- Crawford, John C. “Die glückliche Hand: Schoenberg’s Gesamtkunstwerk.”
MQ60 (1974): 583–601.
A study of “artistic influences,” then of aesthetic aims and their realization in
the work. Kandinsky had the greatest impact, along with Wagner’s leading
motives, and Strindberg. The work had special influence on Alban Berg.
See also #1630.
Moses und Aron
ASO167 (1995).
- Wörner, Karl Heinrich. Schoenberg’s “Moses und Aron.” Trans. Paul Ham-
burger. London: Faber & Faber, 1963. 208p. ML410 .S28 W613.
Originally Gotteswort und Magie(Heidelberg: Schneider, 1959). This is a
thorough historical and technical study, offering details of the tone rows as
well as a chronicle of productions, with fine photos. Emphasis is on the reli-
gious ideas of the text. The libretto in German/English is given in full, with
musical examples. Bibliography of about 30 entries, index of names, titles, and
topics. - Lewin, David. “Moses und Aron: Some General Remarks and Analytical
Notes for Act 1, Scene 1.” Perspectives of New Music6 (1967): 1–17. Reprint,
GL,v.12.
Analysis of pitch structure, dramatic structure, texture, pitch/drama relations,
and metric elements. - Cooper-White, Pamela. Schoenberg and the God-Idea: The Opera “Moses
und Aron.”Studies in Musicology, 83. Ann Arbor, Mich.: UMI Research, - xii, 339p. ISBN 0-8357-1647-3. ML410 .S283 W45.
A valuable revision of the author’s Harvard dissertation. Genesis, bringing out
the stages of composition and the composer’s religious thought. Versions of the
text are compared, and compositional techniques (the tone row) are expli-
cated. Characterization and leading motives are covered. Analytical diagrams
make all this accessible. Notes, good bibliography of about 40 entries, expan-
sive index. The only difficulty given to the reader is in the minuscule reproduc-
tion of some full-score examples. - Hair, G. “Schoenberg’s Moses und Aron.” Ph.D. diss., U. of Sheffield, 1973.
- Davison, Stephen. “Of Its Time, or Out of Step? Schoenberg’s Zeitoper, Von
heute auf Morgen.” Journal of the Arnold Schoenberg Institute14–2 (1991):
271–298.
Technical analysis of the set and pitch-class structure, macrostructure, and
dramatic form.
Franz Schreker (1878–1934)
- Hailey, Christopher. Franz Schreker, 1878–1934: A Cultural Biography.
New York: Cambridge U.P., 1993. xx, 433p. ISBN 0-521-39255-1. ML410
.S288 H3.
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