Schoenberg, Arnold
(1874–1951)
ARNOLD SCHOENBERGSCHOENBERG, ARNOLDARNOLD SCHOENBERG [* 1874-† 1951] The early twentieth century's most radical compositional innovator, Arnold Schoenberg, was also one of its most dedicated and influential teachers of tonal practice. He sought to develop an understanding of tonal procedures— including elements such as harmony, counterpoint, and form, as well as procedures fostering variation and coherence—in part as a basis for new modes of expression. Even at a time when his own style had far…