Alexander Carpenter is Professor of Music at the University of Alberta, where he also serves as Director of the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies. He is the author of numerous book chapters and scholarly articles, on topics ranging from Schoenberg and the Second Viennese School, opera and the waltz to popular music and film music.

• List of illustrations; List of musical examples; Notes on contributors; Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Part I. Schoenberg in Place: 1. At home: a conversation with Nuria Schoenberg-Nono Alexander Carpenter; 2. Vienna Mirjana Plath; 3. Schoenberg's Three Berlins Joseph Auner; 4. Mödling Eike Feß; 5. Los Angeles Sabine Feisst; Part II. More Than a Composer: 6. Schoenberg the Painter Raymond Coffer; 7. Schoenberg the Teacher Gordon Root; 8. Schoenberg the Theorist Severine Neff; 9. Schoenberg the Writer Steven J. Cahn; Part III. Approaches to Composition: 10. Tonality Walter Frisch; 11. Atonality Richard Kurth; 12. The twelve-tone style Jack Boss; Part IV. Paradoxes and Predicaments: 13. Popular Music John Covach; 14. Money (and mythos) Alexander Carpenter; 15. The gender of modernism Elizabeth L. Keathley; Part V. Schoenberg's Others: 16. Richard Wagner Matthias Schmidt; 17. Johannes Brahms Lucy Y. Liu; 18. Igor Stravinsky (and Adorno) Stephen D. Smith; 19. Alexander Zemlinsky Clare Carrasco; 20. Gustav Mahler Federico Celestini; 21. Richard Strauss James Deaville; 22. Alban Berg and Anton Webern Alexander Carpenter; Part VI. Viennese Institutions: 23. Café Culture Diane V. Silverthorne; 24. Empire – the Habsburgs Joseph F. Patrouch; 25. Theatre Sherry Lee; 26. Psychoanalysis Daniela Finzi; Part VII. Performers and Critics: 27. Performing Schoenberg Mark Berry; 28. Music criticism and music critics Benjamin M. Korstvedt; Part XIII. Convictions and Interventions: 29. Religion Pamela Cooper-White; 30. Philosophy James K. Wright; 31. War and politics Joon Park; 32. Poetry, literature and language Jeremy Tambling; 33. Technology J. Daniel Jenkins; Index.

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Alexander Carpenter is Professor of Music at the University of Alberta, where he also serves as Director of the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies. He is the author of numerous book chapters and scholarly articles, on topics ranging from Schoenberg and the Second Viennese School, opera and the waltz to popular music and film music.

• List of illustrations; List of musical examples; Notes on contributors; Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Part I. Schoenberg in Place: 1. At home: a conversation with Nuria Schoenberg-Nono Alexander Carpenter; 2. Vienna Mirjana Plath; 3. Schoenberg's Three Berlins Joseph Auner; 4. Mödling Eike Feß; 5. Los Angeles Sabine Feisst; Part II. More Than a Composer: 6. Schoenberg the Painter Raymond Coffer; 7. Schoenberg the Teacher Gordon Root; 8. Schoenberg the Theorist Severine Neff; 9. Schoenberg the Writer Steven J. Cahn; Part III. Approaches to Composition: 10. Tonality Walter Frisch; 11. Atonality Richard Kurth; 12. The twelve-tone style Jack Boss; Part IV. Paradoxes and Predicaments: 13. Popular Music John Covach; 14. Money (and mythos) Alexander Carpenter; 15. The gender of modernism Elizabeth L. Keathley; Part V. Schoenberg's Others: 16. Richard Wagner Matthias Schmidt; 17. Johannes Brahms Lucy Y. Liu; 18. Igor Stravinsky (and Adorno) Stephen D. Smith; 19. Alexander Zemlinsky Clare Carrasco; 20. Gustav Mahler Federico Celestini; 21. Richard Strauss James Deaville; 22. Alban Berg and Anton Webern Alexander Carpenter; Part VI. Viennese Institutions: 23. Café Culture Diane V. Silverthorne; 24. Empire – the Habsburgs Joseph F. Patrouch; 25. Theatre Sherry Lee; 26. Psychoanalysis Daniela Finzi; Part VII. Performers and Critics: 27. Performing Schoenberg Mark Berry; 28. Music criticism and music critics Benjamin M. Korstvedt; Part XIII. Convictions and Interventions: 29. Religion Pamela Cooper-White; 30. Philosophy James K. Wright; 31. War and politics Joon Park; 32. Poetry, literature and language Jeremy Tambling; 33. Technology J. Daniel Jenkins; Index.

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Alexander Carpenter is Professor of Music at the University of Alberta, where he also serves as Director of the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies. He is the author of numerous book chapters and scholarly articles, on topics ranging from Schoenberg and the Second Viennese School, opera and the waltz to popular music and film music.

• List of illustrations; List of musical examples; Notes on contributors; Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Part I. Schoenberg in Place: 1. At home: a conversation with Nuria Schoenberg-Nono Alexander Carpenter; 2. Vienna Mirjana Plath; 3. Schoenberg's Three Berlins Joseph Auner; 4. Mödling Eike Feß; 5. Los Angeles Sabine Feisst; Part II. More Than a Composer: 6. Schoenberg the Painter Raymond Coffer; 7. Schoenberg the Teacher Gordon Root; 8. Schoenberg the Theorist Severine Neff; 9. Schoenberg the Writer Steven J. Cahn; Part III. Approaches to Composition: 10. Tonality Walter Frisch; 11. Atonality Richard Kurth; 12. The twelve-tone style Jack Boss; Part IV. Paradoxes and Predicaments: 13. Popular Music John Covach; 14. Money (and mythos) Alexander Carpenter; 15. The gender of modernism Elizabeth L. Keathley; Part V. Schoenberg's Others: 16. Richard Wagner Matthias Schmidt; 17. Johannes Brahms Lucy Y. Liu; 18. Igor Stravinsky (and Adorno) Stephen D. Smith; 19. Alexander Zemlinsky Clare Carrasco; 20. Gustav Mahler Federico Celestini; 21. Richard Strauss James Deaville; 22. Alban Berg and Anton Webern Alexander Carpenter; Part VI. Viennese Institutions: 23. Café Culture Diane V. Silverthorne; 24. Empire – the Habsburgs Joseph F. Patrouch; 25. Theatre Sherry Lee; 26. Psychoanalysis Daniela Finzi; Part VII. Performers and Critics: 27. Performing Schoenberg Mark Berry; 28. Music criticism and music critics Benjamin M. Korstvedt; Part XIII. Convictions and Interventions: 29. Religion Pamela Cooper-White; 30. Philosophy James K. Wright; 31. War and politics Joon Park; 32. Poetry, literature and language Jeremy Tambling; 33. Technology J. Daniel Jenkins; Index.

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