SCHOENBERG'S NEW WORLD

Author Sabine Feisst illuminates Schoenberg's legacy and sheds a corrective light on a variety of myths about his sojourn. Looking a t the first American performances of his works and the dissemination of his ideas among American composers in the 1910s, 1920s and e arly 1930s, she convincingly debunks the myths surrounding Schoenberg's alleged isolation in the US. Whereas most previous accounts of his time in the US have portrayed him as unwilling to adapt to American culture, this book presents a more nuanced picture, revea ling a Sc...[Leer más]