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20th Century Late Romantic Modernist Austrian

SCHREKER, Franz

Born in Monaco, March 23, 1878
Died in Berlin, March 21, 1934

  • Schreker was a conductor, Berlin Conservatory professor, and composer, notably of opera.
  • Schreker’s style was influenced by late Romanticism as well as by an eclectic mix of early 20th C. modernist styles, ranging from Impressionism to Expressionism.1

Sources

  1. Christopher Hailey, “Schreker, Franz,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed January 21, 2020,  https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000025080.

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