V019: "His Evolution"
VHS (NTSC), non-commercial (1988), color, 30:00.
Designed and produced by Lawrence Schoenberg and Nuria Schoenberg-Nono
VHS (NTSC), non-commercial (1988), color, 30:00.
Designed and produced by Lawrence Schoenberg and Nuria Schoenberg-Nono
Time | Description |
0:00 | "Arnold Schoenberg, 'My Evolution,' November 29, 1949 at 4 P.M., Royce Auditorium, UCLA; Verklärte Nacht plays in background |
0:35 | "At the Royce Auditorium lecture the music examples were projected with lantern slides on a large screen while the music examples were played on a phonograph." |
0:45 | Photos of AS, Man Ray photograph of AS, photo of AS walking into Kerckhoff Hall, UCLA |
2:00 | Voice recording of Schoenberg's speech, accompanied by various photos of Schoenberg and his friends and influential figures |
6:45 | Musical and visual examples of VN; AS's speech continues |
9:10 | VN, ex. 3, demonstrating "Wagnerian influence" |
10:15 | Ex. 4, further Wagnerisms in VN |
11:16 | AS's speech continues; painting, ex. 5 |
11:55 | Photos of Richard Strauss and his family, Gustav Mahler, title page of Pelleas und Melisande |
13:20 | Ex. 6 from PM |
14:50 | Exx. 7 and 8 from PM |
16:15 | AS discusses rhythmic concerns, ex. 9 from PM |
18:20 | Ex. 10, extended tonality |
19:30 | AS discusses his Kammersymphonie, op. 9, and the "emancipation of the dissonance"; Red Gaze; role of the subconscious |
21:00 | More photos of AS; Self-Portraits |
29:25 | "The photographs used in this video are from the Arnold Schoenberg Institute collection. All paintings shown are by Arnold Schoenberg." |
29:40 | End |
Notes: AS = Arnold Schoenberg; PM = Pelleas und Melisande; VN = Verklärte Nacht