HMU126H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Second Viennese School, Retrograde Inversion, Degenerate Music
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Lecture 9 modernism continued: the second viennese school, jazz, and more . Rejected impressionism and sought to depict yearning anxiety, nihilism and alienation. Artists used swirling and exaggerated brushstrokes to depict their emotional state. As the leader of the second viennese school he oversaw art music"s shift towards the esoteric. Real moment where music stops caring about the audience getting performed in small rooms music is esoteric. Born in a lower middle class jewish family in vienna. Was interested early on in writing, painting, and composing. His early piece, verklarte nacht (1899) was well-received. Between 1901-1914 he is experimenting with atonality, trying to push chromaticism beyond. He writes chamber music for novel ensembles. During ww1 he joins the army and his writings demonstrative a deep sense of german superiority. After the war he is frustrated with the publics disdain for his music leading him to create the.
