The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the use of isorhythm in two of Arnold Schoenburg's chamber works, the Third and Fourth String Quartets. The study of rhythm in twelve-note music has been generally relegated to a position less prominent than that held by the study of any of the other important aspects of the style. This condition is due probably to the fact that rhythm underwent less change with the advent of the twelve-note school of composition than melody, counterpoint, or harmony experienced. However, Rufer states that "rhythm has a special formal function in Schoenberg's twelve-note music, in addition to its motivic function and to that of creating subdivisions.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc798372 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Nedbalek, Leon |
| Contributors | Dorn, Gerhardt George, 1911-, Ottman, Robert W. |
| Publisher | North Texas State College |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 83 leaves : music, Text |
| Rights | Public, Nedbalek, Leon., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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