The New Grove Second Viennese School

by Paul Griffiths, George Perle, Oliver Neighbour

Each has been expanded and updated for book publication and contains a comprehensive work-list, index, and fully revised bibliography, in addition to the definitive view of the subject's life and works. Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern, and Alban Berg comprise what is known as the 'Second Viennese School.' Their early 20th-century atonal and 12-tone composition marked the abolition of the traditional tonal functions and heralded an entirely new treatment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393300900
• ISBN13: 9780393300901
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 201 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.8"