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1 online resource (195 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Krenek, Ernst, 1900-1991 -- Songs and music -- History and criticism.
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Krenek, Ernst, 1900-1991. |
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Opera -- Germany -- 20th century.
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Opera. |
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Germany. |
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20th century |
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1900-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Tregear, Peter. Ernst Krenek and the Politics of Musical Style. Lanham : Scarecrow Press, ©2013 9780810882621 |
| ISBN |
9780810882638 (electronic book) |
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0810882639 (electronic book) |
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1299795706 (e-book) |
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9781299795709 (e-book) |
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