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Paul Löwenberg Collection of Lanner Strauss Materials [collection]
- Title
- Paul Löwenberg Collection of Lanner Strauss Materials [collection]
- Language
- Form
- collection
- Physical Description
- 4 ft.
- Abstract
- The Löwenberg Collection, purchased in 1938, contains first editions of nearly all the works of the Lanner and Strauss families, the nineteenth-century "waltz kings" of Vienna. These rival families produced six composers who excelled in the writing and conducting of dance music: Josef Lanner (1801-1843), August Lanner (1834-1855), Johann Strauss the elder (1804-1849), Johann Strauss the younger (1825-1899), Josef Strauss (1827-1870), and Eduard Strauss (1835-1916). Paul Löwenberg of Vienna assembled the over sixteen hundred published piano scores in the collection and meticulously compiled four volumes of lists and clippings as background information. The unbound sheet music is broken down by composer and type (such as waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and marches) and filed by title within each category. Löwenberg's indexes list items in the collection by title and opus number. The collection measures four linear feet and has been microfilmed.
- Contents Note
- Music scores of nineteenth-century Viennese dance music.
- Preferred Citation
- Paul Löwenberg Collection of Lanner Strauss Materials, Music Division, Library of Congress
- Access Permissions
- Researchers wishing to work with special collections are advised to inquire in advance about availability of material since many special collections are stored off-site.
- Subjects
- Piano Music
- Lanner, Josef
- Lanner, August
- Strauss, Johann
- Strauss, Jr., Johann
- Strauss, Josef
- Strauss, Eduard
- Loewenberg, Paul
- Repository
- Music Division, Library of Congress
Last Updated: 06-04-2009