For those of you who find Schoenberg's work interesting but ultimately unlistenable, I suggest checking out some Takemitsu. He uses a lot of similar ideas, but

For those of you who find Schoenberg's work interesting but ultimately unlistenable, I suggest checking out some Takemitsu. He uses a lot of similar ideas, but you don't get the same feeling of contempt for the concept of music that one sometimes gets listening to hardcore serialism. (I know that's not at all how schoenberg thought but it's hard to avoid feeling like that on occasion.) Rain Tree Sketch is a good place to start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD01g6q3zPo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD01g6q3zPo