Anton Von Webern; Author: Hayes, Malcolm; Paperback

Author: Hayes, Malcolm
20th Century Composers; Paperback; 100 B&w and Duotone Illustrations, Bibliography, D
240 pages
Published: October 1995
Phaidon Press Ltd
ISBN: 0714831573

Anton von Webern (1883 -- 1945) was born into the aristocratic, musical heritage of Vienna. An early passion for Renaissance vocal music haunts his compositions, but as a result of his studies with Schoenberg he became a disciple of the twelve-note technique which he used to create a sound characteristically his own. Tragically killed during the Allied occupation of Austria, he remains an influence on musicians of subsequent generations.A concise biographical study of the life and work of Anton von Webern. The book explores the idea that modern music is obscure by setting Webern's technical advances against the Romantic inheritance of 19th century Austro-Germany.