Beschreibung:

Schoenberg, Arnold AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF THE MONODRAMA ERWARTUNG, IN VOCAL SCORE an early manuscript containing readings diverging from the published editions, especially tempo- and dynamic markings, including some words and music, notated in black ink on three systems per page, of up to four staves each, frequently extended into the right-hand margins by the composer, with alterations and erasures, including to phrasing, including time signatures, with stage directions written by him over the music, sometimes in the upper margin, with some details of orchestrations, a few additional markings in blue and orange crayon and pencil, probably by a singer, and a few annotations in violet ink, apparently in another hand 57 pages, folio (32.8 x 25.5cm), 12-stave paper ("J.E. & Co...No.2..."), cloth-backed blue wrappers, modern green morocco folding case, no place or date [c.1909-1916], first page remargined, cropped by the binder in places, sometimes affecting music and inscriptions in the lower margin, some staining, including cigarette-burns, otherwise in good condition