ABSTRACT
Born: February 9, 1885; Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died: December 24, 1935; Vienna, Austria Area of Achievement: Music Contribution: Berg was one of the pioneers in the
creation of atonal and twelve-tone music. Though basing his work on the revolutionary system of his teacher Arnold Schoenberg, Berg established a link between the new style and the Romantic past and demonstrated that atonal and twelve-tone music could still be lyrical and emotionally expressive. As a result, his works gained widespread acceptance and thus encouraged a whole generation of innovative and experimental composers.
