Schoenberg's The Book of the Hanging Gardens

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gptkbp:instanceOf musical composition
gptkbp:basedOn poems_by_Stefan_George
gptkbp:built 1908
gptkbp:characteristics lyrical melodies
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Arnold_Schoenberg
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_significance important work in atonal music
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Stefan_George
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:formFactor song cycle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Schoenberg's The Book of the Hanging Gardens
gptkbp:influence avant-garde music
gptkbp:influenced Expressionism
20th-century music
gptkbp:inspiration later composers
gptkbp:instrument voice and piano
gptkbp:language German
gptkbp:notable_feature atonality
gptkbp:performance gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:performances 15
gptkbp:performedBy various orchestras
concert halls worldwide
gptkbp:premiere 1918
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:Universal_Edition
gptkbp:recordings numerous artists
by_Leonard_Bernstein
by_Klaus_Tennstedt
by_Michael_Tilson_Thomas
by_Pierre_Boulez
by_Simon_Rattle
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gptkb:Chamber_Symphony_No._1
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gptkb:Moses_und_Aron
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Verklärte Nacht
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gptkbp:repertoire modern opera houses
gptkbp:structureType multi-movement work
gptkbp:style modern classical
gptkbp:theme love and longing