On Jul 14, 2009, at 1:37 PM, c b wrote: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_W._Adorno > > Adorno's theoretical method is closely related to his understanding of > music and Arnold Schoenberg and other contemporary composers' atonal > (less so "twelve-tone") techniques (Adorno had studied composition for > several years with Alban Berg), which challenged the hierarchical > nature of traditional tonality in composition.
Nonsense. That "hierarchical nature of traditional tonality in composition," if it ever existed, ended with the first notes of *Tristan*. > ...the Second Viennese School...demanded that composers relate to > the traditions more as a canon of taboos rather than as a canon of > masterpieces that should be imitated... Which, no doubt, is why Wozzek is entirely structured in traditional forms, why Webern orchestrated (and virtually recomposed) the *Ricercar à six," why Schoenberg wrote both "tonal" and "twelve-tone" works at the same time. Sure. Shane Mage > This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it > always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire, > kindling in measures and going out in measures." > > Herakleitos of Ephesos _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
