The Musical Thought and Spiritual Lives of Heinrich Schenker and Arnold Schoenberg

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Matthew Arndt

The Musical Thought and Spiritual Lives of Heinrich Schenker and Arnold Schoenberg

Matthew Arndt

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Routledge
12 December 2019

Theory of music & musicology; Spirituality & religious experience

Series: Ashgate Studies in Theory and Analysis of Music After 1900

This book examines the origin, content, and development of the musical thought of Heinrich Schenker and Arnold Schoenberg. One of the premises is that Schenker’s and Schoenberg’s inner musical lives are inseparable from their inner spiritual lives. Curiously, Schenker and Schoenberg start out in much the same musical-spiritual place, yet musically they split while spiritually they grow closer. The reception of Schenker’s and Schoenberg’s work has sidestepped this paradox of commonality and conflict, instead choosing to universalize and amplify their conflict. Bringing to light a trove of unpublished material, Arndt argues that Schenker’s and Schoenberg’s conflict is a reflection of tensions within their musical and spiritual ideas. They share a particular conception of the tone as an ideal sound realized in the spiritual eye of the genius. The tensions inherent in this largely psychological and material notion of the tone and this largely metaphysical notion of the genius shape both their musical divergence on the logical (technical) level in theory and composition, including their advocacy of the Ursatz versus twelvetone composition, and their spiritual convergence, including their embrace of Judaism. These findings shed new light on the musical and philosophical worlds of Schenker and Schoenberg and on the profound artistic and spiritual questions with which they grapple.

By: Matthew Arndt
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367886462
ISBN 10: 0367886464
Series: Ashgate Studies in Theory and Analysis of Music After 1900
Pages: 282
Publication Date: 12 December 2019
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part 1: Schenker’s and Schoenberg’s Thinking About Music 1. The Eye of the Genius 2. The Obstacle of Interruption 3. The Trouble with Problems Part 2: Schenker’s and Schoenberg’s Thinking In Music 4. Schenker the Progressive 5. The Cold Shoulder 6. Zeroing In and Zeroing Out 7. The Turning Point

Matthew Arndt, Associate Professor of Music Theory at the University of Iowa, holds a PhD from the University of Wisconsin・Madison, an MM from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a BA with honors from Lewis & Clark College. He has previously taught at Mercer University, Lawrence University, and the University of Wisconsin・Madison. Professor Arndt primarily studies the application of insights from the history of music theory to music theory pedagogy, analysis, and criticism. He also studies technical aspects of sacred music from the Republic of Georgia.

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Names: Arndt, Matthew. Title: The musical thought and spiritual lives of Heinrich Schenker and Arnold Schoenberg / Matthew Arndt. Description: Abingdon, Oxon: New York, NY: Routledge, 2018. Series: Ashgate studies in theory and analysis of music after 1900 Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2017016009 ISBN 9781138287259 (hardback) ISBN 9781315268347 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951--Criticism and interpretation. Schenker, Heinrich, 1868-1935--Criticism and interpretation. Music--20th century--History and criticism. Classification: LCC ML410.S283 A85 2018 DDC 780.92/2--dc23 LC record available at https: //lccn.loc.gov/2017016009