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Arnold Schoenberg's 1908-09 song cycle, Das Buch der hängenden Gärten [The Book of the Hanging Gardens], opus 15, represents one of his most decisive early steps into the realm of musical modernism. In the midst of personal and artistic crises, Schoenberg set texts by Stefan George in a style he called "pantonality," and described his composition as radically new. Though stylistically progressive, however, Schoenberg's musical achievement had certain ideologically conservative roots: the composer numbered among turn-of-the-century Viennese artists and thinkers whose opposition to the conventional and the popular--in favor of artistic autonomy and creativity--concealed a reactionary misogyny. A critical reading of Hanging Gardens through the lens of gender reveals that Schoenberg, like many of his contemporaries, incorporated strong frauenfeindlich [anti-women] elements into his work, through his modernist account of artistic creativity, his choice of texts, and his musical settings. Although elements of Hanging Gardens' atonal music suggest that Schoenberg valued gendered-feminine principles in his compositional style, a closer analysis of the work's musical language shows an intact masculinist hegemony. Through his deployment of uncanny tonal reminiscences, underlying tonal gestures, and closed forms in Hanging Gardens, Schoenberg ensures that the feminine-associated "excesses" of atonality remain under masculine control. This study draws upon the critical musicology of Susan McClary while arguing that Schoenberg's music is socially contingent, affected by the gender biases of his social and literary milieux. It addresses likely influences on Schoenberg's worldview including the philosophy of Otto Weininger, Freudian psychoanalysis, and a complex web of personal relationships. Finally, this analysis highlights the relevance of Schoenberg's world and its constructions of gender to modern performance practice, and argues that performers must consider interrelated historical, textual, and musical factors when interpreting Hanging Gardens in new contexts.
ContributorsGinger, Kerry Anne (Author) / FitzPatrick, Carole (Thesis advisor) / Dreyfoos, Dale (Committee member) / Mook, Richard (Committee member) / Norton, Kay (Committee member) / Ryan, Russell (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2012
ContributorsCampbell, Andrew (Pianist) (Performer) / McLin, Katherine (Performer) / Spring, Robert (Performer) / Schupp, Karen (Performer) / FitzPatrick, Carole (Performer) / Cosand, Walter, 1950- (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2008-01-19
ContributorsCampbell, Andrew (Pianist) (Performer) / FitzPatrick, Carole (Performer) / McLin, Katherine (Performer) / Buck, Elizabeth (Performer) / Schuring, Martin (Performer) / Spring, Robert (Performer) / Ericson, John Q. (John Quincy), 1962- (Performer) / Micklich, Albie (Performer) / Dreyfoos, Dale (Narrator) / Peterman, Jeremy (Graphic technician deprecated, use Artist)) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2013-01-30
ContributorsMicklich, Albie (Performer) / Schuring, Martin (Performer) / Spring, Robert (Conductor) / Palmer, Katie (Performer) / Vallier, Michelle (Performer) / Schreffler, Sarah (Performer) / Trinkle, Isadora (Performer) / Kesler, Michelle (Performer) / FitzPatrick, Carole (Performer) / Ryan, Russell (Performer) / Stanford, Allison (Performer) / Hill, Gary W. (Conductor) (Conductor) / Wintringham, Jonathan (Performer) / Hanson, Elizabeth (Performer) / Lemoine, Ryan (Performer) / Gest, Gordon (Performer) / Clarinet Ensemble (Performer) / Chamber Orchestra (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2011-09-23
ContributorsNixon, Thomas (Performer) / FitzPatrick, Carole (Performer) / Schreffler, Sarah (Performer) / Dalbey, Jenna (Performer) / McLain, Christi (Performer) / Szczepanek, Charles (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2012-10-12
ContributorsRyan, Russell (Performer) / Campbell, Andrew (Pianist) (Performer) / Buck, Nancy (Performer) / Cosand, Walter, 1950- (Performer) / Schuring, Martin (Performer) / FitzPatrick, Carole (Performer) / Landschoot, Thomas (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2010-09-26
ContributorsFitzPatrick, Carole (Performer) / Landes, Heather (Performer) / Ryan, Russell (Performer) / Kocour, Mike (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2016-02-14
ContributorsGlenn, Erica (Performer) / FitzPatrick, Carole (Performer) / Howard, Devon (Performer) / Willey, Elizabeth (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2007-11-17
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Temporal Mandibular Joint Disorder (TMD) and Muscle Tension Dysphonia (MTD) are presently two of the most common vocal disorders in the world. These disorders can wreak havoc in anyone’s life; but are incredibly destructive in the lives of singers. When a classically-trained singer begins to notice problems in his or her voice, they typically go to their favored Professional Voice Instructor (PVI) for help. However, not all PVIs are familiar with these disorders and their symptoms, and what starts as a sincere wish to help their student can end with injury instead. This study surveys PVIs to determine what they know and do not know about TMD and MTD and if they have worked with medical professionals -- otolaryngologists and Speech Language Pathologists (SLP) - to assist their students. The study poses the questions of how prevalent the knowledge and treatments of TMD and MTD are with PVIs and how open PVIs are to ongoing education about these disorders. Included in this document is a brief summary of each disorder with illustrations as well as opinions from a Speech Language Pathologist.
ContributorsOsman, Amanda Marie (Author) / FitzPatrick, Carole (Thesis advisor) / Knowles, Kristina (Committee member) / Mills, Robert (Committee member) / Workmon-Larsen, Megan (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2023
ContributorsSpring, Robert (Performer) / Starling, Jana (Performer) / Campbell, Andrew (Pianist) (Performer) / Buck, Nancy (Performer) / Melton, Laura (Performer) / FitzPatrick, Carole (Performer) / Barefield, Robert (Performer) / Landschoot, Thomas (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2009-02-03