“In fact, had there been less discussion of the syntactical construction of Schoenberg’s music, and more of what it says, people might more readily have noticed what an essentially positive composer he is. There is no trace in his music… — Malcolm MacDonald Copy Share Image
“In fact, had there been less discussion of the syntactical construction of Schoenberg’s music, and more of what it says, people might more readily… — Malcolm MacDonald Copy Share Image
“Moses sinks down, in defeat: ‘Unimaginable God, inexpressible thought of many meanings! So I am defeated! So everything I thought was madness and cannot… — Malcolm MacDonald Copy Share Image
“No subject was more perfectly suited to the loosened formal framework and swift juxtaposition of disparate elements that marked his ‘totally chromatic’ style; and… — Malcolm MacDonald Copy Share Image
“It was in Barcelona that Schoenberg composed much of Act II of Moses und Aron. He never required quietness to work—indeed, he preferred to… — Malcolm MacDonald Copy Share Image
“This closely parallels aspects of Wassilly Kandinsky’s own contemporary stage piece Der gelbe Klang (written about 1909 but not published until 1912), which was… — Malcolm MacDonald Copy Share Image
