Scope and Content Note
The Ludwig Zenk Music Manuscripts consist of holograph manuscripts, sketches, and printed scores of compositions that date from 1930 to 1947. Prominent works include Klaviersonate, op. 1, no. 1 and Trakl Lieder, op. 9, settings of texts from Georg Trakl’s Gesang zur Nacht and other poems. In addition, the collection includes Streichquartett, op.2, no. 1, Klaviersonate, op. 4, no. 2, and scores in varying states of completion for a variety of instrumental and vocal works. Compositions are arranged first by opus number, then alphabetically by title where there is no opus number. All manuscripts are in the hand of the composer unless otherwise noted. The "Miscellaneous Materials" contain two photographs of an unidentified sculpted bust and Zenk's second prize certificate from the 1947 Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde competition.