Webern and the Transformation of Nature [Paperback]

This book considers the idea of nature in the music of Webern.This book considers the idea of nature in the music of Anton Webern. It stands out from other studies because it explores the wider social and cultural dimensions of the music, as opposed to the often narrow, technical analysis of the music. In doing so it offers an important case study for the way in which social ideas can be discussed in relation to apparently 'abstract' modern music. Moreover, it does so in relation to musical details not simply on the level of biography or cultural history.This book considers the idea of nature in the music of Anton Webern. It stands out from other studies because it explores the wider social and cultural dimensions of the music, as opposed to the often narrow, technical analysis of the music. In doing so it offers an important case study for the way in which social ideas can be discussed in relation to apparently 'abstract' modern music. Moreover, it does so in relation to musical details not simply on the level of biography or cultural history.This book considers the idea of nature in the music of Anton Webern. It stands out from other studies because it explores the wider social and cultural dimensions of the music, as opposed to an often narrow, technical analysis. In doing so it offers an important case study for the way in which social ideas can be discussed in relation to apparently abstract modern music. Moreover, it does so in relation to musical details, not simply on the level of biography or cultural history.Acknowledgements; 1. The social construction of nature; 2. A maternal landscape: the early works (18991905); 3. Paradise lost: the Dehmel Lieder to Op. 11 (190614); 4. The transformation of memory: the vocal works Op. 12-Op. 19 (191426); 5. Ideal landscapes: the serial works Op. 20-Op. 31 (192643); 6. Webern, nature and modernism; Appendices; Notes; Select bibliography; Index. ...the groundwork is nicely prepared for interpretive studies. Johnsonlƒ–