Schoenberg's Models for Beginners in Composition [Hardcover]

Models for Beginners in Composition(1943) represents one of Arnold Schoenberg's earliest attempts to reach a broad American audience through his pedagogical ideas. In this newly revised edition, Gordon Root incorporates many of Schoenberg's corrections to the original manuscript. Significant commentary also traces Schoenberg's development of the two-measure phrase as the main component of his pedagogical method.Models for Beginners in Compositionwas one of Arnold Schoenberg's earliest attempts to reach a broad American audience through his pedagogical ideas. The novelty of MModels for Beginners in Compositionlay in its streamlined approach-one basing all aspects of composition including motivic design, harmony, and the construction of themes on the two-measure phrase.In its practical function as a syllabus for the American classroom,Models for Beginners in Compositionstands alone. One of its most significant contributions to American music education was its use of the two-measure phrase as the building block for an entire compositional method. This revised edition ofModels for Beginners in Compositionby Gordon Root incorporates Schoenberg's corrections to the original manuscript and a commentary tracing the evolution of Schoenberg's unique pedagogical approach. These features allow readers to utilize and explore the text in greater depth. Students of composition, Schoenberg scholars, music theorists, and historians of music theory alike will no doubt welcome this new edition of Schoenberg's classic composition syllabus.Table of ContentsAbbreviations of TextsPreface: On the History of Models for Beginners in CompositionEditorial NotesCommentaryModels for Beginners in CompositionEditor's Preface to the 1972 EditionSchoenberg's Preface to the 1943 EditionSyllabusMusical Examples:I. Coordination of Melody and HarmonyII. Motive and Motival Features in Two-Measure PhrasesIII. SentencesIV. PeriodsV. Contrasting Middle SectionVI.ló.