Anton Webern

Anton von Webern was an Austrian composer, conductor and arranger belonging to the 12-tone Viennese school. Aside from piano, Webern also played the cello. He studied musicology at the University of Vienna and later became the student of Arnold Schoenberg.

Music Education in the News: The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra received a very generous gift from an anonymous donor.

This Day in Music History: 1907 - The Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg died in Bergen.