Anton Webern: A Guide to Primary and Secondary Resources at the Library of Congress
An influential composer of the 20th century, Anton Webern (1883-1945) is well represented in the print, manuscript, and digital collections of the Library’s Music Division.
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Author:
Paul Allen Sommerfeld, Ph.D., Music Reference Specialist, Music Division
Created: March 26, 2020
Last Updated: January 11, 2021
Introduction
The Performing Arts Reading Room provides access to the Music Division's primary and secondary resources related to the composer Anton Webern (1883-1945). These materials include music manuscripts, facsimiles, first and early editions of music scores, scholarly literature on Webern, correspondence, special collections, iconography, and access to a variety of subscription databases.
Find these materials by searching in the Library of Congress Online Catalog, browsing the Library's Digital Collections, searching within Special Collections using the Finding Aids Tool, searching within the many Databases and Electronic Resources to which the Library subscribes, or browsing the Music Division's on-site card catalog. Several of the Library's databases are available off-site, but many may only be accessed on-site at the Library or via your local public or academic library.
Read published content related to and highlighting Webern materials and research in the Library's collections in the Music Division's blog, In the Muse.
Find additional resources on Anton Webern's composition instructor, Arnold Schoenberg, as well as on Webern's fellow composition pupil, Alban Berg, using the following research guides: