His only finished opera ends with the title character walking into a pond and drowning after throwing away the knife he used to murder Marie.
In 1995, Canadian composer John Rea produced a chamber re-orchestration of one of this composer's operas. After excerpts from one of this composer's operas were banned by authorities, Erich Kleiber resigned as head of the Berlin State Opera. For his first opera, this composer called for an onstage marching band, tavern band, chamber orchestra, and out-of-tune piano. That opera by this composer contains a scene consisting of an invention on the note B natural, and uses a B - (*) F tritone to symbolize the protagonist's relationship with his wife. One of his operas is centered exactly on a palindromic piano arpeggio that peaks at an extremely high D. His only finished opera ends with the title character walking into a pond and drowning after throwing away the knife he used to murder Marie. Another of his title characters is killed by Jack the Ripper. For 10 points, name this composer the operas Wozzeck and Lulu.
In 1995, Canadian composer John Rea produced a chamber re-orchestration of one of this composer's operas.
Alban (Maria Johannes) Berg