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Marvin Duchow Music Library Julius Schloss Collection
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Julius Schloss Collection

  • CA MDML 008
  • Collection
  • 1920-1973

The Julius Schloss Collection consists of Julius Schloss’s complete portfolio of published and unpublished compositions, sketches, studies and analyses. In addition, it contains documentary artefacts, including correspondence, newspaper, magazine and journal clippings, concert and competition programs, media reviews, and photographs, that chronicle both the early life of this German-Jewish composer in Europe and his later days in exile in Shanghai and the United States.
The content of the collection pertains to several lines of historical research: First, Schloss’s close relationship with Alban Berg as a personal assistant and chief copy editor, as well as his interaction with other contemporaries in Vienna during the 1920s, may offer new insight in studies of the Second Viennese School. The items of Bergiana, including a handwritten Baudelaire poem by Berg which served as a “secret program” to the Lyric Suite and a selection of correspondence surrounding Berg’s last wishes for the Lyric Suite score, are particularly valuable. Second, Schloss’s ten-year exile in Shanghai, documented in assorted correspondence, programs, reviews and miscellaneous artefacts, may provide a new account of the Shanghai generation. Finally, the continuation of Schloss’s life in the United States as a struggling composer and teacher bears witness to the difficult conditions for the American émigré population after World War II.

Schloss, Julius, 1902-1972

Correspondence

The Correspondence Series contains letters to or by Julius Schloss to the listed individual, except where noted. Additional correspondence pertaining to other series in the collection is listed below as well.

Compositions

The Compositions Series contains Schloss’s 29 completed compositions and arrangements and 6 unfinished works. The works are arranged alphabetically by uniform title. Composition dates, durations and instrumentation are provided when possible. Instrumentation for large ensemble works is listed according to the schema [Fl Cl Ob Bs – Hn Tp Tb Tu – Perc – Str] with supplementary instruments listed.

Studies and Analyses

The Studies & Analyses Series contains Schloss’s academic work from his studies at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt and under Alban Berg, as well as his analyses of works by other composers. Listed items are grouped by genre: academic studies, analyses of works by other composers, studies of unknown works, transcriptions of melodies, and sketches.

Concerts and Competitions

The Concerts & Competitions Series contains programs, correspondence and reviews for performances of Schloss’s compositions. Items are arranged by date of event.

Clippings

The Clippings Series contains articles and clippings from newspapers, magazines and journals that pertain to people, music, and specific periods of Schloss’s life. Items are arranged topically.

Miscellaneous

The Miscellaneous Series contains a collection of items that distinguish themselves from the other series. These include copies of literary works, documents, stamps, advertisements, and the artifacts of Bergiana pertaining to the Lyric Suite. Items are arranged topically.

Photographs

The Photographs Series contains autographed photographs of Alban Berg, Fritz Heinrich Klein, and Bernhard Sekles, as well as photographs of Julius Schloss. Additional photographs printed in other series of the collection are listed below as well.