Browsing Performing Arts Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations by Title

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  • Ravel's `Russian' period: Octatonicism in his early works, 1893-1908 

    Baur, Steven. 1999. "Ravel's `Russian' period: Octatonicism in his early works, 1893-1908." Journal of the American Musicological Society 52(3): 531.
    Analyzes octatonicism in the works of Maurice Ravel from 1893 to 1908. Octatonic scale as an alternative to common diatonic practice in the mid-19th century musical compositions; Influence of chromatic harmony on the ...

  • Review of Alban Berg and Peter Altenberg: Intimate art and the aesthetics of life 

    Review of "Alban Berg and Peter Altenberg: Intimate art and the aesthetics of life." Journal of the American Musicological Society 46(2): 261-294.
    The importance of literature to Berg in the creation of his artistic world has generally been underestimated. Richard Engländer (Peter Altenberg) was especially influential on the young Berg through their friendship, ...