San Antonio College Library

Documentary about the life and works of one of the most influential musical figures of the 20th century. Includes audio portion of his "First Public Lecture : Arnold Schoenberg--my evolution", which he presented live on 29 Nov. 1949 in the Royce Auditorium at UCLA. Early film footage of the musician, composer, artist, and teacher is also shown

Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern, modern composers living in Vienna near the turn of the 20th century, are examined in a broad artistic context illustrating how their works grew from earlier Viennese musical developments. Presenting a coherent analysis of a central school of modern musical composition, the essays compare the artists' music to that in the nonmusical arts in Vienna at the time. A prominent musical phenomenon during the period, the Second...