schoenberg
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Definition
Proper noun A surname, most famously referring to Arnold Schoenberg, an Austrian-born American composer and music theorist. He was a pivotal figure in 20th-century music, known for developing atonal composition and the twelve-tone technique.
Usage
The word "Schoenberg" is used primarily as a proper noun to refer to the person, his body of work, or the musical styles he pioneered. * Schoenberg's early works, like "Verklärte Nacht," show a late-Romantic style. * The music class studied the transition from tonality to atonality in Schoenberg. * This piece is clearly influenced by Schoenberg.
Advanced Usage
- Schoenbergian (adjective): Pertaining to or characteristic of Arnold Schoenberg or his theories and compositional methods.
- The composer's Schoenbergian approach resulted in a rigorously structured serial piece.
Variants and Related Words
- Schönberg: The original German spelling of the surname, often used in historical or formal contexts referring to his Austrian origins.
- Atonality: A musical style without a tonal center or key, systematically developed by Schoenberg.
- Twelve-tone technique / Dodecaphony: A method of musical composition devised by Schoenberg where all twelve notes of the chromatic scale are treated as equal.
Synonyms
- Arnold Schoenberg: The full name.
- Arnold Schönberg: The German spelling of the full name.
Related Phrases and Concepts
- Second Viennese School: A term for the group of composers comprising Arnold Schoenberg and his pupils Alban Berg and Anton Webern.
- The Second Viennese School, led by Schoenberg, revolutionized musical language.
- Serialism: A broader compositional technique that grew out of Schoenberg's twelve-tone method.
Noun
- United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951)