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What concept of Judaism is present in Schönberg’s philosophy of music? It is impossible to separate the musical texture from his experience of reconciliation with Judaism, and his new idea of musical drama is a confirmation that the dodecaphonic structure of musical thinking connects with Schönberg’s idea of the Jewish ethical and religious point of view. A comparative analysis of some essays with some operas shows the internal tie between music and Judaism in dodecaphony.
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Fubini, E. Schönberg’s Judaism from Notes to Thought and from Thought to Notes. Topoi 28, 129–136 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11245-009-9057-4
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