AMERICAN MUSIC SERIES                                                                  279 a,b

Lawrence Schoenberg

with Vivian Perlis

December 10, 1997

former Schoenberg Institute

USC

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Side a                                                                                                             pp. 1-16

Controversy between Schoenberg family and Univ. of Southern California—dissolving of Board of Directors—continual changes in the administration—attempts to keep the Schoenberg legacy in the United States—offers in Europe:  The Hague, Berlin, Vienna—need to have materials accessible—accessibility through the internet—need for anything happening at the Institute to be related to Schoenberg—how this was interpreted—Paul Zukofsky—his selection as director—demands made by the administration at a meeting—Paul Zukofsky’s recommendations to the administration—lack of support from music department.

Side b                                                                                                                        pp. 17-34

Harassment—attitude of the university—lack of cultural recognition for Schoenberg—decline of importance of Western European culture—lack of contact between the Schoenberg Institute and other departments in the university—interest of other Calif. universities in the Schoenberg material—lawsuit and countersuit—Schoenbergs’ desire that all material stay together—Nuria Schoenberg’s biography of her father—difficult time for the Schoenberg family—experiences with the judicial system—expenses—deeper understanding of Schoenberg’s life—performances of Schoenberg in the USA—support for the arts in Europe vs. support in the USA—political situation in Vienna—description of the Center in Vienna—new personnel—disappointment with American musicologists—organizing boxes going to Vienna.