Wilhelm Georg Berger – Sketching a Portrait
Wilhelm Georg Berger – Sketching a Portrait
Author(s): Ana Szilágyi, Iuliana IsacSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music, History of Art
Published by: Editura Universitatii Transilvania din Brasov
Keywords: modes; proportions; golden section; Fibonacci sequence; synthesizing vision;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to reveal the great personality of Wilhelm Georg Berger (1929-1993), attempting to create a short portrait of him through describing and discussing his huge activity unfolded on multiple plans: as a composer (author of 24 symphonies and 21 quartets, concerts, masses and chamber music works), as a theorist (he invented a complex modal theory, based on the golden section and on Fibonacci sequence), as a musicologist and esthetician (he published many volumes about symphonic and instrumental music focusing on the baroque, classic, romantic and modern eras, including Romanian music), violist, conductor and guide for young musicians.
Journal: Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov, Series VIII: Performing Arts
- Issue Year: 17/2024
- Issue No: Suppl
- Page Range: 359-380
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English