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Birthdate: September 13, 1874

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria

Died: July 13, 1951

Austrian-born composer Arnold Schoenberg was part of the German Expressionist Movement and led the Second Viennese School. Being Jewish, he was banned by the Nazis and later became an American citizen. Known for his twelve-tone technique, he coined the term developing variation and formed motifs without a centralized melodic idea.