WEBERN, ANTON VON

Additional reading Hans Moldenhauer and Rosaleen Moldenhauer, Anton von Webern: Chronicle of His Life and Work (1978), comprehensive biography; Hans Moldenhauer, The Death of Anton Webern: A Drama in Documents, with a foreword by Igor Stravinsky (1961), establishing the exact circumstances surrounding the tragedy; Walter Kolneder, Anton Webern: An Introduction to His Works, trans. by H. Searle (1968), theoretical analyses; Friedrich Wildgans, Anton Webern, trans. by E.T. Roberts and H. Searle (1966); Hans Moldenhauer, foreword to, and Ernst Krenek, commentary to Anton von Webern: Sketches (1926-1945) (1968), facsimiles from Webern's sketch books, affording insight into his working methods; Hans Moldenhauer (comp.) and Demar Irvine (ed.), Anton von Webern: Perspectives (1966), symposium of scholarly papers and Catalogue of the Webern Archive; Hans Moldenhauer, "In Quest of Webern," Saturday Review (Aug. 27, 1966), describing the discovery of a cache of manuscripts; Herbert Eimert and Karlheinz Stockhausen (eds.), Anton Webern, vol. 2 of Die Reihe, trans. by L. Black and E. Smith (1958), collection of essays; Ren Leibowitz, Schoenberg and His School, trans. by D. Newlin (1949), extensive references to Webern. Major Works: Instrumental compositions. Orchestra: Im Sommerwind (1904); Passacaglia, op. 1 (1908); Six Pieces for Orchestra, op. 6 (1909); Five Pieces for Orchestra, op. 10 (1911-13); Orchestra Pieces (1913); Symphonie, op. 21 (1928); Variations for Orchestra, op. 30 (1940). Chamber ensembles: Two Pieces for Cello and Piano (1899); Langsamer Satz for string quartet (1905); String Quartet (1905); Rondo for string quartet (c. 1906); Quintet for string quartet and piano (1907); Five Movements for String Quartet, op. 5 (1909); Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, op. 7 (1910); Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, op. 9 (1911-13); Sonata for Cello and Piano (1914); Three Small Pieces for Cello and Piano, op. 11 (1914); Trio Movement for Clarinet, Trumpet, and Violin (1920); 2 string trio movements (1925); String Trio, op. 20 (1927); Quartet for Violin, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone and Piano, op. 22 (1930); Concerto for Nine Instruments, op. 24 (1934); String Quartet, op. 28 (1937-38). Piano solo: Sonatensatz (Rondo) (c. 1906); Satz (c. 1906); Kinderstck (1924); Klavierstck (1925); Variations, op. 27 (1936). Vocal compositions. Choral: Enflieht auf leichten Khnen, op. 2 (1908); Two Songs, op. 19 (1926); Das Augenlicht, op. 26 (1935); First Cantata, op. 29 (1938-39); Second Cantata, op. 31 (1941-43). Voice with instrumental ensembles: Two Songs, op. 8 (1910); Three Orchestral Songs (1913-14); Four Songs, op. 13 (1914-18); Six Songs, op. 14 (1917-21); Five Sacred Songs, op. 15 (1917-22); Five Canons on Latin Texts, op. 16 (1923-24); Three Folktexts, op. 17 (1924); Three Songs, op. 18 (1925). Voice with piano: Three Poems (1899-1903); Three Avenarius Songs (1903-04); Eight Early Songs (1901-04); Five Songs After Poems by Richard Dehmel (1906-08); 3 groups of George songs, op. 3, 4 and op. posth. (1908-09); Four Songs, op. 12 (1915-17); Three Songs, op. 23 (1933-34); Three Songs, op. 25 (1934). Arrangements (selected). Schoenberg, Five Orchestral Pieces, op. 16, for two pianos (1912); Schoenberg, Kammersymphonie, op. 9, arranged for flute (or violin), clarinet in A (or viola), violin, cello, and piano (1922); Liszt, Arbeiterchor (Workmen's Chorus) for bass solo, mixed chorus, and orchestra (1924); Webern, Five Movements, op. 5, transcribed for string orchestra (1929); Schubert, German Dances, arranged for orchestra (1931); Bach, Fuga (Ricercata), Musical Offering, transcribed for orchestra (1935). Literary publications. Heinrich Isaac, Choralis Constantinus II, Denkmler der Tonkunst in sterreich 16/1 (1909); The Path to the New Music, ed. by W. Reich, trans. by L. Black (1963); Letters to Hildegard Jone and Josef Humplik, ed. by J. Polnauer, trans. by C. Cardew (1967).