Anton von Webern
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Music
- Subcategories: Entertainment, Entertainers, Composers, Songwriters, Musicians, Singers
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History
Article abstract: Webern brought to the second Viennese school a unique and highly individual compositional approach. Like his mentor Arnold Schoenberg, Webern broke with existing musical traditions and developed a new compositional language and perspective. His adaptation of Schoenberg’s twelve-tone method, based upon his own contrapuntal proclivity and concise musical rhetoric, proved to be the major influence on the subsequent generation of composers.
Early Life
Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern was born in Vienna on December 3, 1883. His father...
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