Though products of one Zeitgeist, Schoenberg's Erwartung and Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle differ in compositional method, sonority, and texture. The influences of Ravel, Debussy, and Richard Strauss are heard in Bartók's opera, which in turn, influenced other composers. Stravinsky borrowed liberally from Bartók, using the latter's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta in his Symphony in Three Movements, and the First String Quartet in Jocasta's air from Oedipus Rex.

Works: Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements (11), Oedipus Rex (11).

Index Classifications: 1900s

Contributed by: Cathleen Cameron