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Arnold Schönberg Letters from Notable Musicians, 1901-1951

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Summary

Creator:
Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951, Wallenstein, Alfred, Furtwängler, Wilhelm, 1886-1954, Schnabel, Artur, 1882-1951, Mann, Klaus, 1906-1949, Jalowetz, Heinrich, and Leibowitz, René, 1913-1972
Abstract:
This collection contains correspondence to Austrian composer Arnold Schönberg from fellow composers, musicians, and friends, including conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, Austrian conductor Heinrich Jalowetz, Franco-Polish composer and conductor René Leibowitz, writer Klaus Mann, pianist Artur Schnabel, and American cellist and conductor Alfred Wallenstein. The correspondence covers five decades, including his move to the United States following the Nazis' rise to power in 1933.
Extent:
.25 Linear Feet (One half-manuscript box)
Language:
The collection is comprised of material in German, English, and French.
Authors:
Jack Simpson

Background

Scope and Content:

The Schönberg papers consist of correspondence written to Schönberg from fellow composers, musicians and friends. Correspondents include the conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, Austrian conductor Heinrich Jalowetz, the Franco-Polish composer and conductor René Leibowitz, the writer Klaus Mann, the pianist Artur Schnabel, and the American cellist and conductor Alfred Wallenstein. The correspondence is in German, French and English. In addition to this finding aid, the Special Collections Library holds a more extensive inventory of the papers.

Biographical / Historical:

Arnold Schönberg (sometimes spelled Schoenberg) was born in Vienna in 1874. He composed music from a young age, and as a young adult he continued to compose while teaching music professionally in Vienna. In the early 1920s, he began teaching at the Prussian Academy in Berlin. It was there that Schönberg developed his major contribution to modern music, the twelve-tone compositional system. In 1933 when the Nazi regime came to power, Schönberg fled to the United States. He eventually settled in Los Angeles, where he continued composing and taught at the University of Southern California and the University of California at Los Angeles. Schönberg died in Los Angeles in 1951.

Acquisition Information:
Deposited by the Schönberg family in 1975.
Arrangement:

The collection is comprised of one series, within which each correspondent is a separate sub-series.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Copyright has not been transferred to the Regents of the University of Michigan. Permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s).

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Arnold Schönberg Letters from Notable Musicians, 1901-1951
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Last indexed 2023-08-08