Langinger, Herman

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Herman Langinger (1908-1979) was born in Spas, Austria. He immigrated to the United States as a teenager and eventually settled in New York City, where he cultivated the craft of music engraving. After working on the score of Charles Ives' Symphony no. 4, Langinger became known for handling difficult contemporary works. In 1928, he moved to San Francisco and started his own publishing house, Golden West Music Press. He subsequently began publishing Henry Cowell's quarterly serial New Music and became an influential figure in West Coast avant-garde circles. Langinger engraved such high profile pieces as Edgar Varese's Ionisation and works by Carl Ruggles, Roy Harris, and Arnold Schoenberg.

After Cowell was imprisoned in 1936, Langinger, along with Gerald Strang, became co-managers of Cowell’s New Music Society, where they worked hard to keep the organization financially solvent. In his later years, Langinger became the owner of Highland Music Press in Los Angeles. He died in 1979.

From the guide to the Herman Langinger Music Publishing Files, 1889-1972, (bulk 1927-1955), (Music Division Library of Congress)

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referencedIn Maas, Martha, 1934-. Charles Ives oral history, 1968-1979 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Herman Langinger Music Publishing Files, 1889-1972, (bulk 1927-1955) Library of Congress. Music Division
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correspondedWith Carter, Elliott, 1908- person
associatedWith Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario, 1895-1968 person
associatedWith Chávez, Carlos, 1899-1978 person
correspondedWith Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965 person
associatedWith Delkas Music Publishing Company. corporateBody
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associatedWith Ives, Charles, 1874-1954 person
associatedWith New Music Society of California. corporateBody
correspondedWith Riegger, Wallingford, 1885-1961 person
associatedWith Ruggles, Carl, 1876-1971 person
associatedWith Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951 person
correspondedWith Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 person
associatedWith Toch, Ernst, 1887-1964 person
correspondedWith Ussachevsky, Vladimir, 1911-1990 person
associatedWith Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965 person
correspondedWith Wigglesworth, Frank, 1918-1996 person
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Death 1979

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