12. Zweite Wiener Schule
Vienna, 1992 — The so-called “Second Viennese School” consisted of influential master composer Arnold Schoenberg and his protegés, Alban Berg and Anton Webern in early 20th-century Vienna. They pioneered a compositional approach described succinctly by Wikipedia as “totally chromatic expressionism without a firm tonal centre, often referred to as atonality; and later, Schoenberg’s serial twelve-tone…
11. Moravská Hudba
Brno, 1991 — I first visited Czechoslovakia in 1991 to perform at the Brno International Music Festival. How this opportunity came about is a story in itself. My colleague Tom Sovik at the University of North Texas joined a group promoting the City of Dallas as a sister city with Brno, the second largest Czech…
10. Lightforms
Denton, 1985 — One of Schoenberg’s Five Pieces for Orchestra , Op. 16, subtitled “Summer morning by a lake,” evokes the color (farben) of light. Another work, by Schoenberg’s Vienna colleague, Webern, to me is metaphorically also about light and color, though abstractly titled Variations, Op. 30. Brief flashes of light come out of silence,…
9. Mapping
Leelanau, 1983 — My last summer working at what was then called the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan was 1983. We spent as much time off as possible on the nearby shore of Lake Michigan. Three spots on the western edge of the Leelanau peninsula were favorite magical places. Otter Creek played out into…
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