Historical Events tagged with "webern"
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Arts & Culture
Skandalkonzert: Modernist Music Sparks Riot
March 31st, 1913 112 years ago
A concert featuring works by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Alexander von Zemlinsky, and Anton von Webern descended into chaos as audience members rioted in response to the modernist compositions. Intended to showcase new and avant-garde music, the performance at the Vienna Concert Society was cut short due to the violence incited by the audience's displeasure. The uproar highlighted the intense division between traditional and contemporary music in early 20th-century Vienna.
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