Composer
Ernst Krenek
Jonny spielt auf, a jazz opera banned by the Nazis, and then two hundred more works.
Ernst Heinrich Krenek was an Austrian, later American, composer. He explored atonality and other modern styles and wrote a number of books, including Music Here and Now (1939), a study of Johannes Ockeghem (1953), and Horizons Circled: Reflections on my Music (1974). Krenek wrote two pieces using the pseudonym Thornton Winsloe.
- Born
- 1900-08-23, Vienna, AustriaA Thursday
- Died
- 1991-12-22, Palm Springs, USAA Sunday, aged 91
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1900-08-23, Vienna, Austria · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Viennathe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 29°49′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 10°45′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 12°03′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 16°51′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 8°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 1°58′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 28°31′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 8°27′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 28°49′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 17°35′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1991-12-22, Palm Springs, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 0°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 20°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 9°18′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 19°26′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 17°04′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 14°31′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 4°51′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 13°08′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 15°52′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 21°48′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ernst Krenek 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.
