"