September 2010
Beginner
376 pages
12h 7m
English
Instead of being a movement in and of itself, the Romantic style of modern music really represents the transition between bona fide Romantic music and the true eclecticism of modern music.
Arnold Schoenberg is considered the largest contributor to this evolution (see “Arnold Schoenberg,” page 60). His Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) of 1899 was the first piece of programmatic music written for a chamber music ensemble—specifically a string sextet with two violins, two violas, and two cellos.
Schoenberg modeled the composition after the poem of the same name ...
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