{"product_id":"alban-berg-master-of-the-smallest-link-paperback-9780521338844","title":"Alban Berg; Master of the Smallest Link (Paperback) 9780521338844","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAlban Berg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMaster of the Smallest Link\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTheodor W. Adorno (Author), Christopher Hailey (Translated by), Juliane Brand (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521338844, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 29 September 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.3 x 1.5 cm, 0.3 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e' … a remarkable document; a personal memoir and a study of the composer's works, it is also something more: a revelation of Adorno's belief that modern philosophy ought to be modelled on modern music. Adorno's Berg, one of his most provocative books, has been beautifully translated by Juliane Brand and Christopher Hailey.' The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAdorno's study of Alban Berg is a unique document. Itself now a part of music history, it is a personal account, by a pre-eminent philosopher and aesthetician, of the life and musical works of his mentor, friend and composition teacher. Shortly after Berg's death in 1935, Adorno contributed several analyses to the first Berg biography. Thirty years later he incorporated these chapters and several subsequent essays into one volume. Beyond analyses of individual pieces, the book explores the historical and cultural significance of Berg's music, its relationship to that of other twentieth-century composers, and to the larger issues of contemporary life. This is a classic study, made available here for the first time in English, and it provides a key to understanding Adorno himself as well as offering an individual perspective on one of the major composers of the twentieth century.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTranslators' introduction\u003cbr\u003e A note on the translation\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Tone Reminiscence\u003cbr\u003e The works\u003cbr\u003e Analysis and Berg\u003cbr\u003e Piano sonata\u003cbr\u003e Seven Early Songs\u003cbr\u003e First String Quartet\u003cbr\u003e The Altenberg Songs\u003cbr\u003e Clarinet pieces\u003cbr\u003e Orchestral pieces\u003cbr\u003e Towards a characterisation of Wozzeck\u003cbr\u003e Epilogomena to the Chamber Concerto\u003cbr\u003e Lyric Suite\u003cbr\u003e Der Wein\u003cbr\u003e Experiences with Lulu\u003cbr\u003e About the text\u003cbr\u003e Afterword\u003cbr\u003e Adorno's principal writings on Berg\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Individual%20composers%20\u0026amp;%20musicians,%20specific%20bands%20\u0026amp;%20groups%20%5BAVH%5D%22\"\u003eAVH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002171445528,"sku":"9780521338844","price":14.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521338844_76269cdb-125b-4ecb-800c-4a3bd2299529.gif?v=1691375438","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/alban-berg-master-of-the-smallest-link-paperback-9780521338844","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}