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Rests always sound well.

If it is art, it is not for all, and if it is for all, it is not art.

Style and Idea: Selected Writings

Of course he seems to have quite a mind of his own and that is probably where he is weakest.

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Arnold Schoenberg

Composer

Born: 1874-09-13

Died: 1951-07-13

Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg [originally Schönberg] (13 September 1874 – 13 July 1951) was an Austrian-born composer, music theorist, teacher, writer, and painter. He is widely considered one of the most influential composers of the 20th century. He was associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School. As a Jewish composer, Schoenberg was targeted by the Nazi Party, which labeled his works as degenerate music and forbade them from being published. He emigrated to the United States in 1933, becoming an American citizen in 1941.More