Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951.
2. Conrad, Doda.
3. Boulanger, Nadia.
4. Dallapiccola, Luigi, 1904-1975.
5. Deutsch, Max, 1892-1982.
6. Gerhard, Roberto, 1896-1970.
7. Horenstein, Jascha.
8. Kolisch, Rudolf, 1896-
9. Leibowitz, René, 1913-1972.
10. Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974.
11. Peragallo, Mario.
12. Scarpini, Pietro.
13. Scherchen, Hermann, 1891-1966.
14. Schoenberg, Gertrud.
15. Stein, Erwin.
16. Steuermann, Edward.
17. Wellesz, Egon, 1885-1974.
18. Wiéner, Jean.

Description

1. 1.66 linear ft. (6 boxes)

Summary

1. 60 items of correspondence from Arnold and Gertrud Schoenberg to Marya Freund ; 121 items of correspondence from other musicians concerning performances of Schoenberg's works ; 31 programs and brochures, all with works of Schoenberg and all including Marya Freund ; 4 reviews (including 3 clippings) of the Dec. 15, 1921, Paris performance of Pierrot Lunaire ; Marya Freund's account of her first meeting with Arnold Schoenberg ; Marya Freund's notebook about the 1927 Paris Schoenberg Festival ; 28 photographs, 14 of Schoenberg either alone or with his family and 14 of Gurrelieder performances ; 2 portaits of Marya Freund and 1 of Arnold Schoenberg on which 1 of his letters is written. A narrative description of and notes on the Schoenberg correspondence and an English paraphrase of each Schoenberg letter accompany the collection as well as an English translation of Marya Freund's account. Also included are brief notes on other correspondents by Marya Freund's son Doda Conrad. Among the correspondents are: Nadia Boulanger, Luigi Dallapiccola, Max Deutsch, Roberto Gerhard, Jascha Horenstein, Rudolf Kolisch, Rene Leibowitz, Darius Milhaud, Maria Peragallo, Pietro Scarpini, Hermann Scherchen, Erwin Stein, Edward Steuermann, Egon Wellesz, and Jean Wiéner.

Alternative title

1. Schoenberg-Freund collection.

Subject

1. Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951
2. Composers
3. Reviews (Criticism)
4. Correspondence
5. Programs
6. Concert programs
7. Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951 > Pierrot lunaire
8. Conductors (Music)
9. Sopranos (Singers)
10. Freund, Marya, 1876-1966
11. Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951 > Gurrelieder
12. Photoprints
13. Clippings
14. Portraits
15. Brochures

Genre/Form

1. Brochures.
2. Clippings.
3. Correspondence.
4. Photoprints.
5. Portraits.
6. Programs.
7. Reviews (Criticism).

Call number

1. JOB 91-30

Additional formats (note)

1. Some portions available on microfilm. Master negative

Biography (note)

1. Marya Freund was a German soprano noted for singing works of Arnold Schoenberg and other contemporary composers. An Austrian-American composer, Arnold Schoenberg greatly influenced the development of modern music with his 12-tone system of composition.

Language (note)

1. The Schoenberg correspondence is in German ; other correspondence is in French, German, Italian, Polish, and English ; programs and brochures are in French, German, English, Italian, Danish, Spanish, and Greek.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.

Processing action (note)

1. Accessioned
2. Classified
3. Processed

Author

1. Freund, Marya, 1876-1966.

Title

1. Marya Freund papers relating to Arnold Schoenberg, 1912-1966 (bulk 1912-1937).

Biography

1. Marya Freund was a German soprano noted for singing works of Arnold Schoenberg and other contemporary composers. An Austrian-American composer, Arnold Schoenberg greatly influenced the development of modern music with his 12-tone system of composition.

Language

1. The Schoenberg correspondence is in German ; other correspondence is in French, German, Italian, Polish, and English ; programs and brochures are in French, German, English, Italian, Danish, Spanish, and Greek.

Indexes

1. Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.

Additional formats

1. Some portions available on microfilm. Master negative: *ZZ-32219.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music & Recorded Sound Division Special Collections material
2. NYPL Digital Collections
3. Finding aid

Occupation

1. Composers.
2. Conductors (Music)
3. Sopranos (Singers)

Added author

1. Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951.
2. Conrad, Doda.
3. Boulanger, Nadia.
4. Dallapiccola, Luigi, 1904-1975.
5. Deutsch, Max, 1892-1982.
6. Gerhard, Roberto, 1896-1970.
7. Horenstein, Jascha.
8. Kolisch, Rudolf, 1896-
9. Leibowitz, René, 1913-1972.
10. Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974.
11. Peragallo, Mario.
12. Scarpini, Pietro.
13. Scherchen, Hermann, 1891-1966.
14. Schoenberg, Gertrud.
15. Stein, Erwin.
16. Steuermann, Edward.
17. Wellesz, Egon, 1885-1974.
18. Wiéner, Jean.

Added title

1. Schoenberg-Freund collection.

Research call number

1. JOB 91-30