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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790592803321

Autore

Tregear Peter <1970->

Titolo

Ernst Krenek and the politics of musical style / / Peter Tregear

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : The Scarecrow Press, , 2013

ISBN

0-8108-8263-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Disciplina

788.32092

Soggetti

Opera - Germany - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ernst Krenek and the Politics of Musical Style; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: Composing the Chaos; Chapter 2: The City of Man: Jonny spielt auf; Chapter 3: Sounding the Rift; Chapter 4: The City of God: Karl V; Chapter 5: Musical Modernism and its Others; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on Krenek's compositional path from the eclectic musical language of Jonny spielt auf to the austere twelve-tone technique of Karl V. Tregear provides an historical and critical context to this most historically significant period of Krenek's creative life. His study also enriches our understanding of many of Krenek's contemporaries, such as Alban Berg and Arnold Schoenberg. This book should interest students, scholars and practitioners with an interest in modern o