Alban Berg/Willi Reich Collection [collection]:Bibliographic Record Description: Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Library of Congress

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Alban Berg/Willi Reich Collection [collection]

Title: Alban Berg/Willi Reich Collection [collection]
Dates Created: Span: 1912-1950s; Bulk: 1920s-1930s
Language: German
Form: collection
Physical Description: 1.25 ft.; 2 boxes
Abstract: This small collection of printed and manuscript music as well as correspondence to and from composer Alban Berg was originally compiled by his student and biographer, Willi Reich (1898-1980). Reich studied musicology at the University in Vienna where he earned his doctorate in 1934; he also studied composition there with both Berg and Anton Webern. Included in this collection are manuscripts and printed music, many with performance markings, and approximately 300 pieces of correspondence between Berg and Reich that date from the last seven years of Berg's life. In Berg's final letter from 4th November 1935, he informs Reich that he has only one or two months to live (he died on 24th December of that year). Approximately three-quarters of the 300 letters are from Reich to Berg, with the balance being Berg's replies.
Contents Note: 8 printed and manuscript scores;

300 pieces of correspondence between Berg and Reich;

misc. articles and clippings
Microfilm available: No
Preferred Citation: Alban Berg/ Willi Reich Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
Access Permissions: Researchers wishing to work with special collections are advised to inquire in advance about availability of material since many special collections are stored off-site.
Subjects: Berg, Alban; Reich, Willi
Repository: Music Division, Library of Congress

Last Updated: 08-30-2012

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