Music has existed since humans existed on earth. Music existed in nature already before that. And after thousands of years of musical creation from China to Mexico to Hungary, suddenly Mr. Schoenberg comes up with the twelve tone row. Such an historical advance in music! NOT!
Aber Schönberg dachte so:
“In the early 1920s, he worked at evolving a means of order that would make his musical texture simpler and clearer. This resulted in the "method of composing with twelve tones which are related only with one another" (Schoenberg 1984, 218), in which the twelve pitches of the octave (unrealized compositionally) are regarded as equal, and no one note or tonality is given the emphasis it occupied in classical harmony. He regarded it as the equivalent in music of Albert Einstein's discoveries in physics. Schoenberg announced it characteristically, during a walk with his friend Josef Rufer, when he said, "I have made a discovery which will ensure the supremacy of German music for the next hundred years" (Stuckenschmidt 1977, 277). “ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schoenberg
“In the early 1920s, he worked at evolving a means of order that would make his musical texture simpler and clearer. This resulted in the "method of composing with twelve tones which are related only with one another" (Schoenberg 1984, 218), in which the twelve pitches of the octave (unrealized compositionally) are regarded as equal, and no one note or tonality is given the emphasis it occupied in classical harmony. He regarded it as the equivalent in music of Albert Einstein's discoveries in physics. Schoenberg announced it characteristically, during a walk with his friend Josef Rufer, when he said, "I have made a discovery which will ensure the supremacy of German music for the next hundred years" (Stuckenschmidt 1977, 277). “ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schoenberg
Sehr bescheiden, Herr Schönberg. Aren't you Mr. Modesty.
Well, ya know, Einstein didn’t demand how the universe should exist, he didn’t demand how the Theory of Relativity should act [he may not have even 'discovered' the theory---but that's a story for another time]. But, well, Papa Schoenberg knew better:
Just follow this page of utter madness….er….I mean, instructions for writing 12 tone noise.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-tone_technique
Here, I’ll make it easy for you. Follow JUST this paragraph:
“A cross partition is an often monophonic or homophonic technique which, "arranges the pitch classes of an aggregate (or a row) into a rectangular design," in which the vertical columns (harmonies) of the rectangle are derived from the adjacent segments of the row and the horizontal columns (melodies) are not (and thus may contain non-adjacencies).[24] “
Ya got that? You can just print out the guides above or below, put them in your backpocket and the next time you’re jamming with friends after a few beers and tokes, pull the guides out and let your creativity and emotional expression go wild!
“Schoenberg specified many strict rules and desirable guidelines for the construction of tone rows such as number of notes and intervals to avoid.”
So what. He’s like the rich kid who owns all the toys and says you can only play with him if you follow his rules. Then later, you find out he doesn’t own the toys. Who cares? How did people get caught up in this absurdity?
Look at the instructions at this link. https://unitus.org/FULL/12tone.pdf 13 pages! A whole tree’s worth of paper. It would be easier to follow the assembly instructions for a jet engine. It is absurd to think that this has any connection with the spiritual, emotional, social, community and personal reasons for music existing in the world, nor is there any connection to what the process of inspiration and creation of music contains. It’s just a dead instruction manual for a dead pointless process. It’s rules for the sake of rules. It’s rules to satisfy Schoenberg’s arrogant narcissism. No, Mr. Schoenberg, you are no Alfred Einstein.
Dear god (and I am not referring to Schoenberg), give me a friggin’ break.
That tailor guy with his king’s clothes has nothing on this Schoenberg guy! Jeez.
Seriously, if we had to name the year that bullshit was invented, it would be a close contest between 1921 and April 1, 1919.
Ernst, was war die Nötigkeit hier? Ich bin nicht gegen Experimentieren, bin nicht gegen irgendein Geräusch oder Getöse. Ich habe oft Radau genießen. Als ich 16 Jahre alt in High School war, war ich ein Sun Ra Fan, habe “Space is the Place” live an der Universität gehört. Habe das 5 stündige Konzert bis zum eins im morgen, bis nur vier Zuhörer noch da waren **, zugehört.
Well, ya know, Einstein didn’t demand how the universe should exist, he didn’t demand how the Theory of Relativity should act [he may not have even 'discovered' the theory---but that's a story for another time]. But, well, Papa Schoenberg knew better:
Just follow this page of utter madness….er….I mean, instructions for writing 12 tone noise.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-tone_technique
Here, I’ll make it easy for you. Follow JUST this paragraph:
“A cross partition is an often monophonic or homophonic technique which, "arranges the pitch classes of an aggregate (or a row) into a rectangular design," in which the vertical columns (harmonies) of the rectangle are derived from the adjacent segments of the row and the horizontal columns (melodies) are not (and thus may contain non-adjacencies).[24] “
Ya got that? You can just print out the guides above or below, put them in your backpocket and the next time you’re jamming with friends after a few beers and tokes, pull the guides out and let your creativity and emotional expression go wild!
“Schoenberg specified many strict rules and desirable guidelines for the construction of tone rows such as number of notes and intervals to avoid.”
So what. He’s like the rich kid who owns all the toys and says you can only play with him if you follow his rules. Then later, you find out he doesn’t own the toys. Who cares? How did people get caught up in this absurdity?
Look at the instructions at this link. https://unitus.org/FULL/12tone.pdf 13 pages! A whole tree’s worth of paper. It would be easier to follow the assembly instructions for a jet engine. It is absurd to think that this has any connection with the spiritual, emotional, social, community and personal reasons for music existing in the world, nor is there any connection to what the process of inspiration and creation of music contains. It’s just a dead instruction manual for a dead pointless process. It’s rules for the sake of rules. It’s rules to satisfy Schoenberg’s arrogant narcissism. No, Mr. Schoenberg, you are no Alfred Einstein.
Dear god (and I am not referring to Schoenberg), give me a friggin’ break.
That tailor guy with his king’s clothes has nothing on this Schoenberg guy! Jeez.
Seriously, if we had to name the year that bullshit was invented, it would be a close contest between 1921 and April 1, 1919.
Ernst, was war die Nötigkeit hier? Ich bin nicht gegen Experimentieren, bin nicht gegen irgendein Geräusch oder Getöse. Ich habe oft Radau genießen. Als ich 16 Jahre alt in High School war, war ich ein Sun Ra Fan, habe “Space is the Place” live an der Universität gehört. Habe das 5 stündige Konzert bis zum eins im morgen, bis nur vier Zuhörer noch da waren **, zugehört.
Lassen uns sehen, ob Schoenberg das ausprobieren könnte!
Aber Sun Ra hat nie behauptet, dass seine Musik Einsteins Theorien entspricht….obwohl ich sagen würde, dass "Space is the Place" näher an der Relativitätstheorie als Schönbergs 12 Ton Theorie steht.
The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra. Take that Schönbaby!
Aber Sun Ra hat nie behauptet, dass seine Musik Einsteins Theorien entspricht….obwohl ich sagen würde, dass "Space is the Place" näher an der Relativitätstheorie als Schönbergs 12 Ton Theorie steht.
The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra. Take that Schönbaby!
[**an welchem Punkt, hätte Sun Ra in Deutschland gewohnt, hätte er Subvention berechtigt worden und sei ins Impuls Fest eingetreten.]
