Alban Berg was born on February 9 to a well-to-do family in Vienna. Berg was the son of an export dealer and the daughter of a well-known court jeweler.¹⁾

Berg had exhibited a great desire to pursue music by the time he was an adolescent, having already written many songs.²⁾

Alban's early pieces were taken to Schoenberg by Berg's brother, who subsequently encouraged Berg to become one of his pupils.³⁾

Alban Berg is regarded to be a member of the second Viennese school, along with Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern.⁴⁾

The first Viennese school was comprised of classical composers of the 18th century, such as Mozart and Beethoven, who came before Berg composed and were responsible for creating notable works in Vienna and laying the groundwork for the composers who would follow.⁵⁾

The second Viennese school was extremely contentious in the twentieth century because composers like Alban Berg broadened sounds by removing the large and rich orchestral forces that were popular as the twentieth century was winding down (during the late Romantic Period) and stripping down.⁶⁾