jeffw@tekecs.UUCP (Jeff Winslow) (08/01/84)
An excellent example of tonality (both by my definition and Rosen's) in a 12-tone work is "Ode to Napoleon", written by Schoenberg in the 40's. Give it a listen! I don't think Schoenberg deliberately eschewed harmonic motion (which is what Rich seems to mean by tonality - I don't agree, but what else is new?). Certainly the 12-tone music which I prefer does not. But you have to remember that Schoenberg was a violinist by training (not a pianist, as most recent composers have been). This is an indicator, at least, that probably he just liked multi-linear textures better then harmonic ones. Apropos to this, get out Schoenberg's Op. 1 and have a look. It's a pair of songs with piano. You can tell it wasn't written by a pianist! Jeff Winslow