Schoenberg in Context

Alexander Carpenter (University of Alberta, Augustana)

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Cambridge University Press
04 September 2025

Theory of music & musicology; Music reviews & criticism; 20th century & contemporary classical music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups

Series: Composers in Context

Contradictory and paradoxical, Schoenberg was responsible for explosively radical innovations in composition - including atonality and the twelve-tone method - that changed the face of music in the twentieth century. This volume explores Schoenberg's life, work and world, offering contributions from internationally recognized musicologists, music theorists, cultural historians, literary scholars and more. Chapters examine the different places where Schoenberg lived, his various approaches to composition, the people and institutions that shaped his life and work, and the big issues and ideas that informed his worldview, including religion, gender, technology and politics. This book is essential for students and educators but also accessible to a general audience interested in the intersections of music, modernity, society and culture, offering a variety of fresh, multi-disciplinary perspectives on Schoenberg and his richly variegated world.

Edited by: Alexander Carpenter (University of Alberta Augustana)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781316513828
ISBN 10: 1316513823
Series: Composers in Context
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 04 September 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alexander Carpenter is Professor of Music at the University of Alberta, where he also serves as Director of the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies. He is the author of numerous book chapters and scholarly articles, on topics ranging from Schoenberg and the Second Viennese School, opera and the waltz to popular music and film music.

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