Josef Matthias Hauer - Theoretical Writings

Theoretical Writings

  • 17 Theoretical Writings (1918-1926), 33 Essays and Articles (1919-1948)

The most important writings:

  • Über die Klangfarbe ("About Tone-Color", 1918)
  • Vom Wesen des Musikalischen ("On the Essence of Music", 1920)
  • Deutung des Melos ("Interpretation of the Melos", 1923)
  • Atonale Melodienlehre ("Teachings on Atonal Melodies", manuscript, 1923)
  • Vom Melos zur Pauke ("From the Melos to the Kettledrum", 1925)
  • Zwölftontechnik. Die Lehre von den Tropen ("Twelve-Tone Technique: Teachings on the Tropes", 1926)
  • Der Goldene Schnitt. Eine Rechtfertigung der Zwölftonmusik ("The Golden Ratio", manuscript, 1926)
  • Kosmisches Testament (three "Cosmic Testaments", manuscripts, 1937, 1941, 1945)

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