Anton Webern Quote

The idea is distributed in space. It isn't only in one part; one part can't express the idea any longer, only the union of parts can completely express the idea. The idea found it necessary to be presented by several parts. After that, there was a rapid flowering of polyphony.


The path to the new music (ed. European Amer Music Dist Corp, 1975)


The idea is distributed in space. It isn't only in one part; one part can't express the idea any longer, only the union of parts can completely...

The idea is distributed in space. It isn't only in one part; one part can't express the idea any longer, only the union of parts can completely...

The idea is distributed in space. It isn't only in one part; one part can't express the idea any longer, only the union of parts can completely...

The idea is distributed in space. It isn't only in one part; one part can't express the idea any longer, only the union of parts can completely...