Webern

American

[vey-bern, vey-buhrn] / ˈveɪ bərn, ˈveɪ bərn /

noun

Anton von 1883–1945, Austrian composer.

Webern British

/ ˈveːbərn /

noun

Anton von (ˈantoːn fɔn). 1883–1945, Austrian composer; pupil of Schoenberg, whose twelve-tone technique he adopted. His works include those for chamber ensemble, such as Five Pieces for Orchestra (1911–13)

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Official concerts included pieces by Anton Webern and Arnold Schoenberg and world premieres of works by Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2023

Mr. Cerha had studied with former members of Arnold Schoenberg’s circle and had programmed a work by Anton Webern for the debut concert of Die Reihe, in March 1959.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023

The composer George Benjamin has asked the group to look into Schoenberg, Webern and Berg, hoping that its trademark transparency might shed new light on crucial, still obscure modernist works.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2021

A composer of jewel-like miniatures of dazzlingly pure abstraction, Webern had been a key inspiration for the post-World War II avant-garde in Europe and America.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2020

The corps of Generals von Webern and von Conte and the troops of General von Geyl, after a fierce battle, crossed the Crozat Canal.

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