Re: Schoenberg

["Mark Williamson" <mwilliamson@alston.com>]

     Although 20th century music is not my favorite, and I'm not 
     particularly fond of "atonal" (if there is such a thing) 
     music, Schoenberg doesn't strike me as that "out."  
     Certainly not as far out as John Cage or George Crumb or 
     anything like that.  And it is clear from his very early 
     work that he had a thorough knowledge of how to write many 
     different kinds of music.  Same with Stravinsky, who amply 
     demonstrated his understanding of traditional music theory 
     in his Italian suite (although I suppose Stravinsky never 
     did get as far out there as Mr. Schoenberg).
     
     Mark


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Subject: Schoenberg
Author:  "Bob & Judy Williams" <prospero@netins.net> at internet
Date:    9/15/97 5:29 PM


Kristen, you make me very sorry that I don't live in Toronto. If you 
should ever be so deluded as to come to Iowa, let me know and we will 
be delighted to have you.
     
I think that what we see is a reaction against Schoenberg as part of 
the backlash against academe and its fixation with atonal music. We 
have, in other words, yet to see Schoenberg as the composer pure and 
simple. I cheered for Mahler long before most music lovers saw him as 
anything but a pretentious and marginally talented composer so I'll 
risk another prediction: I think Schoenberg will be more important in 
the future than many whose position now seems secure.
     
Bob