Arnold Schoenberg
Definition
Proper noun: - Arnold Schoenberg: An Austrian-born American composer and music theorist, known as a pivotal figure in 20th-century music for developing atonal composition and the twelve-tone technique.
Usage
- Proper noun:
- The music of Arnold Schoenberg marked a radical departure from traditional harmony.
- Arnold Schoenberg's theoretical writings, such as his "Theory of Harmony," are still studied today.
Advanced Usage
- "Schoenbergian" (adj): Pertaining to or characteristic of Arnold Schoenberg or his compositional techniques.
- The piece featured a Schoenbergian use of dissonance and serialism.
Variants and Related Words
- Schoenberg: A common shortened form of the name.
- The festival will feature works by Schoenberg and his students.
- Atonality (n): The absence of a tonal center or key, a system of composition pioneered by Schoenberg.
- Twelve-tone technique (n): A method of musical composition devised by Schoenberg where all twelve notes of the chromatic scale are treated as equal.
Synonyms
- Composer: A person who writes music.
- Theorist: A person who develops or studies the theory of a subject, here specifically music theory.
Related Phrases
- Second Viennese School: A term for the group of composers, including Arnold Schoenberg and his pupils Alban Berg and Anton Webern, who were central to modernist music.
- Arnold Schoenberg is considered the founder of the Second Viennese School.
Noun
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United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951)
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