[myaskovsky2002]

You are missing some of the most significant chain links between Mahler and Schönberg: Zemlinsky (his brother in law)and Schreker, Zemlinsky's "friend".

Martin Pitchon, a Zemlinsky and Schreker amateur.

 

[myaskovsky2002]

I'm sorry but this one is easy

Schönberg invented the dodecaphonism...Dodecaphonism is not something naturally born from the music at that time used...After Schönberg many other composers tried to go into the same direction (e.g. Schreker, with his opera the other Christopherus) but he couldn't ...Dodecaphonism is a technique....mathematical technique....Schönberg was a bit the DaVinci of music then...a real genious, but his latest works are pitifull....It comes from an old guy (the choirs are stupid...."Arnold Schönberg wishes you happy birthday..." etc.

http://www.amazon.com/Works-Arnold-...1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1291232382&sr=1-1-fkmr0

Martin