Arnold Schoenberg was born in the Jewish Ghetto of Leopoldstadt in 1874 and is buried in Vienna, though he died in Los Angeles, California in 1951.¹⁾

Schoenberg grew up in a non-musical household. They enjoyed listening to music, but they were untrained.²⁾

He was essentially self-taught, acquiring knowledge whenever and whenever he could, beginning violin lessons in 1882.³⁾

In 1949, he stated in his book “Introduction to My Four Quartets”:“As a child of less than nine years, I had started composing little, and later large pieces, for two violins, in imitation of such music as I used to play with my teacher or with a cousin of mine. When I could play violin duets of Viotti, Pleyel and others, I imitated their style.”⁴⁾

Schoenberg produced some wonderful artwork, including self-portraits, in addition to composing, conducting, and writing.⁵⁾

Schoenberg began privately teaching music to chosen students in the mid-1900s. Alban Berg, Leon Kirchner, and Anton Webern were among his most renowned atonality students. During this time, he rose to prominence as the leader of the Second Viennese School of Music.⁶⁾

He wrote “Harmonielehre” (Theory of Harmony) in 1910, and it is still one of the most influential works he wrote.⁷⁾