Warning: Use of undefined constant referer - assumed 'referer' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 102

Warning: Use of undefined constant host - assumed 'host' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 105

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 106

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 109
Arnold Schönberg - Term Papers

Arnold Schönberg

was born September 13, 1874 in Austria: died on Los Angeles July 13, 1951. Arnold was an American citizen as of 1941. He began violin lessons when he was eight and almost immediately started to compose. Berlin was very important for Schönberg's further artistic development. In 1902, he received on Richard Strauss' recommendation the popular Liszt-scholarship as well as a, apprenticeship at the Stern conservatory. Before returning to Vienna in 1903, he composed the symphonic poem "Pelleas und Melisande" op 5, where the limits of tonality were appreciably extended.
Schönberg revolutionized modern music by establishing the 12-tone technique of SERIAL MUSIC as an important organizational ...

Want to read the rest of this paper?
Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay
and over 50,000 other term papers

as musical educator at the Malkin Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1934, he moved to Los Angeles, gave private lessons and lectures at the University of Southern California (USC) and held a chair at the University of California (UCLA) since 1936.
In 1940, Schönberg became American citizen. Although his financial situation was very bad despite regular teaching, his application for the popular Guggenheim postgraduate scholarship was turned down and he had to continue to give private lessons also after his ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays.
Write better papers. Get better grades.

Already a member? Login

CITE THIS PAGE:

APA
MLA
Chicago
Turabian

Arnold Schönberg. (2007, November 12). Retrieved April 29, 2024, from http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Arnold-Sch-nberg/74223

"Arnold Schönberg." Essayworld.com. Essayworld.com, 12 Nov. 2007. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. <http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Arnold-Sch-nberg/74223>

"Arnold Schönberg." Essayworld.com. November 12, 2007. Accessed April 29, 2024. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Arnold-Sch-nberg/74223.

JOIN NOW

Join today and get instant access to this and 50,000+ other essays

PAPER DETAILS

Added: 11/12/2007 07:04:41 PM
Category: Biographies
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 264
Pages: 1

Save |

Report

SHARE THIS PAPER

SAVED ESSAYS

Save and find your favorite essays easier