He began writing romantic music with daring chromaticism, then moved to experiment with timbre, quartal harmony and atonality. He eventually developed his famous twelve-tone system (other composers did the same independently) which his student Alban Berg and Anton Webern mastered. Webern eventually became the leading influence on the modernists after World War II and this influence can naturally be traced back to Schönberg, making him one of the most influential composers of the 20th century. Some famous pieces are Pelléas and Melisande, Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Pierrot Lunaire, Five Pieces for Orchestra and A Survivor from Warsaw.
Atonality
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Arnold Schoenberg A+
Arnold Schoenberg A+
Schoenberg was credited with it's creation, but Alban Berg started using Dodecaphony in 1912, three years before Schoenberg. Schoenberg did, however, innovate the twelve-tone system.
Atonality
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Claude Debussy is accredited with creating music which was devoid of a particular harmonic tonal center, however Schoenberg may perhaps be considered the first "atonal" composer. He wrote music in an attempt to give "equal value" to all 12 tones. He wrotePierrot Lunaire which is considered one of the first pieces completely atonal.
Arnold Schoenberg A+
Arnold Schoenberg A+
Arnold Schoenberg A+
Schoenberg was credited with it's creation, but Alban Berg started using Dodecaphony in 1912, three years before Schoenberg. Schoenberg did, however, innovate the twelve-tone system.
Arnold Schoenberg was born on September 13, 1874.
Arnold Schoenberg Chor was created in 1972.
Arnold Schoenberg died on July 13, 1951 at the age of 76.
The greatest influence on Arnold Schoenberg's early compositions was the music of Richard Wagner. Wagner's innovative harmonic language and expressive use of orchestration deeply impacted Schoenberg's early style, as he sought to expand the emotional and structural possibilities of music. Additionally, the late Romantic traditions and the works of Johannes Brahms also played a significant role in shaping Schoenberg's early artistic development.