Episode 44 - 1986: George Perle, Wind Quintet IV

In this episode, Dave and Andrew discuss someone they know primarily as a music theorist. George Perle is celebrated for his theoretical work on twelve-tone theory and Alban Berg's music, but how does he stack up as a composer? And what do they think of the first woodwind quintet to win a Pulitzer?

 

For more information about George Perle, we recommend:

1. George Perle, Twelve-Tone Tonality, 2nd edition (University of California Press, 1996).
2. George Perle, The Operas of Alban Berg, Vol I and Vol II (University of California Press, 1989).
3. Elliott Antokoletz, "George Perle: Man, Composer, and Theorist," Theory and Practice 33 (2008): 55-63.
4. Steven Rosenhaus, "Harmonic Motion in George Perle's Wind Quintet No. 4" Ph.D. dissertation, New York University, 1995.