Composer & organist
Anton Bruckner
A church organist who wrote enormous symphonies and revised them endlessly under criticism, leaving a scholarly problem that is still not settled.
Joseph Anton Bruckner was an Austrian composer and organist best known for his symphonies and sacred music, which includes Masses, Te Deum and motets. The symphonies are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-German Romanticism because of their rich harmonic language, strongly polyphonic character, and considerable length. Bruckner's compositions helped to define contemporary musical radicalism, owing to their dissonances, unprepared modulations, and roving harmonies.
- Born
- 1824-09-04, Ansfelden, AustriaA Saturday
- Died
- 1896-10-11, Vienna, AustriaA Sunday, aged 72
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- Cisleithania
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1824-09-04, Ansfelden, Austria · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Viennathe zone used then
Europe/ViennaThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 11°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 27°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 8°29′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 21°53′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 17°23′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 3°37′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 7°37′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 11°56′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 6°54′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aries | 2°32′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1896-10-11, Vienna, Austria · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Viennathe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 18°37′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 21°34′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 13°06′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Scorpio | 13°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 26°18′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 2°29′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 17°54′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 22°38′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 20°12′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 13°35′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Anton Bruckner 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.