Erich Wolfgang Korngold collection, 1889-1967

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Erich Wolfgang Korngold collection, 1889-1967

1889-1967

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu020003

Erich Wolfgang Korngold was a composer and pianist noted for his orchestral works, operas, concertos, film scores, piano music, and chamber music. A musical prodigy, he famously displayed immense talent for both performance and composition. Korngold and his family were part of the exodus of European artists who moved to the United States during the rise of Nazism in Europe. He lived and worked in Hollywood, California, until his death in 1957. The Erich Wolfgang Korngold Collection consists primarily of holograph and copyist music manuscripts that span his entire compositional output, as well as sketches, fragments, libretti, and film cue sheets. Many works not in Korngold's hand include his annotations. The collection also contains non-music materials such as correspondence, business papers, photographs, and programs.

Approximately 8000 items, 91 containers, 40 linear feet, 18 microfilm reels

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Library of Congress. Music Division

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Library of Congress. Music Division

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