Schönberg, Arnold

Birth Name Schönberg, Arnold [1a] [2a] [3a]
Gender male
Age at Death 76 years, 10 months, 1 day

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth September 12, 1874 Wien (Vienna), Österreich  

 
Occupation     Arnold Schönberg was a musician and composer

Event Note

In the fall of 1904, Arnold Schönberg, at the age of 30, began teaching private lessons, taking on as his first students Webern, Jalowitz, Berg, and Stein.
Webern and Berg wouldl prove to be the most talented of all of Schönberg's pupils, and the three of them ackowledged that together they took part in the break away from tonality.

On October 15, Schönberg began teaching a 4-hour harmony/counterpoint course from 5:00-9:00 in the evenings at the Girl's Gymnasium in central Vienna (Wallnerstrasse 2, I District.), basing his course on Bellermann's 1862 counterpoint treatise Der Contrapunkt (most likely the 4th edition published in 1901). [Monson 1979, p. 27]

Event Note

Schönberg served on active duty twice during the war, and his major work during the following decade was on Die Jakobsleiter ['Jacob's Ladder'], which remained unfinished.

 
Marriage October 7, 1901 Wien (Vienna), Österreich Arnold Schönberg married Mathilde Zemlinsky

Event Note

In 1908,Mathilde Zemlinsky left Schoenberg and their two children, daughter, Gertrude, and son, Georg, to live with painter Richard Gerstl.
After a few months, she was persuaded to return for the sake of the children; Gerstl committed suicide. Mathilde remained with Schoenberg until her death in 1923.

 
Death July 13, 1951 Los Angeles, California, United States of America  

 
Residence 1918   Arnold Schönberg returned to live in Vienna for the third time, and founded the Society for Private Performances, in order to rehearse and perform difficult contemporary music.

 

Families

Married Wife Zemlinsky, Mathilde
  Children
  1. Schönberg, Gertrude (Gertrud)
  2. Schönberg, Georg

Addresses

Date Street City County State/ Province Country Postal Code Phone Sources
1903 Liechtensteinstraße 68-70, 3rd District Wien     Österreich      

Gallery

Source References

  1. The early works of Arnold Schoenberg, 1893-1908
    1. Date: 1993
  2. Harmonielehre
    1. Date: 1911
  3. Theory of Harmony
    1. Date: 1978

Pedigree

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