Áine Heneghan
University of Michigan
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Formgebung: Reimagining Tight-Knit & Loose Organization


Where contemporary theoretical discourse privileges the terms tight-knit and loose organization, the writings of the Viennese School exhibit a plethora of expressions when discussing these concepts. The implications of this terminological richness for our understanding of shaping [Formgebung] are explored through textual exegesis and a series of analytical vignettes, both tonal and post-tonal.