Late Period. From the outbreak of tertiary syphilis to the paralytic stroke (1919–1930)
Continued emphasis on vocal music and early modern forms, but with added degree of parody. Full embrace of the “strict style” first discussed in 1912. Lamentation as an artistic genre.
“The tendency to hybridize forms, to mix and switch them […] was now indeed growing. ‘In studying philosophy,’ he in fact said, ‘I learned that to set limits is to go beyond them. I’ve always held to that notion.’ What he meant was Hegel’s critique of Kant” (479/662–63).
Violin concerto (XXXVIII) | |
Chamber piece for three strings, three woodwinds, and piano (XLIII) | |
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Trio for violin, viola, and cello (XLIII) | |
Songs from The Tempest (XLIV) | |
The Lamentation of Doctor Faustus (symphonic cantata; also referred to by Zeitblom as an oratorio) (XLVII) | |