Schoenberg and redemption

By Julie Brown

Subjects: Atonality, Antisemitismus, Criticism and interpretation, Schoenberg, arnold, 1874-1951, Redemption, Influence

Description: Presents a new way of understanding Schoenberg's step into atonality in 1908. In 1898 and especially 1908, Schoenberg's Jewish identity came into confrontation with his commitment to Wagnerian modernism to provide an impetus to his radical innovations.