Riot in Kassel

Stewart, J. L. (1991). Ernst Krenek: The man and his music. Berkeley: University of California Press.

“As Krenek recalls, when the parts had been distributed, he told the players: ‘Now we are going to play a piece which you will not understand one bit. Whoever thinks he has the theme please play very loud.’ The […]

Krenek, The Reluctant Soldier

But all this was far removed from Krenek, who was a reluctant soldier and was seeking to remain as inconspicuous as possible to get by with a minimum of effort. He was bored with his training, which was so easy that although he made no effort to excel, he ranked thirtieth in a class of […]