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Arnold Schoenberg

Arnold Schoenberg. By: Sidney Tigler. Biography. Born on September 13, 1874, to a working class Jewish family in Vienna, Austria Died July 13, 1951, Los Angeles, California Age 8, he learned how to play the violin and began to compose.

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Arnold Schoenberg

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  1. Arnold Schoenberg By: Sidney Tigler

  2. Biography • Born on September 13, 1874, to a working class Jewish family in Vienna, Austria • Died July 13, 1951, Los Angeles, California • Age 8, he learned how to play the violin and began to compose. • In 1901, Schoenberg married his mentor’s sister, Mathilde. • Mathilde died in 1923; Schoenberg married his second wife 10 months later. • Children: Nuria Schoenberg, Lawerence Schoenberg, & Ronald Schoenberg

  3. Early Career • Joined the orchestra, “Polyhymnia,” in 1891 • Introduced to Alexander von Zemlinsky • Age 20, began his first original composition • May have been considered as one of the numerous births of modern music in 1906 • During his “scandal concert” in 1908, he performed String Quartet #2, op.10 and the chamber symphony (op.9) for the 1st time • People disliked his performance and declared the press to call Schoenberg “insane.”

  4. Influences • Major Influence: Alexander von Zemlinsky • Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss influenced his string sextet, VerklärteNacht(Transfigured Night), op.4. • Its romantic character and richness in harmony and color are clearly seen.

  5. Major Compositions • Moses und Aron (opera), displays the twelve-note series • Pelleas and Melisande (symphonic poem) • Greatest piece-string sextet,VerklärteNacht, op.4. • -Wrote in 1899 • -Based on a mystical poem by German writer, Richard Dehmel • -Used in 1944 ballet, Pillar of Fire • -Utilizes a heavy chromatic post Wagnerian idiom • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcMRTLv7kA4

  6. Last Years • In 1933, he left Germany for the U.S. due to the rise of the Nazi Party. • Stayed in Los Angeles • Taught at the University of Southern California and at UCLA • During his last year, he composed more religious pieces • Known as one of the greatest influences in the 20th Century

  7. Fun Fact • Fear: The number 13 • Titled his opera, “Moses und Aron,” with 12 letters instead of 13. • Died on Friday, July 13, 1951 from an unrecovered severe heart attack five years earlier.

  8. Sources • http://library.thinkquest.org/27110/noframes/composers/schoenberg.html • http://school.nettrekker.com/goExternal?np=/sections/external/web/external.ftl&pp=/includes/widgets/errors/error.ftl&evlCode=270746&productName=school&al=High • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcMRTLv7kA4

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