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Schoenberg,
Arnold, 1874-1951
Arnold
Schönberg. Spiele, Konstruktionen, Bricolagen
Games, Constructions, Bricolages
Illustrations: 12-tone
selection dial used for the Wind Quintet, op.26;
12-tone
selection dial (work unspecified)
12-tone slide rule for the Serenade, op.24
12-tone slide rule for the Wind Quintet, op.26
Vienna, 2004. 18 x 22 cm, 80 pp (w/ 86 color
illus.). This beautifully
illustrated catalog produced on the occasion of the exhibit “Arnold
Schönbergs Schachzüge—Dodekaphonie und Spiele-Konsruktionen”
(Arnold Schönberg Center and the Universität für
angewandte Kunst Wien, 7 May, 13 September 2004), gives us a special
insight into the world of Schoenberg as inventor, constructor and
designer. The exhibit is comprised of attractive household
items (telephone directory, tape dispenser), furniture (buffet, chair,
music stand), compositional aids (12-tone wheels, slide rules &
rolls, staffliner, &
design for an
elaborate electric music typewriter),
recreational items (game to learn music, dice, tiddlywinks, puzzle,
symbols for recording tennis plays, playing cards, and "coalition
chess", an extended form of tradition chess). Commentary by Christian
Meyer and Ernst Strouhal. German and English texts. Wrappers. $25
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