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Ron Chaplin <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 6 Jul 1999 14:56:50 PDT
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Recently, I've been listening to a collection on Musical Heritage Society
(534926M) of works by Schoenberg, Berg and Webern performed by Karajan and
the Berlin.

Having, in the past, had a difficult time "getting into" 20th century
music, I am pleasantly surprised that I enjoy two of the Schoenberg works:
Pelleas un Melisande and Verklarte Nacht.  Berg and Webern are, so far,
another story.  Berg seems more percussive and Webern more in a minor key
than Schoenberg.

Enough in-depth analysis.

Here's the reason for this post.  I remember reading somewhere that only a
expert can identify a particular Baroque composer without knowing the music
being played.  Can the same be said about the composers of the New Vienna
School? Their music seems so much alike to me.  BTW, are there other
composers in the School?

I would appreciate any thoughts on this.

All the best,

Ron Chaplin

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