Composer
Alban Berg
Made Schoenberg's twelve-tone method sound romantic, in Wozzeck and the violin concerto. He died at fifty from an infected insect bite.
Alban Maria Johannes Berg was an Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School. His compositional style combined Romantic lyricism with the twelve-tone technique. Although he left a relatively small oeuvre, he is remembered as one of the most important composers of the 20th century for his expressive style encompassing "entire worlds of emotion and structure".
- Born
- 1885-02-09, Vienna, AustriaA Monday
- Died
- 1935-12-24, Vienna, AustriaA Tuesday, aged 50
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- Austria
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1885-02-09, Vienna, Austria · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Viennathe zone used then
Europe/ViennaThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 20°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 18°19′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 29°11′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 29°48′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 21°22′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 2°10′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 17°20′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 2°25′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Taurus | 20°33′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 0°11′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1935-12-24, Vienna, Austria · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Viennathe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 1°42′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 15°50′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 9°43′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 18°05′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 13°27′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 10°02′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 5°19′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 1°40′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 16°46′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 26°48′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Alban Berg was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.