mikrokosmos: Stravinsky – Three Japanese Lyrics (1913) In different books or lectures about 20th century music, you’ll often see Schoenberg and Stravinsky pitted against each other as dominating forces. Which direction will music go? Schoenberg’s 12 tone expressionism, or Stravinsky’s polytonal/polyrhythmic irony? In my opinion, Stravinsky “won” but that’s beside the point. I think it’s a …

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