Schoenberg’s method assign to each material in a group of equal materials its function with respect to the group. (Harmony assigned to each material in a group of unequal materials its function with respect to the fundamental or most important material in the group.) Schoenberg’s method is analogous to a society in which the emphasis is on the group and the integration of the individual in the group.
Cage The Future of Music: Credo. In Silence.