Nuria schoenberg biography of albert
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Arnold Schönberg was born on September 13, 1874 in Vienna to Jewish parents.Nuria schoenberg biography of albert
An early photograph of the composer: his sister Ottilie, mother Pauline and Arnold Schönberg himself, 1879
He taught himself composition and took lessons in counterpoint from Alexander Zemlinsky.
Alexander Zemlinsky and Arnold Schönberg, Prague, 1917
In 1899 Schönberg composed his first larger work, the tone poem “Transfigured Night” for string sextet.
In 1901 he married Zemlinsky’s sister Mathilde, with whom he had two children (Gertrude and Georg).
The couple moved to Berlin, where Schönberg earned his living from writing operetta orchestrations, teaching, and conducting a cabaret orchestra.
Arnold Schönberg’s daughter Gertrude, wife Mathilde, son Georg and the composer himself, Berlin, 1911
In 1903 Schönberg returned to Vienna; and from 1904 onward he taught Anton Webern and Alban Berg.
Alban Berg and Anton Webern