Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Arnold Schoenberg correspondence and other papers, 1894-1959
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Main title
- Arnold Schoenberg correspondence and other papers, 1894-1959 (bulk 1920s-1940s).
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- Finding aid https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu021006
- Finding aid (PDF) https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu021006.3
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Description
- approximately 6,600 items (33 boxes, 15 linear feet)
Rights advisory
- Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
Access advisory
- Open to research
- Not all materials in this collection may be readily accessible; please request accessibility information well in advance of your visit https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.contact
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room and at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu021006
LC classification
- ML31 .S363
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Biography/History note
- Arnold Schoenberg (Arnold Franz Walter Schönberg) (b. Sept. 13, 1874, Vienna, Austria - d. July 13, 1951, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an Austrian-born composer, music theorist, teacher, writer, and painter. He was associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art. In music he is remembered as a leader of the Second Viennese School which had shaped much of the 20th-century musical thought. Schoenberg emigrated to the United States in 1933, and became an American citizen in 1941.
Organized/Arranged
- Organized into the following series: I. Correspondence (1894-1959, bulk 1920s-1940s), subdivided: Correspondence from Schoenberg (1900-1954), Correspondence to Schoenberg and His Estate (1894-1959), II. Clippings and Miscellany (1902-1951, bulk 1911-1913).
Summary
- The collection consists chiefly of holograph and typescript correspondence between Schoenberg and other composers, conductors, organizations, record labels, music publishers, and family members. The collection also includes a small amount of clippings, programs, photographs, receipts, and other papers.
- The Correspomndence series is divided into two subseries. The Correspondence from Schoenberg subseries includes letters that Schoenberg wrote to composers, conductors, organizations, and family members. The Correspondence to Schoenberg and His Estate series contains letters that composers, conductors, organizations, and family members wrote to Arnold Schoenberg and those responsible for his estate. Both subseries include a significant amount of correspondence with Schoenberg's teacher, Alexander Zemlinsky, and his students, Alban Berg and Anton Webern.
- The Clippings and Miscellany series contains clippings, many of which document the premieres for Pierrot lunaire in 1912 and Gurrelieder in 1913, as well as programs, photographs, receipts, and other papers.
LC Subjects
- Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951--Archives.
- Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951--Correspondence.
- Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951. Pierrot lunaire.
- Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951. Gurrelieder.
- Berg, Alban, 1885-1935--Correspondence.
- Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944--Correspondence.
- Webern, Anton, 1883-1945--Correspondence.
- Zemlinsky, Alexander, 1871-1942--Correspondence.
- Composers--Austria--Vienna--Correspondence.
- Composers--United States--Correspondence.
- Artists--Correspondence.
- Musicians--Correspondence.
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Notes
- Wire and disc recordings from the collection preserve drafts for letters, a few lectures, a radio talk delivered in 1949, and a 1931 performance of Variations for Orchestra, op. 31. This material has been reproduced on three tapes and is listed in the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division catalog.
- The Library of Congress houses many holograph scores for Arnold Schoenberg's works, including: Erwartung (circa 1909-1916), Die glückliche Hand: Drama mit Musik (1913), Pierrot lunaire (1912), Quartet for two violins, viola, and cello (1897), Serenade, op. 24 (1921), String quartet (1905), String quartet III, op. 30 (1927), String quartet IV, op. 37 (1936), Verbundenheit, op. 35 (1929), and Verklärte Nacht (1899). The Library owns Schoenberg's self-portrait Vision (1910). In addition, the Music Division holds holograph scores for Alban Berg's Violin concerto (1935), his opera Wozzeck (1925), and sketches for his Lyrische Suite. The Library also houses the holograph sketch in Webern's hand for an arrangement of Schoenberg's Kammersinfonie, op. 1 (1923) and an edition of Webern's Streichquartett, op. 28 (1938).
- Digitized copies; Arnold Schoenberg Correspondence and Other Papers; Also located at ; Arnold Schönberg Center; Schwarzenbergplatz 6 Zaunergasse 1-3 (Entrance) A-1030 Wien; Austria.
- A. Schoenberg Correspondence; Also located at; Österreichische Nationalbibliothek; Josefsplatz 1, 1015 Wien; Austria.
- Collection material in German and English.
Acquisition source
- Gift; Arnold Schoeberg; 1951.
- Substantial portions of the correspondence of Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) were given to the Library by the composer's family between 1952 and 1972.
Cite as
- Arnold Schoenberg Correspondence and Other Papers, Music Division, Library of Congress.
LCCN
- 2014571127
Language code
- eng ger
Geographic area code
- e-au--- n-us---
Repository
- Library of Congress Music Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.home
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Item Availability
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