Simms Bryan
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- March 2021
- ISBN:
- 9780190931445
- eISBN:
- 9780190931476
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190931445.003.0012
- Subject:
- Music, History, Western
Following Berg’s death the most pressing problem was the completion of the opera Lulu. Universal Edition contracted with Arnold Schoenberg to complete the work but Schoenberg subsequently declined. ...
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Following Berg’s death the most pressing problem was the completion of the opera Lulu. Universal Edition contracted with Arnold Schoenberg to complete the work but Schoenberg subsequently declined. The opera was premiered in a two-act version in Zurich in 1937. Helene Berg’s involvement with anthroposophy shaped her contention that Berg was still in communication with her and that Lulu’s third act should never be completed. Universal Edition commissioned the completion by Friedrich Cerha, and the premiere of the three-act version was held in Paris in 1979, after Helene Berg’s death. Helene Berg undertook a publication of her husband’s letters to herself, created the Alban Berg Foundation, and donated Berg’s manuscripts and papers to the Austrian National Library. Helene Berg died in 1976. Biographies of Berg were first written by his friends and students, including Willi Reich and Soma Morgernstern, later by those outside of his circle such as Hans F. Redlich.Less
Following Berg’s death the most pressing problem was the completion of the opera Lulu. Universal Edition contracted with Arnold Schoenberg to complete the work but Schoenberg subsequently declined. The opera was premiered in a two-act version in Zurich in 1937. Helene Berg’s involvement with anthroposophy shaped her contention that Berg was still in communication with her and that Lulu’s third act should never be completed. Universal Edition commissioned the completion by Friedrich Cerha, and the premiere of the three-act version was held in Paris in 1979, after Helene Berg’s death. Helene Berg undertook a publication of her husband’s letters to herself, created the Alban Berg Foundation, and donated Berg’s manuscripts and papers to the Austrian National Library. Helene Berg died in 1976. Biographies of Berg were first written by his friends and students, including Willi Reich and Soma Morgernstern, later by those outside of his circle such as Hans F. Redlich.
Bryan R. Simms
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- May 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780199764068
- eISBN:
- 9780190268213
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199764068.003.0015
- Subject:
- Music, History, Western
This chapter presents a translation of Berg's contribution to the 1929 yearbook of Universal Edition, which followed up on the highly successful 1926 yearbook. In his article, Berg focused on the ...
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This chapter presents a translation of Berg's contribution to the 1929 yearbook of Universal Edition, which followed up on the highly successful 1926 yearbook. In his article, Berg focused on the appropriateness of multiple styles of singing in opera, of which Wozzeck provided a prominent Example. These styles could and should, he says, range from bel canto and coloratura singing to Sprechstimme, the latter having the capacity to replace traditional operatic recitative.Less
This chapter presents a translation of Berg's contribution to the 1929 yearbook of Universal Edition, which followed up on the highly successful 1926 yearbook. In his article, Berg focused on the appropriateness of multiple styles of singing in opera, of which Wozzeck provided a prominent Example. These styles could and should, he says, range from bel canto and coloratura singing to Sprechstimme, the latter having the capacity to replace traditional operatic recitative.
Bryan R. Simms
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- May 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780199764068
- eISBN:
- 9780190268213
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199764068.003.0011
- Subject:
- Music, History, Western
This chapter presents a translation of Berg's contribution to a call for articles by Universal Edition to appear in a yearbook marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the firm. On 13 May 1925 Berg ...
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This chapter presents a translation of Berg's contribution to a call for articles by Universal Edition to appear in a yearbook marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the firm. On 13 May 1925 Berg was invited by Hans Heinsheimer and Paul Stefan, who were the editors of the forthcoming volume, to comment, from a personal perspective, on the course of music during the past quarter century and look forward to the next twenty-five years.Less
This chapter presents a translation of Berg's contribution to a call for articles by Universal Edition to appear in a yearbook marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the firm. On 13 May 1925 Berg was invited by Hans Heinsheimer and Paul Stefan, who were the editors of the forthcoming volume, to comment, from a personal perspective, on the course of music during the past quarter century and look forward to the next twenty-five years.
