Berg, Alban (1885-1935)

Alban Berg. Sketch by Emil Stumpp. Public Domain.

Alternative last name spellings
Alternative first name spellings: Alban Maria Johannes Berg.
Alias: –

 

GENERAL INFO

The best music always results from ecstasies of logic.

Description: Alban Berg was an Austrian composer and pianist. Although he began as a romantic composer, he managed to fuse the facets of romanticism with the dodecaphonist side of the Second Viennese School.
Sex: Male Occupation: Composer, conductor and pianist.
Place of Birth / Death: Vienna, Austria.
Country Tags: Austria
Periods: 19th Century. 20th Century Genres: Symphonic music, Orchestral music, Choral music, Chamber music, Religious music, Vocal music, Instrumental music, Music for Dance, Concert, Opera.
Styles: Post-romanticism, Expressionism, Atonality, Dodecaphonism, Avant-Garde. School / Group: The Second Viennese School.
Instruments: Piano. Relatives: Helene Nahowski (wife).
Patrons: – Master: Arnold Schoenberg.

 

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Bibliography

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  • Hailey, Christopher (2010). Alban Berg and his world. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.
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  • Reich, Willi (1982). The life and work of Alban Berg. Trans. Cornelius Cardew. New York : Da Capo Press.
  • Ross, Alex. (2013). El ruido eterno. Escuchar al siglo XX a través de su música. Barcelona: Seix Barral.
  • Turina, Joaquín. (2000). Enciclopedia abreviada de la música. Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva.