Teaching Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire

Abstract

The article offers a fresh methodology for teaching Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire to college students. Relying on the character of Pierrot's historical development, rooted in 16 th -century Commedia dell' Arte traditions, but enriched during the following three centuries, this approach chooses elements that are relevant to the target audience, with the aim to instigate motivation and emotional involvement toward Schoenberg's masterpiece. Refs 14.