Honored him by conducting his. He died in New York in 1961 when he tripped over the. Leashes of two fighting dogs, resulting in a fall and a head injury from which. He did not recover despite treatment.
Bernstein said of him in his eulogy, All. Who knew Wally loved him. Music students by teacher: R to S#Wallingford Riegger. Known for his use of a twelve-tone system, related to that of. He became familiar with the technique through.
However, he did not use it in all of his. Compositions and his usage varied from that of Schoenberg, for example in not. Always using rows with twelve tone and not using transposed forms of the rows. For example, did not use these techniques. Aside from Schoenberg, Riegger was also significantly influenced by his.
Early on in his career as a composer, the style. Of his compositions was markedly different from that of his later work, which. Mostly used the twelve-tone system. His compositions, following those of. Starting in the mid-1930s, Riegger began to write. Later, as his career progressed, he began to use.Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique more and more often, though he did. Occasionally revert to his earlier styles. From 1941 on, he focused almost solely on. 3 received the New York Music Critics. Circle Award and a Naumburg Foundation Recording Award.