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August 17, 2025Open Access

Schönberg as a Film Music Composer: Moses Und Aron (1975) by Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet

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The analysis concludes that the integration of Schoenberg's music into the film was partially successful, enhancing its emotional depth.
Key findings indicate that using Schoenberg's avant-garde style significantly influenced viewers' experience of the film.
Observational analysis of audiovisual elements demonstrated how the music complemented the film's narrative structure.
Significance lies in expanding the understanding of Schoenberg's musical aesthetics within a cinematic context.

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The article discusses the issue of using Arnold Schoenberg’s music as film music in the adaptation of his opera Moses und Aron by Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet. The article examines the film soundtrack, by using audiovisual analysis tools, trying to answer the question whether the attempt to adapt avant-garde music to the language of cinema was successful or not. In the further part of the article, the authors relate the results of this analysis to Schoenberg's musical philosophy and musical aesthetics.

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Lisecka et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/68a36f840a429f79733322ea — DOI: https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2025.spiss3.10

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Małgorzata Lisecka

Laurențiu Beldean

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Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Musica

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