Fundamentals of Musical Composition

Fundamentals of Musical Composition

by Arnold Schoenberg (Author), Leonard Stein (Editor), Arnold Schoenberg (Author), Leonard Stein (Editor), Gerald Strang (Editor)

Synopsis

A reissue of a classic that represents the culmination of over 40 years in Schoenberg's life devoted to the teaching of musical principles to students and composers in Europe and America. For his classes, he developed a manner of presentation in which "every technical matter is discussed in a very fundamental way, so that at the same time it is both simple and thorough". This book can be used for analysis as well as for composition. On the one hand, it has the practical objective of introducing students to the process of composing in a systematic way, from the smallest to the largest forms; on the other hand, the author analyzes in detail, with numerous illustrations, those particular sections in the works of the masters which relate to the compositional problem under discussion.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: Main
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 15 Mar 1999

ISBN 10: 0571196586
ISBN 13: 9780571196586
Book Overview: The essential book on composition from one of the great composers of the twentieth century.

Author Bio
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) was an Austrian composer, later moving to the United States, and was leader of the Second Viennese School. In the 1920s, Schoenberg developed the twelve-tone technique, and his approach, both in terms of harmony and development, is among the major landmarks of twentieth-century musical thought. The extraordinary scope of Schoenberg's intelligence, and the often prophetic character of his insights, make his writings on music an indispensable source for anyone interested in the complex history of twentieth-century music.