favorably impressed by Schoenberg's treatment of the poem, writing, "I had intended to follow the motives of my text in your composition, but soon forgot to do so, I was so enthralled by the music." References Sources Further reading Anon. n.d. Randel, Don Michael, ed. 1986. The New Harvard Dictionary of Music. Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. External links From the Arnold Schönberg center: Therese Muxeneder: Program notes Scans of the manuscript Complete recording Translation of the poem into English Recommended recordings, ClassicalNotes.net , Hollywood String Quartet Chamber music by Arnold Schoenberg 20th-century classical music 1899 compositions Compositions for string sextet Compositions for string orchestra