Scope and Content Note
The Alexander Zemlinsky Music Manuscripts and Other Papers spans the years 1887 to 1939 and contains music, personal papers, correspondence, and writings. The majority of these materials are concentrated between 1887 to 1899. Holograph and printed music for Zemlinsky’s operas, ballets, dramatic works, songs, chamber music, and orchestral works comprise the Music by Zemlinsky series. Music by Other Composers includes manuscript and printed music for the works of Rudolf Beck, Digby La Touche, Franz Schubert, and Hugo Wolf, among others. Zemlinsky's Personal Papers include a diploma, awards, a program, and additional papers related to his life. Correspondence in the collection consists of letters to both Alexander and Louise Zemlinsky from Arnold Schoenberg’s sister Ottilie Blumauer-Felix, August Förster, Oskar Kokoschka, and Bernhard Schuster, as well as other prominent artists and musicians. A small series of Writings by Others coontains typescript works by Hanns Heinz Ewers and Arnold Schoenberg, as well as annotated cast lists for various opera productions.