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Which instrumental works did Anton Webern compose with 12-tone techniques?
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Anton Webern
Anton von Webern, 1940.
After adopting the 12-tone method formulated by Arnold Schoenberg in 1924, Anton Webern applied serial techniques to all his subsequent compositions. His instrumental works written using these techniques include:1
- Kinderstück for piano (1924)
- String Trio (1927)
- Symphony (1928)
- Quartet for Violin, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, and Piano (1930)
- Concerto for 9 Instruments (1934)
- Piano Variations (1935–36)
- String Quartet (1937–38)
- Variations (1940)