Arnold Schoenberg, Quintett Op. 26 i. Schungvoll Part 1, Basel Ensemble

different tones. This means, of course, that no tone is repeated within the series and that it uses all twelve tones of the chromatic scale, though in a different order [...] The association of tones into harmonies and their succession is regulated [...] by the order of these tones. The basic set functions in the manner of a motive. This explains why such a basic set has to be invented anew for every piece.' (Schönberg: Composition With Twelve Tones, 1941). In the Wind Quintet, Op.26, one ...
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