This publication was published within the framework of the Central European University “Translation Project” program with the support of the Center for the Development of Publishing Activities (OSI-Budapest) and the Open Society Institute. Assistance Fund" (OSIAF-Moscow) There are two translation options for the medieval Latin saying used in the cover design. Literal: the sower Arepo keeps the wheel at work (spinning), and figurative: the sower Arepo tempers the vicissitudes of fate with labor. For Webern, this formulaic phrase was a symbol of the utmost creative clarity, conciseness and clarity (FaBlichkeit), which he strived for in his works.