The Resume

(February 9, 1885-December 24, 1935)
Born in Vienna, Austria
Noted for using the twelve tone technique of composition
Wrote the operas 'Wozzeck' and 'Lulu'
Also composed 'Seven Early Songs' (1908), 'Kammerkonzert' (1925) and 'Lyric Suite' (1926)

Why he might be annoying:

He had two middle names, one of which was Maria.
When he was 17, he fathered a child with a family servant.
He attempted suicide after failing his college entrance exams.
He was into numerology and had an obsession with the number 23.
The premier of his 'Five Songs on Picture Postcard Texts by Peter Allenberg' caused a riot and had to be halted (1912); the work would not be performed in full for another 40 years.
He died before finishing 'Lulu' and opposition from his widow kept anyone from completing it for 44 years.

Why he might not be annoying:

Composer Arnold Schoenberg recognized his talent and took him as a pupil even though he could not pay for the lessons.
He wrote his own opera librettos
His operas were among the few atonal compositions to be successful commercially.
He died from an insect bite that became infected.
His works were banned in Nazi Germany as 'degenerate.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• An Asteroid was Named in My Honor (Ranked: 4528)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 16]
• I am from Vienna, Austria
• I Attempted Suicide and Screwed it Up
• I Died Before Unwrapping Presents [Christmas Eve - December 24th] (Ranked: 1935)
• I Died in 1935 (Ranked: 50)
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• I Fathered Children Out of Wedlock
• I Have Asthma
• I Have Tuberculosis
• Look at me, I'm Busted
• Opera Singers and Composers
• Profiles 24251-24500 (Ranked: 24499)
• Served in World War I

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 36 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 24 Votes: 79.17% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 92 Votes: 58.70% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 59 Votes: 69.49% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 78 Votes: 43.59% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 1062 Votes: 69.02% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 86 Votes: 68.60% Annoying