Serialism
Published on 16. October 2008
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-0-521-86341-4 (ISBN)
Description
From the earliest years of the 20th century composers sought ways in which to break from earlier musical traditions. Serialism is one of the most prominent innovations resulting from this. From Schoenberg to Stockhausen, Berg to Boulez, this introduction tells the story of how serialism emerged, and provides a basic outline of serial compositional techniques. * Introduces serialism - a traditionally complex but key area of music studies - in a thorough and straightforward way * Clearly and concisely describes the technical aspects of serialism, using illustrative music examples * Contains a glossary to aid readers unfamiliar with specialised vocabulary.
Reviews / Votes
'Cambridge University Press - and more specifically Victoria Cooper, the senior commissioning editor for music and theatre - is to be congratulated for formulating the idea of an 'Introduction to Music' series. Indeed, if Arnold Whittall's excellent Serialism is anything to go by - the first book in the series and in every respect its guiding light - then clearly we have much to look forward to in future publications ... it is Whittall's consummate skill as a writer and his considerable knowledge of the subject matter that ensures that this approach works as well as it does ... Serialism fulfils its role as an introductory text with great aplomb and rigorous academic integrity.' Musical TimesMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
149 Printed music items
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
700 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-86341-4 (9780521863414)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Arnold Whittall is Professor Emeritus at King's College London.
Content
Preface; 1. Introducing the Introduction; 2. Schoenberg's path to the twelve-tone method; 3. Serialism in close-up; 4. Schoenberg in the 1920s; 5. Alban Berg. Reverence and resistance; 6. Anton Webern. Discipline and license; 7. The later Schoenberg; 8. American counterpoints I; 9. American counterpoints II; 10. European repercussions I; 11. European repercussions II; 12. European repercussions III; 13. European repercussions IV; 14. European repercussions V; Glossary.