Hidden in plain sight in a second act interlude of Berg’s monumental Lulu, sits a full orchestra musical palindrome unlike anything in music history.
Tag: Arnold Schoenberg
3 Atonal Techniques for Adventurous Songwriters
Inspired by Arnold Schoenberg and the Second Viennese School, here are three ways to use atonal composition techniques in your pop music-making!
4 Different Ways to Start a Musical Sentence
When you’re composing music, you kind of have to split yourself into a bunch of…
An Introduction to the Prepared Piano and How to Notate It
American composer John Cage was arguably the most prolific composer of prepared-piano music and is…
How Does Cory Arcangel’s Cat Video Mashup of Schoenberg’s Atonal Opus 11 Stack up Against the Original?
The New York and Stavanger, Norway-based contemporary artist Cory Arcangel is widely known and respected…
Sounds of Battle: Compositions That Defined the Wars of the Early 20th Century
In 1942, half-starved and weak from war and lack of supplies, members of Leningrad’s Philharmonic…
Technotonal
By Brendan O’Brien Techno is unpleasant. For the many it’s music reserved for eccentrics who have…