Seminar • Klangfarbenmelodie and Beyond: Timbre in Twentieth Century Composition
Benjamin Levy |
Lecture
Arnold Schönberg Center Thursday, 14 December 2023 2.00 pm Arnold Schönberg: Orchesterstücke op. 16/3, Der wechselnde Akkord (Farben) | Arnold Schönberg Center, Wien
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All dates:
THU October 5, 2023 | 3.00 – 6.00 pm (preliminary meeting)
THU October 12, 2023 | 3.00 – 6.00 pm
THU October 19, 2023 | 3.00 – 6.00 pm
TUE October 24, 2023 | 3.00 – 6.00 pm
TUE November 21, 2023 | 3.00 – 6.00 pm
THU November 30, 2023 | 3.00 – 6.00 pm
THU December 7, 2023 | 3.00 – 6.00 pm
THU December 14, 2023 | 2.00 – 5.00 pm
Seminar in english | Free admission
Registration: mdwOnline or levy{at}music{dot}ucsb{dot}edu
Since Arnold Schönberg first articulated his idea of “Klangfarbenmelodie” in the “Harmonielehre” of 1911, it has remained a fascinating but elusive concept, which has been interpreted in a variety of ways. Not only Schönberg, Webern, and Berg, but also subsequent generations of composers including Ligeti, Cerha, Penderecki, and Saariaho, have taken this as an inspiration to compose with timbre and texture. In this seminar we will examine the increased importance of tone color in twentieth-century composition, through readings both by and about these composers as well as through analysis of select compositions.
Seminar at the Center for Research on Arnold Schönberg and the Viennese School at the Department of Musicology and Performance Studies of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna