He rejected tonality which was very different to traditional music at the time: Many contemporary comporsers valued tonality which created disagrement. Also, his music is often complex which makes it dificult to understand and appricate.
Portrait Alban Berg
Alban Berg was an Austrian composer. He began composing at the age of 15. He studied music theory, counterpoint and harmony alongside Arnold Schoenberg.
Atonal music
Atonal music is a style of music that lacks a tonal center or key. In atonal compositions, traditional harmonic relationships and the organization of pitches into scales or keys are not present. This means that there is no single note that serves as a home base or tonic around which the music revolves. Atonal music often emphasizes dissonance and may use techniques such as serialism, where elements like pitch are organized in a specific sequence. Composers associated with atonal music include Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, and Anton Webern. Atonality is very different to traditional Wester music.
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Mr. and Mrs. Andrews
Any type of music which doesn't have a central tone. It deviates from traditional western expectations of key, harmony or mode.
Flatford Mill
This work remains one of the most harrowing musical accounts of human corruption and psychological illness at the hands of an exploitative society. It was composed between 1914 and 1922, it premiered in 1925. It is based on the drama Woyzeck, by German playwright Georg Büchner.
Arnold Scoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) was an Austrian composer, music theorist, and painter. He was widely recognized as a pioneer in the development of atonal music and the twelve-tone technique. Schoenberg gained recognition with late-Romantic works but later moved away from traditional tonality. Schoenberg immigrated to the United States in 1933, continuing to innovate and teach. His influential works include "Pierrot Lunaire" and "Verklärte Nacht." Schoenberg's contributions went a long way in shaping the musical and modernist thought of the 20th century.
Kurt weill
Kurt Weill (1900-1950) was a prominent German composer in musical theatre and classical music. He gained international success in the 1920s with "The Threepenny Opera" and other works that included a mix of popular music styles with serious topics. Weill immigrated to the United States in 1935, where he continued to innovate and create notable works such as "Street Scene" and "Lady in the Dark." His work with lyricist Bertolt Brecht was the most important influence in the shaping of modern musical theater. His music combines some elements of classical, jazz, and folk genres in a distinctly impactful way.
Alban berg- Wozzeck
This is 3 fragments of Wozzeck, one of Alban Berg's best works. This work remains one of the most harrowing musical accounts of human corruption and psychological illness at the hands of an exploitative society. It was composed between 1914 and 1922, it premiered in 1925. It is based on the drama Woyzeck, by German playwright Georg Büchner.
The Music Lesson
The Music Lesson or Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman by Jan Vermeer, is a painting of young female pupil receiving the titular music lesson. [more]
