Open AccessThe sketches for Alfred Schnittke’s Symphony no. 3, and what they (don’t) tell us?
Author(s) -
Ivana Medić
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
muzikologija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0976
pISSN - 1450-9814
DOI - 10.2298/muz1315169m
Subject(s) - symphony , constructive , reading (process) , narrative , literature , art , visual arts , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , process (computing) , operating system
The analysis of Alfred Schnittke’s Symphony No. 3 that I present in this paper is based on my study of Schnittke’s sketches from the Juilliard Manuscripts Collection. The importance of these manuscripts, which (to my knowledge) are discussed in a peer reviewed publication for the first time, is twofold. On the one hand, the sketches make it possible to correct errors found in earlier analyses of this symphony; in particular, they provide plenty of information on Schnittke’s manipulation of thematic material and the overall constructive principles. On the other hand, although the sketches fail to broach a coherent narrative, they do hint at Schnittke’s hidden intentions and provide clues for an informed reading of this idiosyncratic work and its possible meanings. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. ON 177004: Serbian Musical Identities within Local and Global Frameworks: Traditions, Changes, Challenges