▁the ▁novel ▁included ▁an ▁Author ' s ▁Note ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁acknowled ging ▁that ▁the ▁technique ▁was ▁Sch o enberg ' s ▁in vention , ▁and ▁that ▁pass ages ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁dealing ▁with ▁musical ▁theory ▁are ▁inde bt ed ▁in ▁many ▁details ▁to ▁Sch o enberg ' s ▁Harm on iele hre . ▁ ▁Mod els ▁for ▁the ▁composer - legend ▁Le verk ü hn ' s ▁project ed ▁work ▁The ▁L ament ation ▁of ▁Dr ▁Fa ust us ▁echo es ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Ernst ▁K ren ek ' s ▁L ament atio ▁Jer em iae ▁proph eta e , ▁an ▁or atorio ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 1 – 1 9 4 2 ▁which ▁comb ines ▁the ▁Sch o enberg ian ▁twelve - t one ▁technique ▁with ▁modal ▁counter point . ▁As ▁a ▁model ▁for ▁the ▁composer - legend ▁Mann ▁was ▁strongly ▁aware ▁of ▁Hans ▁Pf itz ner ' s ▁opera ▁Pal estr ina , ▁premier ed ▁at ▁Mun ich ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁Le verk ü hn ' s ▁pre occupation ▁with ▁poly ph onic ▁theory ▁draw s ▁on ▁the ▁opera ' s ▁theme ▁of ▁how ▁the ▁composer ▁ ▁Pal estr ina ▁sought ▁to ▁preserve ▁poly ph onic ▁composition ▁in ▁his ▁Miss a ▁Pap ae ▁Marcel li . ▁The ▁ten or ▁Karl ▁Er b ▁( also ▁very ▁famous ▁as ▁Evangel ist ▁narr ator ▁in ▁Bach ' s ▁St . ▁Matthew ▁Pass ion ) ▁created ▁the ▁role ▁in ▁Pf itz ner ' s ▁opera , ▁and ▁the ▁singer