Belmont Music Publishers, the publishing house exclusively dedicated to preserving and promoting the works of Arnold Schoenberg, was destroyed in the catastrophic Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles. The building as well as the entire stock of sales and rental equipment for musicians, but also manuscripts, original scores and printed works disappeared in the flames. “ For a company that was devoted exclusively to Schoenberg’s works, this loss represents not just a physical destruction of property, but a profound cultural blow. » indicated Larry Schoenberg, the son of Arnold Schoenberg, “ We hope that in the near future we will be able to “rise from the ashes” in a fully digital form.«
A large part of the archives relating to the composer is also preserved by theand Center Arnold Schönberg in Vienna, also a cultural venue open to the public, since 1988.
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