Document Type
Student Paper
Publication Date
Summer 8-9-2019
Disciplines
Music
Description, Abstract, or Artist's Statement
Like many composers, Arnold Schoenberg faced financial difficulties throughout his life. However, little work exists discussing the emotional effect Schoenberg’s economic hardship had on him and his compositional style. This paper will discuss Schoenberg’s business acumen from 1900–1910 and the role his financial hardships played in his transition into his Expressionist period. It will also include a discussion on the relationship between Schoenberg’s Expressionism and the notion of a modern piece of music, relying primarily on an analysis of the modern characteristics in Farben from Schoenberg’s Five Pieces for Orchestra.
Augustana Digital Commons Citation
Padgett, Joel. "Create and Remunerate: Schoenberg’s Business Acumen and His Op. 16" (2019). Music: Student Scholarship & Creative Works.
https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/muscstudent/8
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.