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| Serialism in Music | ||
| This site provides a good definition of serialism in music and offers a great starting point for examination of twelve-tone music and composers such as Arnold Schoenberg. ( http://library.thinkquest.org/27110/noframes/periods/serialism.html ) | ||
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| Alban Berg | ||
| This site includes information on individual works of this great serialist composer, with synopses of his stage works and in-depth descriptions of the music composition in each case. There is also a good variety of photographs of the composer. ( http://www.geocities.com/al6an6erg/albanberg.html ) | ||
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| A HyperHistory of Serialism | ||
| This witty site provides an encapsulation of the rise and fall of serialism as a form of composition in the twentieth century. There is also a link to an article chronicling the journey of this style to America with Schoenberg's move there. ( http://www.newmusicbox.org/page.nmbx?id=32tp00 ) | ||
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| Arnold Schoenberg Center | ||
| This complete site offers in-depth biographical information on Schoenberg, details of his compositional styles, and lists of works with sound files, along with much more. ( http://www.schoenberg.at/default_e.htm ) | ||
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| BBC Profiles: Arnold Schoenberg | ||
| This BBC site offers a biography of Schoenberg along with sound files and links to BBC radio programs about his life and featuring his works. ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/profiles/schoenberg.shtml ) | ||
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| Anton Webern | ||
| This attractive site offers biographical information, photos, and information and sound files from the works of Anton Webern. ( http://www.antonwebern.com/ ) | ||
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| Expressionism | ||
| This WebMuseum site offers a good overview of the trend of expressionism in twentieth-century art, with links to prominent artists and images of their works. ( http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/tl/20th/expressionism.html ) | ||
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| Eyecon Art: Expressionism | ||
| This site offers biographical information and images of the works of the great expressionist artists of the early twentieth century. ( http://www.eyeconart.net/history/expressionism.htm ) | ||
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| Warsaw Ghetto Uprising | ||
| This Holocaust Memorial site offers some background information on the Warsaw Ghetto and the treatment of the Polish Jews during World War II as expressed in Schoenberg's "A Survivor from Warsaw." ( http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/index.php?lang=en&Moduleid=10005188 ) | ||
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| Scenes from Wozzeck | ||
| This site presents a slide show of scenes from productions of Berg's Wozzeck by the San Francisco Opera and the Metropolitan Opera in New York. ( http://www.ffaire.com/behrens/wozzeck1.html ) | ||
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