California State University (Long Beach) [C1]
Collection, 1977-1979: 1 folder (104 leaves)
California State University, Long Beach--founded 1949, is one of 20 California State University campuses. Gerald Strang (Schoenberg's University of California at Los Angeles assistant, 1936-1938) taught in the Department of Music of the School of Fine Arts at CSULB (1965-1969).
Contents
- correspondence (1 item: 1979) with California State University Long Beach (Clare G. Rayner)
- document (10 leaves) entitled "The Oral History of the Arts Archive in the Library of California State University at Long Beach"
- document (93 leaves) entitled "Gerald Strang Archive at CSULB"
Correspondents
- ASI (Clara Steuermann (1 item: 1979))
California State University (Los Angeles) [C2]
Collection, 1948-1992: 1 box (19 folders (594 leaves, 7 newsletters, 8 photographs))
California State University, Los Angeles (founded 1947 as Los Angeles State College; renamed 1949 as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences; renamed 1964 as California State College of Los Angeles; 1972 given its present name)--one of 20 California State University campuses.
Contents
- agendas (8 items: 1974-1986)
- biographies and description (6 items) of Grant Beglarian, Pierre Boulez, Arnold Schoenberg, Clara Steuermann, Leonard Stein, Arnold Schoenberg Institute
- brochures (3 items: 1977-[n.d.])
- clippings (11 items: 1974-1979)
- contracts (5 items: 1973-1976)
- correspondence (169 items: 1973-1992) pertaining to the creation and operation of the Arnold Schoenberg Institute
- documents (8 items) entitled "The Schoenberg Legacy" (1974), "The Arnold Schoenberg Institute Building Program Tentative Schedule" (1974), "The Arnold Schoenberg Institute Consortium" (1975), "By-Laws, Friends of the Arnold Schoenberg Institute" (1975), "Arnold Schoenberg Institute Progress Report and Future Plans" (1978), "System Study for the Arnold Schoenberg Institute" (1980), "Report of a Survey at The Arnold Schoenberg Institute" (1982), "The Arnold Schoenberg Institute Academic Plans: 1986-1991" (1986)
- ephemera (26 leaves: 1973-1987)
- minutes (19 items: 1973-1978, 1985-1986)
- newsletters (7 items: 1974-1979)
- photographs (8 items: 1948-1981) of Beglarian, Boulez, Schoenberg, Steuermann, Stein, Arnold Schoenberg Institute
- press releases (7 items: 1973-1977)
Correspondents
- ASI (Jerry McBride (9 items: 1980-1986), Nancy L. Oatey (1 item: 1980), R. Wayne Shoaf (1 item: 1992), Clara Steuermann (17 items: 1974-1980), Leonard Stein (5 items: 1975-1985))
- California Institute of the Arts (Robert J. Fitzpatrick (1 item: 1975))
- California Library Authority for Systems and Services (Libby Trudell (1 item: 1980))
- CSULA (Nita Archer (2 items: 1975-1979), Charles Brinkley (3 items: 1975, 1991), J.A. Greenlee (3 items: 1973-1977), John L. Houk (9 items: 1973-1979), John R. Hubbard (3 items: 1973-1975), Edward J. Kormondy (1 item: 1986), Ralph Moritz (2 items: 1974), Morris Polan (17 items: 1974-1985), James M. Rosser (1 item: 1985), Joseph Schmidt (3 items: 1973-1974))
- Friends of the Arnold Schoenberg Institute (1 item: 1978, Rudi Fehr (3 items: 1975), Judith Rosen (1 item: 1986))
- Garland Publishing (Peter Kemeny (2 items: 1974))
- National Endowment for the Humanities (William J. Maher (1 item: 1986))
- Lawrence Schoenberg (1 item: 1983)
- Ronald Schoenberg (5 items: 1973-1983)
- State University of New York at Stony Brook (Benjamin Suchoff (1 item: 1974))
- University of California at Los Angeles (Frank A. D'Accone (1 item: 1974), Robert H. Gray (3 items: 1981), Charles Speroni (2 items: 1974-1979))
- University of Southern California (Grant Beglarian (42 items: 1973-1981), Michael J. Bocchicchio (1 item: 1975), Eve Eshelman (7 items: 1974-1975), Zohrab Kaprielian (2 items: 1976), Frederick Lesemann (1 item: 1983), Cornelius J. Pings (1 item: 1985), Howard R. Rarig (2 items: 1976-1978), Jon C. Strauss (1 item: 1983), William Thomson (8 items: 1982-1986), Richard J. Wingell (1 item: 1986), James H. Zumberg (3 items: 1983-1984))
Cambridge University [C3]
Collection, 1940-1981: 1 folder (17 leaves), 2 books
Cambridge University--(founded England in the early 12th century) consists of a number of colleges. One of these, King's College (founded 1441) houses the collection of Edward Dent, who was one of its longtime teachers. Dent was also the founder and first president of the International Society for Contemporary Music, which was an important presenter for the performance of some of Schoenberg's works.
Contents
- books (2 items) on Edward Dent
- correspondence (11 items: 1940-1981) with Cambridge University (Edward Dent), et al.
Correspondents
- ASI (Clara Steuermann (6 items: 1976-1981))
- Cambridge University (Margaret Cranmer (3 items: 1976-1981), Hugh Taylor (1 item: 1980))
- Arnold Schoenberg (1 item: 1940)
Carter, Elliott, 1908- [C4]
Collection, 1957-1992: 1 box (41 folders (752 leaves, 3 booklets)), 1 book
Elliott Carter--American composer who studied with Walter Piston, Edward Burlingame Hill, Gustav Holst and Nadia Boulanger. He taught at the Peabody Conservatory in Boston, the Juilliard School, Columbia University, and Yale University.
Contents
- book, Luigi Rognoni Espressionismo e dodecafonia (Einaudi Editore, 1954)
- correspondence (6 items: 1957 (copy; original letter removed at the request of the donor, given to the USC Music Library, 25 July 1997), 1992)
- papers delivered at the Convego Internazionale di Studi sull'Espressionismo in Florence, 18-23 May 1964 (papers by: Argan, Brizio, Drew, Eisner (2 items), Heselhaus (2 items), Ihering (2 items), Koenig, Martini, Masciotta (2 items), Mayer (2 items), Mazzucchetti, Milloss (2 items), Mittner (2 items), Poertner (2 items), Povoledo, Reich, Rognoni (2 items), Rufer, Savio (2 items), Ungers (2 items), Wörner, Zevi (2 items), Zivier (2 items), unidentified (3 items))
- programs (3 items: 1964)
Correspondents
- American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (Virginia Dayam (2 items 1992))
- ASI (Heidi Lesemann (1 item: 1992))
- Elliott Carter (1 item: 1992)
- Helen Carter (1 item: [n.d.])
- Library of Congress (Richard S. Hill (1 item: 1957)) -- copy; original letter removed at the request of the donor, given to the USC Music Library, 25 July 1997
Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland) [C5]
Collection, 1941-1975: 1 folder (9 leaves)
Case Western Reserve University--founded in 1967 in Cleveland, Ohio, it consists of 13 schools and colleges. The papers of Thomas Munro are on deposit at the University. Munro, who worked at the Cleveland Museum of Art, was president of the American Society of Aesthetics and the editor of the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. Schoenberg was involved with preparation of lectures for the meetings of the Society and prepared an article for the Journal.
Contents
- correspondence (9 items: 1941-1945, 1975)
Correspondents
- American Society for Aesthetics (Thomas Munro (1 item: 1944))
- ASI (Clara Steuermann (2 items: 1975))
- Case Western Reserve University (Laura Goretta (1 item: 1975))
- Arnold Schoenberg (5 items: 1941-1945)
Center for Creative Photography (Tucson) [C6]
Collection, 1936-1985: 1 folder (38 leaves, 23 photographs)
The Center for Creative Photography--located at the University of Arizona in Tucson. The Center owns a collection of Edward Weston photographs, including 25 images (1936) of Arnold Schoenberg.
Contents
- clipping, Zan Dubin "Weston Centennial" Los Angeles Times
- correspondence (7 items: 1980-1985)
- ephemera (1 item)
- notes (3 leaves: 1980) by Clara Steuermann
- photographs (23 items: 1936) of Arnold Schoenberg
- receipt (1985)
Correspondents
- ASI (Jerry McBride (1 item: 1985), Clara Steuermann (2 items: 1980))
- Center for Creative Photography (Terence R. Pitts (2 items: 1984-1985))
- University of Southern California (Grant Beglarian (1 item: 1980))
- Weston Gallery (Margaret W. Weston (1 item: 1980))
Chicago Symphony Orchestra [C7]
Collection, 1913-1996: 1 folder (33 leaves), 5 programs
Chicago Symphony Orchestra--founded in 1891. In 1913 it gave the first American performance of Schoenberg's 5 Orchesterstücke, op. 16, under the baton of Frederick Stock. It has performed numerous other works by Schoenberg.
Contents
- clippings (15 items: 1913-1933)
- correspondence (10 items: 1937-1996)
- index to Schoenberg repertory performed by the CSO
- index to Schoenberg repertory recorded by the CSO
- index to Schoenberg repertory performed by the CSO at the Ravinia Festival
- programs (5 items: 1913-1987)
Correspondents
- ASI (R. Wayne Shoaf (3 items: 1991-1996))
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Brenda Nelson-Strauss (2 items: 1991, 1996), Frank Villella (1 item: 1995), Henry E. Voegeli (1 item: 1938))
- G. Schirmer (A. Fuleihan (2 items: 1937)) with Henry E. Voegeli
- Arnold Schoenberg (1 item: 1938)
Music cited
- Programs, clippings, repertory lists include: Opp. 4, 5, 7-11, 13, 16, 17, 19, 21, 30, 31, 34-37, 41, 42, 43b, 45-47, "Song of the Wooddove" from Gurre-Lieder, Moses und Aron, Brahms piano quartet arr., String quartet concerto after Handel, String quartet in D major
(updated 18 November 1996)
Citroen, Hans [C8]
Collection, 1932-1979: 1 folder (12 leaves)
Hans Citroen--of The Hague in The Netherlands, knew P.W.A.G. Cort van der Linden. Cort van der Linden was the purchaser (at auction) of three Schoenberg letters, and was the nephew of Rudolph Cort van der Linden. Rudolph Cort van der Linden was a student of Schoenberg, and the recipient of the letters.
Contents
- correspondence (7 items: 1932-1979) with Hans Citroen, et al.
Correspondents
- ASI (Leonard Stein (1 item: 1977), Clara Steuermann (2 items: 1977-1979))
- P.W.A.G. Cort van der Linden (1 item: 1979)
- Arnold Schoenberg (3 items: 1932-1933)
Cleveland Institute of Music [C9]
Collection, 1913: 1 folder (40 leaves)
Cleveland Institute of Music--founded in 1920 as an institution of education in music. Its first director was Ernest Bloch.
Contents
- 1 score (2 photocopies) of Max Kowalsky's Zwölf Gedichte aus "Pierrot lunaire" von Albert Giraud, op. 4 (Berlin: N. Simrock, 1913)
Cohen, Elsa [C10]
Collection, 1975: 1 folder (1 leaf)
No biographical information available.
Contents
- correspondence (2 items: 1975) with ASI (Clara Steuermann), et al.
Correspondents
- Elsa Cohen (1 item: 1975)
- Luigi Dallapiccola (1 item: 1975)
Columbia University (New York) [C11]
Collection, 1948-1982: 1 folder (94 leaves)
Columbia University--founded (1754) in New York City. Schoenberg once unsuccessfully approached the Columbia University Press, asking it to publish his Structural Functions of Harmony.
Contents
- finding aid (1 item), catalog cards of Schoenberg entries in the Columbia University manuscript collections
- correspondence (59 items: 1948-1982) with Douglas Moore, Paul Henry Lang, et al.
- minutes (1 item: 1951)
Correspondents
- ASI (Jerry McBride (2 items: 1982))
- Columbia University (Bernard R. Crystal (1 item: 1982), Kenneth A. Lohf (1 item: 1982))
- Columbia University Press (Henry H. Wiggins (3 items: 1948))
- W.W. Norton & Co. (Addison Burnham (11 items: 1948), Robert E. Farlow (2 items: 1959), Storer B. Lunt (13 items: 1948-1955), Howard P. Wilson (1 item: 1948), unidentified (1 item: 1948))
- Arnold Schoenberg (14 items: 1928-1948)
- Gertrud Schoenberg (10 items: 1951-1964)
Cooke, Tom D. [C12]
Collection, 1934-1974: 1 folder (12 leaves)
Tom Cooke--husband of Marjorie Eischen. Eischen was one of Schoenberg's original eight students in Los Angeles.
Contents
- printed announcement (1 item: 1934) of Schoenberg's first class at the University of Southern California, signed
- correspondence (4 items: 1974)
- Schoenberg's sketch for a toiletries dispenser
- Schoenberg signed receipt (1934)
Correspondents
- Tom D. Cooke (2 items: 1974)
- University of Southern California (Grant Beglarian (1 item: 1974), Eve Eshelman (1 item: 1974))
Curtis, David [C13]
Collection, 1970-1977: 1 folder (1 leaf)
David Curtis--gatherer of poetry on the subject of music.
Contents
- correspondence (1 item: 1977)
- poem by Frank O'Hara "The Tomb of Arnold Schoenberg"
Correspondents
- David Curtis (1 item: 1977)
Curtis Institute of Music (Philadelphia) [C14]
Collection, 1934-1981: 1 folder (17 leaves, 1 photograph)
Curtis Institute of Music--founded (1924) in Philadelphia. It is one of the foremost conservatories in America. On 22 April 1934, Schoenberg attended an Institute performance of his Verklärte Nacht, op. 4. This collection concerns that performance.
Contents
- finding aid (1 item) list of Schoenberg items in the Leopold Stokowski Collection at Curtis
- correspondence (11 items: 1980-1981) with Leonard Stein
- photograph (1 item: 1934) of Schoenberg with Louis Bailly, Wilhelm von Wymetal, Josef Hofmann, and Fritz Reiner
Correspondents
- ASI (Clara Steuermann (6 items: 1980-1981))
- Curtis Institute of Music (Edwin E. Heilakka (1 item: 1981), Vladimir Sokoloff (2 items: 1980-1981))
- Journal of the Violin Society of America (Albert Mell (1 item: 1980))
- Maurice W. Riley (1 item: 1980)
Cykler, Edmond A. [C15]
Collection, 1935-1980?: 1 folder (5 leaves, 8 photographs)
Edmond Cykler--student in Schoenberg's first series (Spring 1935) of ad hoc analysis classes in Hollywood. Cykler gave a party for Schoenberg, his family, and the other students in his home on 2 June 1935, at the end of the series of classes. Cykler remained a social friend of Schoenberg until the former left Los Angeles in 1947.
Contents
- narrative by Cykler of his Schoenberg memories (3 leaves: ca. 1980?)
- photographs (8 items: 1935) from the party
- scrapbook (2 leaves: 1935) signed by attendees at the party
Crittenden, Camille, 1968- [C16]
Collection, 1996-1997: 1 folder (39 leaves, 1 newsletter, 18 photographs)
Camille Crittenden--musicologist and research associate at the Arnold Schoenberg Institute from October 1995.
Contents
- conference handouts/programs (20 leaves: 1996-1997)
- newsletter (1 item: 1996): Austrian Studies Newsletter
- photographs (18 items: 1997): Viennese sites related to the Schoenberg circle
- program (1 item: 1997)
Music cited
- Op. 9
(updated 7 January 1998)