Format:
XIII, 514 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Notenbeispiele
ISBN:
9780190931445
Series Statement:
Master musicians series
Content:
Introduction. Music in the Twilight of the Habsburg Empire -- Two Viennese Families : The Bergs and Nahowskis -- Berg's Musical Apprenticeship, 1899-1911 -- A Struggle for Recognition, 1911-1915 -- The War and Its Aftermath, 1915-1922 -- Wozzeck -- International Acclaim, 1923-1925 -- Secret Programs with Twelve Tones, 1925-1927 -- The Celebrated Composer, 1928-1934 -- Lulu -- Berg's Final Year, 1935 -- Helene Berg and the Management of Berg's Legacy, 1936-1976 -- Epilogue. Berg the Outsider.
Content:
"This book contains a new study of the life and works of the composer Alban Berg (1885-1935). The major events in his life are recounted, based on a reassessment of archival documents, correspondence, and the recollections of those who knew him. His relationship with other modernists in music, art, and literature-including Arnold Schoenberg, Karl Kraus, and Alma Mahler-Werfel-is traced. The role played in Berg's personal and artistic life by his wife, Helene, is emphasized, and her management of his legacy-often controversial-for the forty years following his death is explored. The book contains a close study of each of Berg's major musical works, including his operas Wozzeck and Lulu"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780190931469
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Simms, Bryan R., 1944 - Berg Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021 ISBN 9780190931469
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780190931476
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Simms, Bryan R., 1944 - Berg New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021 ISBN 9780190931476
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780190931469
Language:
English
Keywords:
Berg, Alban 1885-1935
Author information:
Simms, Bryan R. 1944-
