An orchestral work by this composer begins with a quick exchange between the bass section and a solo oboe and viola. A cantata by this composer ends with a thrice-repeated four-part canon on text that translates as “Loosened from the womb.” This composer omitted double basses from his only symphony, whose second and final part is a set of variations. Early works by this composer include a Passacaglia for orchestra and the tone poem Im Sommerwind (“imm ZOAM-er-vint”). This composer’s innovative and sparse orchestration of Bach’s Ricercar a 6 (“ree-cher-KAR ah say”) from The Musical Offering extended his mentor’s technique of Klangfarbenmelodie. This composer collaborated with Hildegard Jone (“YO-nuh”) to write two cantatas, the second of which, at 15 minutes, is his longest composition. For 10 points, name this student of Schoenberg, the most radical composer of the Second Viennese School. ■END■
ANSWER: Anton Webern (“VAY-bun”) [or Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern; reject “von Weber”]
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