Three Piano Pieces, Opus 11

work by Schoenberg

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  • Arnold Schoenberg
    In Arnold Schoenberg: Evolution from tonality of Arnold Schoenberg

    …pieces that constitute his opus 11, the first composition ever to dispense completely with “tonal” means of organization. Such pieces, in which no one tonal centre exists and in which any harmonic or melodic combination of tones may be sounded without restrictions of any kind, are usually called atonal, although…

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