Page:  of 206
 

CONTENTS
I THE ESSENCE AND ONENESS OF MUSIC
The Oneness of Music and the Possibilities of the
Opera 		1
II THE FUTURE OF MUSIC
Open Letter to Hans Pfitzner 17
Young Classicism 19
Simplicity of Music in the Future 23
The New Harmony 23
Concerning Harmony 24
Futurism in Music 28
Report on the Division of the Whole Tone into
Three Parts 		29
Melody of the Future 31
An Attempt at a Definition of Melody 33
Proportion 33
The Theory of Orchestration 34
Insufficiency of the Means for Musical Expression 38
The Future of Opera 39
What is Happening at the Present Time 41
III ABOUT HIMSELF AND HIS WORKS
Self-Criticism 46
How I Compose 50
Self-Assessment 51
Two Autobiographical Fragments 53
The Turandot Music 60
Arlecchino's Evolution 61

-v-

Questia, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning. www.questia.com

Publication Information: Book Title: The Essence of Music: And Other Papers. Contributors: Ferruccio Busoni - author, Rosamond Ley - transltr. Publisher: Philosophical Library. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1957. Page Number: v.
    
This feature allows you to create and manage separate folders for your different research projects. To view markups for a different project, make that project your current project.
This feature allows you to save a link to the publication you are reading or view all the publications you have put on your bookshelf.
This feature allows you to save a link to the page you are reading, which you can later return to from Projects.
This feature allows you to highlight words or phrases on the publication page you are reading.
This feature allows you to save a note you write on the publication page you are reading.
This feature allows you to create a citation to the page you are reading that you can paste into your paper. Highlight a passage to include that passage as a quotation.
This feature allows you to save a reference to a publication you are reading for your bibliography or generate a bibliography you can paste into your paper.
This feature allows you to print the page you are reading, including your notes or highlights (IE users must have "print background colors and image" setting selected.)
This feature allows you to look up words in encyclopedia.
  About Questia Tools
Close Window  
Questia's powerful research tools allow you to highlight, take notes, bookmark and even create instant citations and bibliographies. To use these features and save hours of work, you must create a Questia account.
Need a Questia account?
Sign up for a FREE trial now. Save time, stress and hassle, and get better grades with trusted, online research.

» Click here for our free trial

Already have a Questia account? Login now!
Error
Working...
Printing Preferences
Format for black and white printer: On Off
Print highlights: On Off
Print notes: On Off
Choose one of the options for printing:
Print this page (No Charge)
Print pages to