Heinrich Schenker’s circle in Vienna
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Heinrich Schenker’s circle in Vienna was a close-knit group of students, disciples, and collaborators around the music theorist Heinrich Schenker, dedicated to developing, applying, and disseminating his influential analytical approach to tonal music.
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| Heinrich Schenker’s circle in Vienna canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heinrich Schenker’s circle in Vienna Context triple: [Oswald Jonas, associatedWith, Heinrich Schenker’s circle in Vienna]
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Schoenberg et son école
"Schoenberg et son école" is a seminal musicological study by René Leibowitz that analyzes and defends Arnold Schoenberg’s twelve-tone method and the development of the Second Viennese School.
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Schillinger System of Musical Composition
The Schillinger System of Musical Composition is a mathematically based, highly systematic approach to music theory and composition developed by Joseph Schillinger that influenced modern music education and institutions like Berklee.
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Second Viennese School
The Second Viennese School was an early 20th-century group of Austrian and German composers centered around Arnold Schoenberg, known for pioneering atonal and twelve-tone music.
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E.T.A. Hoffmann’s Kreisleriana essays
E.T.A. Hoffmann’s *Kreisleriana* essays are a series of early 19th-century Romantic prose pieces centered on the eccentric musician Johannes Kreisler, blending fantasy, satire, and reflections on art and creativity.
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Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition
Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition is a seminal book by composer Iannis Xenakis that explores the use of mathematical and scientific principles as the basis for musical composition.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heinrich Schenker’s circle in Vienna Target entity description: Heinrich Schenker’s circle in Vienna was a close-knit group of students, disciples, and collaborators around the music theorist Heinrich Schenker, dedicated to developing, applying, and disseminating his influential analytical approach to tonal music.
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A.
Schoenberg et son école
"Schoenberg et son école" is a seminal musicological study by René Leibowitz that analyzes and defends Arnold Schoenberg’s twelve-tone method and the development of the Second Viennese School.
-
B.
Schillinger System of Musical Composition
The Schillinger System of Musical Composition is a mathematically based, highly systematic approach to music theory and composition developed by Joseph Schillinger that influenced modern music education and institutions like Berklee.
-
C.
Second Viennese School
The Second Viennese School was an early 20th-century group of Austrian and German composers centered around Arnold Schoenberg, known for pioneering atonal and twelve-tone music.
-
D.
E.T.A. Hoffmann’s Kreisleriana essays
E.T.A. Hoffmann’s *Kreisleriana* essays are a series of early 19th-century Romantic prose pieces centered on the eccentric musician Johannes Kreisler, blending fantasy, satire, and reflections on art and creativity.
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E.
Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition
Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition is a seminal book by composer Iannis Xenakis that explores the use of mathematical and scientific principles as the basis for musical composition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of collaborators
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group of disciples ⓘ group of students ⓘ intellectual circle ⓘ music theory circle ⓘ |
| activity |
correspondence about music theory
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editorial collaboration ⓘ preparation of analytical editions ⓘ private seminars ⓘ score analysis ⓘ |
| basedIn | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Heinrich Schenker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
close personal ties to Heinrich Schenker
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intensive study of tonal masterworks ⓘ strong loyalty to Schenker’s ideas ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of Schenkerian analysis
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dissemination of Schenker’s theories internationally ⓘ |
| field |
music analysis
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music theory ⓘ |
| focus | tonal music ⓘ |
| hadLeader | Heinrich Schenker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 20th century Vienna ⓘ |
| ideology |
emphasis on masterworks of the tonal repertoire
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hierarchical view of tonal structure ⓘ |
| influenced |
Schenkerian pedagogy in the United States
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later generations of music theorists ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Heinrich Schenker’s theoretical writings ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunication | German ⓘ |
| purpose |
apply Schenkerian analysis
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develop Schenkerian analysis ⓘ disseminate Schenkerian analysis ⓘ |
| usedConcept |
Urlinie
NERFINISHED
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Ursatz NERFINISHED ⓘ prolongation ⓘ structural levels in tonal music ⓘ |
| usedMethod | Schenkerian analysis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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