Author: Theodor W. Adorno

 

Theodor W. Adorno was a German philosopher, musicologist, and social theorist. He was a leading member of the Frankfurt School of critical theory.

Bio:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_W._Adorno

New Stuff: Theodor W. Adorno

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New Stuff: Theoder W. Adorno

I do have (and have read) most of his works in various editions, but this is a nice hardcover edition of his main works.

First Lines: Theodor W. Adorno - Aesthetic Theory

It is self-evident that nothing concerning art is self-evident anymore, not its inner life, not its relation to the world, not even its right to exist.

New Stuff: Theodor W. Adorno

Next purchase from Adorno's collected works.

Rarely Heard: Theodor W. Adorno - 2 songs from 'Der Schatz des Indianer-Joe' (1932-33)

Of course, Theodor W. Adorno is well-known as philosopher and also that he extensively wrote about music theory and specifically appraising the Second Viennese School. It is probably lesser known that he actually took composition lessons from Alban Berg. His studies seem to have been more than just attempting to get more acquainted with the serial twelve-tone technique for his theoretical work. It appears that he had some aspirations of becoming a composer himself. He wrote several instrumental works and a "Singspiel" called "Der Schatz des Indianer-Joe" (Indian Joe's Treasure) based on Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". Evidently, the result is not quite suitable for children, but reveals some remarkable, but rather scholastic exercises in Schönberg apologetics.

New Stuff: Theodor W. Adorno

Although I already have most of his works in sundry paperback editions I have decided to slowly collect this hardcover Collected Works edition and get rid of the old ones.

First Lines: Max Horkheimer/Theodor W. Adorno - Dialectic of Enlightenment

Enlightenment, understood in the widest sense as the advance of thought, has always aimed at liberating human beings from fear and installing them as masters.

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Sheet music of Adorno's piano works.

First Lines: Theodor W. Adorno - Negative Dialectics

(art: Jasper Morello)

Philosophy, which once seemed obsolete, lives on because the moment to realize it was missed.

New Stuff: Theodor W. Adorno

I have enjoyed this book in German and wanted to get the English edition to share it with my international friends. So you can expect some posts from this book in the near future.