Stein, Leonard, 1916-2004

Collection, 1894-1996: 4 boxes (146 folders [ca. 7000 leaves, 4 books, 11 periodical issues, 154 photographs, 1 poster]), oversize (25 leaves), 7 microfilms, 19 recordings

Leonard Stein--pianist and teacher. He studied with Richard Buhlig. He has performed and recorded virtually all of Schoenberg's works for piano. He was Schoenberg's student and teaching assistant (1935-1939) and helped to finish several of Schoenberg's books--Structural Functions of Harmony, Style and Idea (revised edition, expanded), Preliminary Exercises in Counterpoint, Models for Beginners in Composition, Fundamentals of Musical Composition. He has also arranged and edited (for publication) many of Schoenberg's musical works. He was the first director of the Arnold Schoenberg Institute (1974-1991). He taught at the California Institute of the Arts, and the University of Southern California.

Contents

finding aids (8 items)
announcements (19 items: 1935-1988)
Arnold Schoenberg Institute centennial editorial board documents (34 items: 1974-1977) including agendas, bulletins, correspondence, lists, minutes, general report
Arnold Schoenberg Institute documents (42 items: 1973-1980)
articles (12 items: 1973-1996) by Breuer, Dahlhaus, Hoffmann, Meggett, Ringer, Spies, Stein, Ena Steiner, Stevens, Weber
biographical information on Eisler, de Moor, Clara Steuermann, Leonard Stein, Strang (13 items)
books by Giraud, Leibowitz, Markus, Schoenberg (including drafts for Fundamentals..., Models..., Orchestration..., Preliminary Exercises..., Structural Functions... (9 items: 1884-1981)
clippings (55 items: 1924-1988)
conference documents (2 programs: 1943-1974)
contract (1 item: 1948)
correspondence (402 items: 1935-1993) with Milton Babbitt, Raya Garbousova-Biss, Israeli Embassy (Yitzchak Patish), KCET (Jim Loper, Florence Parise), Musicians' Union Local #47 (Max Herman), New York Public Library (Frank Campbell), Cornelius Schnauber, Rudolf Stephan, University of California at Berkeley (Richard M. Dougherty), Richard Wingell
exhibit catalogs (9 items: 1910-1982)
flier (Chamber Music America)
Holland, The Hague, Royal Conservatory, documents (4 items)
lectures (19 items: 1974?-1995)
music (129 items: 1593-1975)
periodical issues (11 items: 1974-1987)
photographs, slides, pictures (154 items) of Arnold Schoenberg Institute, Heppo de Moor's Schoenberg sculpture, Santa Fe Opera Schoenberg productions, Schönberg Ensemble, Viktor Ullmann, University of Southern California Schoenberg centennial celebration
programs (95 items: 1909-1994)
recordings (19 items: 1943-198-)
Schoenberg music writing board
Schoenberg text manuscript Der biblische Weg Schoenberg text manuscript, "I am very happy that the"...
Gertrud Schoenberg "Jolly Joker" card
Leonard Stein retirement documents (5 items: 1991)
University of California at Los Angeles classroom notes (786 leaves: 1936-1942)

Correspondents

Jan Adlmann (1 item: 1980)
Adrian Wilson Associates (William Meredith (1 item: 1977), Tracy Price (1 item: 1973))
Pauline Alderman (1 item: 1982)
Arnold Schönberg Gesamtausgabe (Rudolf Stefan (1 item: 1982))
ASI (Grant Beglarian (1 item: 1975), Eve Eshelman (26 items: 1974-1975), Heidi Lesemann (2 items: 1979-1985), Jerry McBride (1 item: 1979), R. Wayne Shoaf (3 items: 1991-1995), Leonard Stein (64 items: 1975-1987), Clara Steuermann (5 items: 1976-1980))
Max Bloch (1 item: 1982)
California Arts Commission (William Kent (1 item: 1973))
California Institute of the Arts (Robert Fitzpatrick (1 item: 1985))
California State University at Los Angeles (Randall Butler (1 item: 1974), John Houk (1 item: 1973), Ellen Kravitz (1 item: 1975), Ralph Moritz (1 item: 1974), Morris Polan (6 items: 1974-1979), Clara Steuermann (6 items: 1974))
André Casanova (1 item: 1955)
Center for music experiment and related research (Roger Reynolds (1 item: 1974))
Chamber Music America (Benjamin Dunham (1 item: 1980))
Claire Colfax (1 item: 1974)
Alessandra Comini (1 item: 1980)
Ellen Dorland (1 item: 1982)
Jonathan Dunsby (1 item: 1982)
Hanns Eisler (6 items: 1941-1952)
Lou Eisler (2 items: 1952)
Faber & Faber (Giles de la Mare (3 items: 1961-1965))
Lion Feuchtwanger (13 items: 1941-1954)
Marta Feuchtwanger (1 item: 1973)
Allen & Sharland Forte (1 item: 1982)
German Consulate (Constantin von Dziembowski (2 items: 1973-1974), Wilhelm Fabricius (6 items: 1974-1977))
Felix Greissle (4 items: 1973-1977)
Henk Guittart (1 item: 1980)
Paul Hadley (1 item: 1982)
Jerry & Selma Halprin (1 item: 1982)
Donald Harris (1 item: 1974)
Hebrew Union College (Lewis Barth (1 item: 1973))
Hans W. Heinsheimer (8 items: 1977)
Rosemary Hilmar (1 item: 1982)
Richard Hoffmann (1 item: 1974)
The Huntington (San Marino, CA) (Virginia Rust (1 item: 1974))
George James (1 item: 1974)
Herbert von Karajan (1 item: 1973)
KFAC (Carl Princi (1 item: 1974)
Rudolf Kolisch (5 items: 1959-1960)
Koninklijk Conservatorium (Jan van Vlijmen (1 item: 1981))
Ellen Kravitz (3 items: 1974)
Hilard Kravitz (1 item: 1973)
Ernst & Gladys Krenek (1 item: 1982)
KUSC (Bruce Buell (2 items: 1977), Helen Peppard (1 item: 1977))
René Leibowitz (5 items: 1947-1955)
Sol Lesser (2 items: 1973)
Henry Lissner (1 item: 1982)
Laurence Lyon (1 item: 1974)
Robert Macfarlane (1 item: 1973)
Jan Maegaard (3 items: 1974-1975)
Heppo de Moor (1 item: 1981)
Music Library Association (Dena Epstein (1 item: 1977), Don Krummel (1 item: 1982), Clara Steuermann (1 item: 1975))
Hans Nathan (1 item: 1979)
Notes (Frank Campbell (1 item: 1974))
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Rosemary Hilmar (1 item: 1982))
Joan Palevsky (1 item: 1973)
Phi Kappa Phi (Robert Biller (1 item: 1991)
Piatnik & Söhne (Ernst Ragg (1 item: 1981))
Paul Pisk (1 item: 1963)
Alexander Ringer (1 item: 1975)
Judith Rosen (1 item: 1983)
Béla Rózsa (5 items: 1976)
Ruder & Finn (Leonard Gordon (3 items: 1977), Jerome Halprin (2 items: 1977))
Saint John's College (Burchenal Ault (2 items: 1980))
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival (Linda Moot (1 item: 1982), Sheldon Rich (3 items: 1982), Rudolf Serkin (1 item: 1982))
Santa Fe Opera (Thomas Catron (1 item: 1979), John Crosby (1 item: 1979))
Arnold Schoenberg (3 items: 1938-1948)
Gertrud Schoenberg (6 items: 1952-1961) (one to Vern Knudsen, 1956)
Lawrence Schoenberg (1 item: 1974)
Nuria Schoenberg Nono (1 item: 1982)
B. Schott's Söhne (Peter Hanser-Strecker (1 item: 1982))
Nathaniel Shilkret (1 item: 1946)
Southern California Symphony Association (Ernest Fleischmann (1 item: 1973))
Claudio Spies (1 item: 1982)
J.I. Staley (1 item: 1980)
Erwin Stein (2 items: 1955-1956)
Leonard Stein (12 items: 1947-1996)
Ena Steiner (20 items: 1978-1985)
Clara Steuermann (14 items: 1973-1974)
Leopold Stokowski (1 item: 1977)
Eileen Strang (1 item: 1984)
Gerald Strang (13 items: 1935-1982)
Igor Stravinsky (1 item: 1957)
Hans Heinz Stuckenschmidt (4 items: 1974-1980)
Dick Swift (1 item: 1982)
U.S. Games Systems (Stuart R. Kaplan (1 item: 1982))
University of California (Robert Sproul (1 item: 1936))
University of California at Los Angeles (Frank D'Accone (1 item: 1974), Robert Gray (1 item: 1982), David Saxon (1 item: 1973))
University of Michigan (Allan Smith (1 item: 1973))
University of Southern California (Grant Beglarian (25 items: 1973-1979), Michael Bocchicchio (2 items: 1976-1977), Gary Campbell (1 item: 1982), Marshall Cohen (1 item: 1984), Eve Eshelman (9 items: 1974-1975), Paul E. Hadley (1 item: 1976), Laurie Hogan (1 item: 1985), John Hubbard (1 item: 1973), Martin D. Kamen (3 items: 1976), Arlen Kilts (1 item: 1980), Frederick Lesemann (1 item: 1983), Robert Linn (1 item: 1976), Joan Meggett (1 item: 1974), Howard Rarig (3 items: 1974), Leonard Stein (7 items: 1974-1980), Harold von Hofe (1 item: 1987))
James Wierzbicki (1 item: 1982)
Wilshire Boulevard Temple (Gerald Burg (1 item: 1973))
John Wilson (1 item: 1973)
Yale University (Vivian Perlis (2 items: 1976))

Music cited

Clippings: Opp. 9, 17, 21, 22, 24, 25, 30, 31, 41, Gurre-Lieder fanfare, "Lied der Waldtaube"
Programs: Opp. 1-48, 50A, 50B, 50C, "Am Strande", Brettllieder, 3 deutsche Volkslieder, 4 deutsche Volkslieder, Die eiserne Brigade, "Gedenken", Gurre-Lieder, Gurre-Lieder fanfare, Die Jakobsleiter, 3 kleine Orchesterstücke, "Lied der Waldtaube", Moses und Aron, Scherzo and trio for string quartet, Ein Stelldichein, String quartet in D major, Violoncello concerto, Weihnachtsmusik, arr. of Brahms' Op. 25, arr. of Bruckner's Symphony no. 7, arr. of Busoni's Op. 42, arr. of Debussy's Prélude à l'aprés-midi d'un faune, arr. of Denza's "Funiculi-Funicula", arr. of Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, arr. of Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, arr. of Reger's Op. 125, arr. of Schubert's Ständchen, arr. of Sioly's "Weil i a alter Drahrer bin", arr. of 4 Strauss waltzes, arr. of Zemlinsky's Op. 13
Recordings: Opp. 2, 4, 6, 11, 14, 19, 21, 23, 25, 28?, 31, 33a, 34, 38, 45, "Die Beiden", Brettllieder, "Deinem Blick mich zu bequemen", "Gedenken", Die Jakobsleiter, 3 Klavierstücke (1894), "Lied der Waldtaube", "Mädchenlied", Mädchenfrühling", "Mein Herz das ist ein tiefer Schacht", "Nicht Doch!", "Ein Schilflied", Violoncello concerto, "Waldesnacht"
Scores: Opp. 8-10, 15-17, 21, 22, 25, 31, 38B, 47, 48, Gurre-Lieder, Die Jakobsleiter, "Lied der Waldtaube", Moses und Aron, Serenade for orchestra (1896)