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Schoenberg's Models for Beginners in Composition Gordon Root (Associate Professor of Music Theory, Associate Professor of Music Theory, State University of New York in Fredonia)

Schoenberg's Models for Beginners in Composition By Gordon Root (Associate Professor of Music Theory, Associate Professor of Music Theory, State University of New York in Fredonia)

Schoenberg's Models for Beginners in Composition by Gordon Root (Associate Professor of Music Theory, Associate Professor of Music Theory, State University of New York in Fredonia)

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Models for Beginners in Composition (1943) represents one of Arnold Schoenberg's earliest attempts to reach a broad American audience through his pedagogical ideas. In this newly revised edition, Gordon Root incorporates many of Schoenberg's corrections to the original manuscript.

Schoenberg's Models for Beginners in Composition Summary

Schoenberg's Models for Beginners in Composition by Gordon Root (Associate Professor of Music Theory, Associate Professor of Music Theory, State University of New York in Fredonia)

Originally published in 1943, Models for Beginners in Composition represents one of Arnold Schoenberg's earliest attempts at reaching a broad American audience through his pedagogical ideas. The novelty of this book was its streamlined approach, basing all aspects of composition including motivic design, harmony, and the construction of themes on the two-measure phrase. This newly revised edition by Gordon Root incorporates many of Schoenberg's corrections to the original manuscript. It also includes a significant commentary elucidating the evolution of Schoenberg's pedagogical approach. In its function as a practical manual for the American classroom, Models for Beginners in Composition is unique among Schoenberg's texts. The current Commentary explores Schoenberg's experience as a teacher at UCLA while tracing the development of the two-measure phrase as the main component of his pedagogical method. It demonstrates the way in which Schoenberg simultaneously preserved and adapted European ideas about tonal theory and pedagogy when he came to America, a give and take that allowed for increased theoretical originality and scope. Models for Beginners in Composition established the two-measure phrase as one of the most significant of Schoenberg's contributions to American music education. This new edition, with Schoenberg's corrections and newly added commentary, allows readers to utilize and explore the text in greater depth. Students of composition, Schoenberg scholars, music theorists, and historians of music theory alike will no doubt welcome this new edition.

Schoenberg's Models for Beginners in Composition Reviews

This is the first scholarly edition of what could be argued as Schoenbergs most important general work...A highlight of the book is Gordon Roots insightful commentary, a valuable resource of its own. the brevity and conciseness of the more compact publication aimed at novices is its very strength and joy for teachers. * Gordon Root, Music Teacher *
The present volume is part of the ambitious "Schoenberg in Words" series, which aims to reissue some of Schoenberg's published works on music theory and also his correspondence ... This edition of Schoenberg's classic work will interest novice and expert alike. * M. Dineen, Choice *

About Gordon Root (Associate Professor of Music Theory, Associate Professor of Music Theory, State University of New York in Fredonia)

Gordon Root is an Associate Professor at the State University of New York in Fredonia, where he has taught since 2006. He earned a Ph.D. in Music Theory with a focus on Schoenberg's music from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Gordon Root's essays have been featured in Indiana Theory Review and Current Musicology. He has presented many papers on a range of topics including text and music, Schoenberg's pedagogy and harmonic theories, and programmatic aspects of Schoenberg's Twelve-Tone works. In 2009 he was awarded an Avenir Grant through the Arnold Schonberg Center and The Avenir Foundation of Wheat Ridge Colorado.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Abbreviations of Texts Preface: On the History of Models for Beginners in Composition Editorial Notes Commentary Models for Beginners in Composition Editor's Preface to the 1972 Edition Schoenberg's Preface to the 1943 Edition Syllabus Musical Examples: I. Coordination of Melody and Harmony II. Motive and Motival Features in Two-Measure Phrases III. Sentences IV. Periods V. Contrasting Middle Section VI. Recapitulation (a') VII. Minuet VIII. Scherzo IX. Phrases, Half Sentences, Antecedents, and "a" Sections of Ternary Forms Glossary Appendices Appendix 1: Manuscript Sources for Models for Beginners in Composition Appendix 2: Schoenberg's Teaching Schedule at UCLA Appendix 3: Assignments from Schoenberg's Beginning Composition Class Appendix 4: Key to Schoenberg's Symbols and Abbreviations Appendix 5: Primer in Regions Appendix 6: Primer in Transformations Notes Select Bibliography Index

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NPB9780195382211
9780195382211
0195382218
Schoenberg's Models for Beginners in Composition by Gordon Root (Associate Professor of Music Theory, Associate Professor of Music Theory, State University of New York in Fredonia)
Gordon Root (Associate Professor of Music Theory, Associate Professor of Music Theory, State University of New York in Fredonia)
Schoenberg in Words
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Oxford University Press Inc
2016-11-17
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