Ferruccio Busoni and His Legacy

386 Pages·2017·18.245 MB·English

by  Erinn E. Knyt

FERRUCCIO BUSONI AND HIS LEGACY
Erinn E. Knyt
FERRUCCIO BUSONI
and HIS LEGACY
Erinn E. Knyt
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1. Unconventional Maestro 11
2. Janus-Faced Modernism 45
3. New Instruments, New Sounds, and New Musical Law 89
4. From Opera to Films 136
5. New Sonic Landscapes 189
6. New Music of the Weimar Republic 232
7. Conclusions: “Passing the Torch” 277
Selected Bibliography 341
Index 359

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This book would not have been possible without the support and en-
couragement of numerous scholars, colleagues, friends, and family mem-
bers. I wish to thank my undergraduate and graduate professors for inspir-
ing me to pursue a career in musicology and for awakening my interest in
new music: George Barth, Karol Berger, Anna Maria Busse Berger, Sandra
Graham, Tom Grey, Heather Hadlock, Stephen Hinton, and Christo-
pher Reynolds. I also appreciate the advice of my colleague and mentor
at UMass Amherst, Ernest May, who first inspired me to examine the
Busoni-Varèse connection, and to Neil Lerner for drawing my attention
to Louis Gruenberg. One of my piano teachers, Julian White, who studied
with Egon Petri, awakened my interest in Busoni. I also appreciate those
who were willing to critique drafts: Austin Clarkson, Louis Epstein, Mat-
thew Mugmon, Robert Nisbett, Raina Polivka, Emiliano Ricciardi, Marc-
André Roberge, Suzanne Ryan, and other, anonymous readers. I am also
indebted to my editor, Janice Frisch, for her advice and counsel. This proj-
ect would not have been as complete without the assistance of those who
helped me locate obscure letters, document, or scores, including Joan Gru-
enberg Cominos (daughter of Louis Gruenberg), Jean-Christophe Gero
(Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin), Jonathan Hiam (New York Public Library),
Ulrike Jarnach (daughter of Philipp Jarnach), Pam Juengling (University
of Massachusetts Amherst), Henrica Lillsjö (Åbo Akademi Archives),
Felix Meyer (Paul Sacher Stiftung), Laura Mills (Roosevelt University),
Jerry McBride (Stanford University), Leo Monenen (Sibelius Academy),
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