Profession: Composer and Painter
Nationality: 
Austrian
Biography: Austrian composer and painter associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School. His approach has been one of the most influential of 20th-century musical thought.
Born: September 13, 1874
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Star Sign: Virgo
Historical Events
- 1902-03-18 Arnold Schoenberg's "Verklärte Nacht" premieres in Vienna
- 1905-01-25 Arnold Schoenberg's symphonic poem "Pelleas und Melissande" premieres at the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria
- 1907-02-05 Arnold Schoenberg's 1st string quartet premieres in Vienna
- 1912-09-03 Arnold Schoenberg's "Funf Orchesterstucke" (Five Pieces for Orchestra) premieres in London at a Promenade Concert
- 1912-10-16 Arnold Schoenberg's "Pierrot Lunaire," premieres at the Berlin Choralion-Saal sung by Albertine Zehme
- 1930-02-01 Arnold Schoenberg's opera "Von heute auf morgen" ("From Today to Tomorrow") premieres at the Oper Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany
- 1942-04-08 Arnold Schoenberg & Tudor's ballet "Pillar of Fire" premieres in NYC
- 1944-11-23 Arnold Schoenberg's "Ode to Napoleon" premieres in NYC
- 1945-11-18 Arnold Schoenberg's Prelude for orchestra & mixed choir, premieres
- 1954-01-29 Arnold Schoenberg's last musical work "De Profundis" premieres in Cologne, Germany
- 1954-03-12 1st performance of Arnold Schoenberg's opera "Moses und Aaron", in a concert setting in Hamburg, Germany
- 1956-05-29 Arnold Schoenberg's "Modern Psalm" premieres
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