|
The Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 9 (also known by its title in German Kammersymphonie, für 15 soloinstrumente, or simply as Kammersymphonie) is a composition by Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg. It was finished in 1906 and premiered on February 8, 1907 in Vienna by the Rosé Quartet together with a wind ensemble from the Vienna Philharmonic, under the composer's baton. Schoenberg again conducted the piece, as part of the famed Skandalkonzert in 1913, in which the heterodox tonalities of Schoenberg's Symphony and, more so, of his student Alban Berg's works incited the attendees to riot in protest and prematurely end the concert. The first British performance was on 6 May 1921〔Jennifer Ruth Doctor, 2007, ''The BBC and Ultra-Modern Music, 1922-1936: Shaping a Nation's Tastes'', Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0521035864, Note 44, p.425.〕 (or possibly on 16 April)〔(British Library, Notable Acquisitions 1985-1994 )〕 at the Aeolian Hall, London, conducted by Edward Clark, Schoenberg's champion and former student. The players included Charles Woodhouse (violin), John Barbirolli (cello), Léon Goossens (oboe), Aubrey Brain and Alfred Brain (horns).〔(Jennifer Doctor, ''The BBC and Ultra-Modern Music, 1922-1936: Shaping a Nation's Tastes'' )〕 The piece is a well-known example of the use of quartal harmony. == Structure == The Chamber Symphony is a single-movement work which lasts approximately 20 minutes. Even though it is listed as one movement, the form can be considered as subdivided into as many as five continuous movements. Schoenberg himself outlined the following form using the rehearsal numbers as reference points: * I. Sonata. Allegro (Beginning to No. 38) * II. Scherzo (Nos. 38–60) * III. Development (Nos. 60–77) * IV. Adagio (Nos. 77–90) * V. Recapitulation and Finale (Nos. 90–100)〔 Schoenberg makes use of a "motto" theme constructed of fourths.〔Walter Frisch, ''The Early Works of Arnold Schoenberg, 1893–1908'' (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1993): p. 223.〕 The "motto" theme helps delineate the structural articulation points in the piece. The "motto" theme first appears in measure 5 and is framed by two cadence which introduce the two main key areas. Cadence 1 in F major: Cadence 2 in E major: Schoenberg's concept of developing variation can be observed in the relationship of the Scherzo theme to the rising chromatic line in the 2nd Violin part in Cadence 1, as well as in the relationship of the slow movement theme to Cadence 2.〔Walter Frisch, ''The Early Works of Arnold Schoenberg, 1893–1908'' (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1993): p. 225-6.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chamber Symphony No. 1 (Schoenberg)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|