What is atonal music?

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Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg in a suit, seated at a piano and holding a conductor's baton, appears to be conducting music in a wood-paneled room.

Portrait of Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg, smiling slightly while seated and wearing a suit and tie, taken in a photo booth around 1930.

Painting by Arnold Schoenberg of composer Alban Berg standing in a dark suit, leaning with one elbow on a cabinet, with a framed artwork on the wall behind him.

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Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg in a suit, seated at a piano and holding a conductor's baton, appears to be conducting music in a wood-paneled room.

Arnold Schoenberg, 1926

Austrian-American composer Arnold Schoenberg was one of the most influential teachers...

Arnold Schönberg Center, Vienna.

Portrait of Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg, smiling slightly while seated and wearing a suit and tie, taken in a photo booth around 1930.

Arnold Schoenberg, 1930

From 1925 to 1933, Austrian-American composer Arnold Schoenberg held his prestigious...

Arnold Schönberg Center, Vienna.

Painting by Arnold Schoenberg of composer Alban Berg standing in a dark suit, leaning with one elbow on a cabinet, with a framed artwork on the wall behind him.

The Second Viennese School

Austrian composer Alban Berg was a student of Arnold Schoenberg and a key proponent...

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