Berg, Alban
Died: 1935 AD, at 50 years of age.
Nationality: Austrian
Categories: Composers
Austrian composer
1885 - Born on the 9th of February in Vienna, Austria.
1900 - At the age of fifteen, he started to teach himself music.
1904-1911 - He began a six-year period of study with Arnold Schoenberg.
1906 - He focused on his music studies full-time.
1907 - He began composition lessons.
His compositions are five piano sonata drafts and various songs, and Seven Early Songs (Sieben frühe Lieder).
1911 - Berg married Helene Nahowski, singer and daughter of a wealthy family.
1913 - Five Songs on Picture Postcard Texts by Peter Altenberg were premiered in Vienna under Schoenberg's baton.
1915-1918 - Served in the Austrian Army.
1917 - He began work on his first opera, Wozzeck.
1924 - The performance of three excerpts from Wozzeck brought Berg his first public success.
1925 - Composed "Chamber Concerto", opera "Wozzeck".
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Works for String Quartet by Alban Berg and Igor Stravinsky and Anton Webern (Paperback - Jun 28, 2005) This impressive volume brings together three major twentieth-century chamber works: Berg'sString Quartet No. 1, Op. 3; Stravinsky'sThree Pieces for String Quartet; and Webern'sFive Movements for... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Alban Berg: Master of the Smallest Link by Theodor W. Adorno (Paperback - Nov 25, 1994) Adorno's study of Austrian composer Alban Berg (1885-1935) is a sui generis document. In addition to Adorno's personal account of of the life and musical works of his mentor, friend, and composition...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Encrypted Messages in Alban Berg's Music (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) by Siglind Bruhn (Library Binding - Feb 1, 1998) The 12 new essays in this volume explore the relationship between text and music in Alban Berg's works. The book examines the biographical issues that made such expressive choices attractive to the... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Cambridge Companion to Berg (Cambridge Companions to Music) (Paperback - Apr 28, 1997) In this addition to the Cambridge Companion series, 13 essays by 11 authors provide a useful and interesting introduction to the music and personality of Alban Berg. The volume is divided into three... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Correspondence 1925-1935 by Theodor W. Adorno and Alban Berg (Hardcover - Dec 9, 2005) In December 1945 Thomas Mann wrote a famous letter to Adorno in which he formulated the principle of montage adopted in his novel Doctor Faustus. The writer expressly invited the philosopher to... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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ALBAN BERG by Karen Monson (Hardcover - Aug 3, 1979) |
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