Arnold Schonberg ar·noldsc·hon·berg uncommon noun 1. United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951) SynonymsSchonbergArnold SchonbergSchoenbergArnold Schoenberg Related words Broader terms composer WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.