Who was Alban Berg?
Q: Who was Alban Berg?
A: Alban Berg was an Austrian composer born in Vienna on February 9, 1885, and died in Vienna on December 24, 1935.
Q: Who were Berg's teachers?
A: Berg's teachers were Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern, and others.
Q: How did Berg, Webern, and Schoenberg change the style of musical composition in the early 20th century?
A: The three composers changed the style of musical composition by creating atonal music (music which is not in any key) and later by creating twelve-tone music, in which all 12 notes in an octave are of the same importance.
Q: What is the difference between Berg's twelve-tone music and Schoenberg or Webern's?
A: Although Berg wrote a lot of twelve-tone music, he still managed to make it sound quite Romantic at times, more so than Schoenberg or Webern.
Q: What are Berg's most important works?
A: Berg's most important works are his two operas Wozzeck and Lulu and his Violin Concerto.
Q: What period did many composers of the time write music in?
A: Many composers of the time wrote music in the Romantic period.
Q: What is atonal music?
A: Atonal music is music that does not have a key.
