I've known about the site Open Library for quite a while, but only recently did I begin to discover some of the riches it contains. Here is one, Alban Berg's 1913 analysis of the Schoenberg Gurrelieder. The web presentation comes complete with various magnifications, page turners and fast forward/backward. Contemporary analyses (especially by someone with close access to the composer) are rare, but can be very instructive. Study of Berg's analysis would be a great exercise for the composer or advanced theory student who wishes to understand late romantic-era harmonic practice.
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