Die Jakobsleiter

Die Jakobsleiter
Hexachord ostinato, in cello, which opens Die Jakobsleiter[1]

Die Jakobsleiter (Jacob's Ladder) is an oratorio by Arnold Schoenberg that marks his transition from a contextual or free atonality to the twelve-tone technique anticipated in the oratorio's use of hexachords. Though ultimately unfinished by Schoenberg the piece was prepared for performance by Schoenberg student Winfried Zillig at the request of Gertrude Schoenberg.

The piece is also notable for its use of developing variation.

Notable recordings include one with Ian Partridge, conducted by Pierre Boulez.

Source

  1. ^ Whittall, Arnold. 2008. The Cambridge Introduction to Serialism. Cambridge Introductions to Music, p.23. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-68200-8 (pbk).

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