The first of these two quotations from Arnold Schoenberg's writing is
self explanatory:
"My works are 12-tone *compositions*, not *12-tone* compositions"
Having been listening to a lot of Richard Strauss lately, I am a bit
perplexed by the second:
"I was never *revolutionary*. The *only revolutionary* in our time was
Strauss."
I know that Schoenberg admired Strauss and that the latter supported
Schoenberg, though he was befuddled by the development (pun intended)
of his music.
Zeke
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