Russian composer
Alfred Schnittke
Soviet composer of a polystylistic music that quotes across centuries, and of nine symphonies.
Alfred Garrievich Schnittke was a Soviet and Russian composer. Among the most performed and recorded composers of late 20th-century classical music, he is described by musicologist Ivan Moody as a "composer who was concerned in his music to depict the moral and spiritual struggles of contemporary man in [...] depth and detail."
- Born
- 1934-11-24, Engels, RussiaA Saturday
- Died
- 1998-08-03, Hamburg, GermanyA Monday, aged 63
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- Russia
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1934-11-24, Engels, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Saratovthe zone used then
Europe/SaratovThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 1°21′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 7°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 12°41′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 2°40′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 21°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 9°33′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 22°11′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 28°14′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 14°25′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 25°55′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1998-08-03, Hamburg, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 10°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 13°27′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 27°47′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 17°51′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 18°41′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 27°37′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 3°29′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 10°45′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 0°29′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 5°20′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Alfred Schnittke 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.