Groves: Webern, Serialism
Music in the Western World: pp. 433-435

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Use the questions to guide your note-taking. Do not quote verbatim from the book without putting quotes around it. When taking the quiz, try to paraphrase as much as possible, but if you have to use something verbatim, use quotation marks and cite the source.

questions:

1) With whom did Webern begin composition studies in 1904?

2) Describe Webern's character regarding his work-ethic.

3) What was the purpose of the Verein für Musikalische Privataufführungen?

4) When did Webern begin to use 12-tone techniques?

5) How did Webern die?

6) What did 12-tone technique enable Webern to do?

7) What are some of characteristics typical of Webern's 12-tone works?

8) What is Serialism?

9) What does the Serialism article say about the row used in Webern's String Quartet op. 28?

10) Summarize how serialism has been used in non-12-tone contexts.

11) How does Webern describe the disappearance of tonality?