Alban Berg
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Definition
Proper noun An Austrian composer who was a significant figure in the Second Viennese School and a key developer of atonal and twelve-tone music. He is known for integrating rigorous compositional techniques with deep emotional expression and lyrical qualities.
Usage
Alban Berg is used as a proper noun to refer to the historical figure, his body of work, or his influence. - Alban Berg was a student of Arnold Schoenberg. - The opera Wozzeck is considered Alban Berg's masterpiece. - Scholars often analyze the complex structures in Alban Berg's music.
Advanced Usage
- Bergian (adj): Pertaining to or characteristic of Alban Berg or his compositional style.
- The piece features a Bergian synthesis of lyricism and dissonance.
Variants and Related Words
- Berg, Alban: The standard format for the composer's full name.
- Second Viennese School: The group of composers, including Berg, Schoenberg, and Webern, associated with atonal and twelve-tone music.
Synonyms
- Composer
- Modernist (in a musical context)
Related Phrases and Contexts
- Twelve-tone technique: A method of musical composition developed by Schoenberg and employed by Berg.
- Atonality: The absence of a tonal center, a characteristic of much of Berg's music.
- Wozzeck: Berg's famous atonal opera.
- Lulu: Berg's unfinished twelve-tone opera.
Noun
- Austrian composer in Schoenberg's twelve-tone music system (1885-1935)