Virtual Arnold

Virtual Arnold lets you have a conversation with the famous composer Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951). Ask a question by typing or speaking, and Arnold answers from his own writings: his letters, essays, lectures and books. His answers come with footnotes to the sources, so you can see where his words come from. WATCH HIM ANSWER Choose one of his portraits, including his own Blue Self-Portrait and photographs by Richard Fish, Edward Weston and Man Ray, and watch it speak the answer in a voice modelled on his. CHOOSE HOW HE ANSWERS • Conversational: short, lively replies • In Depth: longer answers with more detail and more sources • Answers in English or German, and many other languages. EXPLORE WHAT OTHERS ASKED Browse the archive of questions other visitors have asked, and replay his answers. SAVE AND SHARE Save an answer's audio or video and share it from your phone. Virtual Arnold was created by E. Randol Schoenberg, the composer's grandson, using Arnold Schoenberg's writings with the help of the Jewish Heritage Network. It is an AI interpretation: the answers are generated by AI from his writings and can contain mistakes. They are not quotations unless marked as such. No account, no ads and no tracking.