Composer
Anton Webern
Wrote pieces lasting under a minute, of extreme concentration, and shaped the postwar avant-garde. He was shot by an American soldier by mistake months after the war ended.
Anton Webern was an Austrian composer, conductor, and musicologist whose modernist music was among the most radical of its milieu in its lyrical, poetic concision and use of then novel atonal and twelve-tone techniques. His approach was typically rigorous, inspired by his studies of the Franco-Flemish School under Guido Adler and by Arnold Schoenberg's emphasis on structure in teaching composition from the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, the First Viennese School, and Johannes Brahms. Webern, Schoenberg, and their colleague Alban Berg were at the core of what became known as the Second Viennese School.
- Born
- 1883-12-03, Vienna, AustriaA Monday
- Died
- 1945-09-15, Mittersill, AustriaA Saturday, aged 61
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- Austria
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1883-12-03, Vienna, Austria · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Viennathe zone used then
Europe/ViennaThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 10°58′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 22°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 14°57′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 29°27′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 19°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 4°18′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 6°17′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Virgo | 27°43′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 19°05′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 0°01′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1945-09-15, Mittersill, Austria · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Viennathe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 22°13′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 0°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 8°03′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 18°53′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 4°25′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 4°25′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 22°31′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 17°25′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 5°38′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 11°04′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Anton Webern 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.