In 1904, he started private studies in composition with Arnold Schoenberg and became his keen supporter. His fellow student was Alban Berg, who would have a strong influence in his music. A. Schoenberg, Alban Berg and Webern together laid the foundation for what later became popular as the SecondViennese School of Composition. The unifying element in this was the adoption of A. Schoenberg’s ‘twelve-tone technique’ in composition. Their rivals would refer them as—Arnold Schoenberg as God the Father, Berg as the Son and Webern as the Holy Ghost.
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