Arnold Schönberg:»Von heute auf morgen« Oper in einem Akt Libretto: Max Blonda [Gertrud Schönberg] op. 32 (1928–1929)
Sources

Zwölftonreihen und -tabellen

2748, 2751, 2752, 2753, 2754, 2755, 2756, 2757, 2758, 2759, 2760, 2761, 2762, 2763, 2764, 2764A/U539, 2764B/U540

Holograph tone rows and charts.
Mfl. 2752-2764 : Tone row booklet with 14 leaves, bound in handmade cardboard cover measuring 9 x 14 cm. Each page contains one tone row written in black ink with the remaining 5-7 staves blank. Pages [1], [26-28] are blank. Each row is labelled in the left hand margin. The front cover contains the primary row and 'Einakter/Reihen/Anfang' written in black ink. The verso has 'Ende' written in black ink.
Mfl. 2748 : Chart of tone row relationships when broken down into groups of 7, 9 and 5. Written on one leaf of lined paper measuring 17.2 x 22.4 cm., with pencil and black ink used for the numbers, red pencil and blue pencil used for the groupings. Related to tone row chart with sketches, mfl. 2725. The lower left hand corner is stamped '173'. The verso is stamped '172' but is otherwise blank.
Mfl. 2749 : Chart of tone row relationships when broken down into groups of 7, which are further broken down into tetrachords and trichords. Written on one leaf of transparent paper, measuring 10.3 x 33.7 cm., with red ink used for the groupings, black ink for the grid and numbers.
Mfl. 2750 : Handwritten chart of tone row pairings and relationships, written partially in pencil, partially in black ink on one unlined leaf, measuring 22.1 x 17.2 cm. The verso is blank.
Mfl. 2751 : Tone row chart written in black ink on one leaf of 'J.E. & Co. No. 9, 28 linig' paper, measuring 34.4 x 26.5 cm. An alternate order for the final six pitches is given for each row. Each row is labelled; 'T' and 'T5' (the primary row and its transposition at the fifth) are underlined. 'U5' (the inversion of the primary row at the fifth) is written primarily in red ink. '3/8' is stamped in the right hand margin. The verso is blank.
Mfl. 2764A-2764B/U539-U540 : Tone row charts and sketches written in black ink and pencil on one leaf of 15 stave paper, measuring 25.2 x 34.6 cm. The first two staves of the recto contain the primary tone row and its inversion at the fifth, written in pencil. The rest of the recto contains sketches with various combinations of the rows. The verso contains further sketches of rows in combination with the primary row.

Skizzen

2717A, 2718, 2719, 2720, 2721, 2722, 2723, 2724, 2725, 2726, 2727, 2728, 2729, 2730, 2732, 2733, 2734, 2735, 2736, 2737, 2738, 2739, 2740, 2741, 2742, 2743, 2744, 2745, 2746

Holograph sketches.
Each leaf is described by microfilm number and is written in black ink unless otherwise indicated.
Mfl. 2717A-2718 : Written on one leaf of 15 staves, measuring 25.5 x 34.7 cm. The recto contains a sketch of meas. 1011-1014 and an unidentified 5-measure phrase. The upper right hand corner is stamped '49'. Four additional staves have been hand drawn in the lower margin. The verso contains a sketch of meas. 768-780 in black ink. The last system contains sketches that were never used. There is also a partial sketch of the passage in pencil. The upper left hand corner is stamped '50'.
Mfl. 2719-2722 : Written on one leaf of 15 staves, measuring 25.5 x 34.2 cm. The recto contains sketches of meas. 866-867 and 1073-1077, along with tone row sketches. The upper right hand corner is stamped '51'. The verso contains sketches of meas. 940-941, four variations on measure 942 (three of which are labelled A-C). 'B' is marked '927' in red pencil). All of these sketches are crossed out in yellow pencil. A sketch of meas. 954-956 follows, which is crossed out in yellow pencil and red pencil. Two sketched variations of meas. 955-956 are next; these are marked off and part of one line is circled in red pencil. Finally, there is a sketch of the clarinet part in meas. 1066. The upper left hand corner is stamped '52'.
Mfl. 2721-2722 : Written on one leaf of 15 stave paper, measuring 25.6 x 32.2 cm. The recto contains sketches of meas. 856 (Solo viola), 964-968, early sketches of 973-977, followed by 984-985. Tone row sketches appear near the right margin. The upper right hand corner is stamped '53'. The verso contains sketches of meas. 868-872, 942-945, 946-948, 951-952, 964-966. The upper left hand corner is stamped '54'.
Mfl. 2723-2724 : Written on one leaf of 15 stave paper, measuring 25.6 x 32.2 cm. The recto contains sketches of meas. 946-948, 974-977, 1081-1085, 1098-1099. The upper right hand corner is stamped '55'. The verso contains sketches of meas. 1089-1099, 1103-1104. The upper left hand corner is stamped '56'.
Mfl. 2725-2726 : Written on one leaf of 15 stave paper, measuring 25.6 x 32.2 cm. The recto contains a sketch of meas. 1073-1076, and a row table combining the primary row with its inversion at the fifth. These notes in turn are made into 12 groups of seven, using red pencil, blue pencil and green pencil. The upper right hand corner is stamped '59'. The verso contains early sketches, possibly of meas. 1073, 1064, and at the bottom, a sketch of the vocal part at meas. 1081-1082. The upper left hand corner is stamped '60'. The lower right hand corner is labelled in pencil '12-1776'.
Mfl. 2727-2730 : Written on one double leaf of 15 stave paper, measuring 25.6 x 34.7 cm. Page [1] contains sketches from meas. 305-313, a draft of the vocal part in both pencil and black ink, meas. 462-465, and a sketch of meas. 475-477. Two staves have been hand drawn in a small portion of the lower margin. Page [2] contains sketches from meas. 483-487, 834-840. Page [3] contains sketches of meas. 683-719, primarily with text. Page [4] contains sketches written in both pencil and black ink of meas. 378-408, 432-435, 476-477.
Mfl. 2732-2735 : Written in pencil and black ink on one double leaf of 30 stave paper, engraved 'Lard Esnault B.F.K. Rive', measuring 35.1 x 27 cm. Page [1] contains sketches of the vocal parts in meas. 274-282, 283-295. Page [2] (mfl. 2735) contains sketches of meas. 254-269. Page [3] (mfl. 2734) contains sketches of meas. 114-137. Page [4] contains sketches of meas. 294-305, without text. A small piece, measuring 3.9 x 0.6 cm., has been cut from page [3] near the right hand margin.
Mfl. 2736-2738 : Written on one double leaf of 30 stave paper, engraved 'Lard Esnault B.F.K. Rive', measuring 35 x 27 cm. Page [1] is blank. Page [2] (mfl. 2737) contains several sketches of meas. 834. Page [3] (mfl. 2738) contains sketches of meas. 722-730, 753-756, and a few more sketches of meas. 834. Page [4] (mfl. 2736) contains sketches of 856-889 and 964-965, the latter without text. Mfl. 2739 : Written in pencil on one double leaf cut in an irregular shape, having at most 6 staves and measuring at most 15 x 34.7 cm. The first page contains a sketch of meas. 277-278. The remaining pages are blank.
Mfl. 2740-2741 : Written on one leaf trimmed to 4 staves, measuring 4.8 x 30.4 cm. The recto contains a sketch of the vocal part in meas. 64-76. The first two measures also have the accompaniment sketched. The verso contains sketches written in pencil and black ink for meas. 223, 230-231 and the text written in pencil for meas. 224-231.
Mfl. 2742 : Written on the recto of one leaf with 12 staves, measuring 33.8 x 27.1 cm. The leaf contains ranges of alto, baritone, tenor, soprano, bass and sopranino saxophones. The verso is blank.
Mfl. 2743 : Written on the recto of one leaf trimmed to 8 staves, measuring 10.2 x 24.5 cm.; contains a sketch of the vocal part in meas. 199-206, with text.
Mfl. 2744 : Written in pencil and black ink on the recto of one leaf trimmed to 27 full staves, engraved 'Lard Esnault B.F.K. Rive', measuring 30.2 x 27 cm. The leaf had been folded in half horizontally. The lower half is labelled 'A' in the margin and contains sketches of meas. 75-84, 235-238, 535. The upper half is primarily written upside down and contains sketches of meas. 500, 478, 484, 487-492, 500-504. The verso is blank.
Mfl. 2745 : Written in pencil and black ink on the recto of one leaf of 15 staves, measuring 25.5 x 34.8 cm.; contains a sketch of meas. 274-277. Vertical lines have been drawn in purple ink to ensure the proper alignment of the notes. Three staves have been drawn in the lower margin. The verso is blank.
Mfl. 2746 : Written in pencil on one leaf of paper trimmed to 16 staves, measuring 25.5 x 33.7 cm.; contains a sketch of the first eight measures and a draft of the setting at the beginning of the opera. The leaf is dated '21.X.1928' in the upper right hand corner; it is stamped '20' in the lower right hand corner. The sketch is crossed out in green pencil. The verso is blank, except for '19' which is stamped in the lower left hand corner.


A Erste Niederschrift als Particell (angefangen: 25. Oktober 1928, beendet: 1. Januar 1929)
Arnold Schönberg Center, Wien (Nachlaß Schönberg, MS 33, Archivnr. 2561-2632)

Holograph first draft.
Max Blonda is a pseudonym of Gertrud Schoenberg
The score is bound in handmade cardboard cover with pink floral cloth spine and handwritten cover title.
Title from cover.
A tone row chart for this work, written in black ink on one leaf of 'K.U.V. Beethoven Papier Nr. 37. (24 Linien)' paper, measuring 33.8 x 26.5 cm., is affixed to the verso of the first preliminary leaf. In addition to the primary row and its inversions, the chart contains alternate order of pitches for the second half of the row.
The pages of the score are numbered, 1-72, by ink stamp; the measures are also numbered throughout by ink stamp. Pages [73-74] are blank. Page 1 is dated '25/X. 1928'. The end of the piece (p. 72) is dated '1. Janner [sic] 1929, Arnold Schönberg, 3h 15 (15h 15)'.
The score is written in ink on paper having from 15 to 20 staves. Schoenberg has drawn additional staves by hand, where needed.
Marginal comments appear throughout the score and most are transcribed in Rufer, Josef. Das Werk Arnold Schönbergs, p. 35.
Corrections and annotations appear throughout in pencil, green pencil, red pencil, purple pencil, black ink, red ink and blue pencil. Some of the corrections are signed.
Corrections are made on separate pieces of paper affixed to p. 4, 5, 13, 14, 15, 32, 38, 43, 44, 49, 50, 51, 53, 58, 60, 64, 68.

B Eigenhändige Partiturreinschrift, Takt 1-579 (angefangen: 18. Januar 1929). Instrumentiert nach dem Particell A.
Arnold Schönberg Center, Wien (Nachlaß Schönberg, MS 33, Archivnr. 2463-2558)

2463, 2464, 2465, 2466, 2467, 2468, 2469, 2470, 2471, 2472, 2473, 2474, 2475, 2476, 2477, 2478, 2479, 2480, 2481, 2482, 2483, 2484, 2485, 2486, 2487, 2488, 2489, 2490, 2491, 2492, 2493, 2494, 2495, 2496, 2497, 2498, 2499, 2500, 2501, 2502, 2503, 2504, 2505, 2506, 2507, 2508, 2509, 2510, 2511, 2512, 2513, 2514, 2515, 2516, 2517, 2518, 2519, 2520, 2521, 2522, 2523, 2524, 2525, 2526, 2527, 2528, 2529, 2530, 2531, 2532, 2533, 2534, 2535, 2536, 2537, 2538, 2539, 2540, 2541, 2542, 2543, 2544, 2545, 2546, 2547, 2548, 2549, 2550, 2551, 2552, 2553, 2554, 2555, 2556, 2557, 2558

Holograph fair copy.
Max Blonda is a pseudonym of Gertrud Schoenberg. 'Arnold Schönberg/Charlottenburg 9/Nussbaum-Allee 17/Tel.: Westend 2266'--stamped on t.p., p. 20, 21, 40, 41, 60, 61, 80, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97.
Note about the printing of this work is written in black ink on a separate leaf affixed to the t.p.
Copy is unfinished; contains only measures 1-579
The score is written in black ink on 50 leaves of 30 stave paper, some of which is engraved 'Lard Esnault BFK Rive'. The pages and the measures are numbered by ink stamp. Page 3 is dated 'angefangen am 18/I. 1929'. Note concerning instrumental parts is handwritten in pencil at the bottom of this page. Other lengthy annotations appear throughout. Pages 98-100 are blank.
Annotations and corrections to the score are made in pencil, green pencil, blue pencil, purple pencil, red pencil and black ink. Many of the annotations and corrections are signed.
Corrections made on pieces of paper affixed to p. 64, 97.

C Erster Originaldruck der Partitur, Berlin-Charlottenburg 1929, im Selbstverlag des Komponisten (Copyright 1929).
Faksimiledruck; zum Teil photomechanisch nach Notenblättern der Reinschrift B, zum Teil nach eigenhändiger Transparentreinschrift.

D Zweiter Originaldruck der Partitur, Berlin-Charlottenburg 1930, im Selbstverlag des Komponisten, Auslieferung und Bühnenvertrieb: Edition B. Balan, Berlin-Charlottenburg (Copyright 1930).
Faksimiledruck nach Transparentreinschrift, die zum Teil vom Komponisten selbst, zum Teil vom Kopisten geschrieben wurde.

E1 EK Erster Originaldruck, Berlin-Charlottenburg 1929, im Selbstverlag des Komponisten (Copyright 1929).
Faksimiledruck nach einer Transparentreinschrift, die zum Teil vom Komponisten selbst (E1 Takt 1-452), zum Teil vom Kopisten (EK Takt 453-1131) geschrieben wurde.

E2 Eigenhändige Niederschrift, Takt 453-1131 (beendet: 30. September 1929).
Arnold Schönberg Center, Wien (Nachlaß Schönberg, MS 33, Archivnr. 2633-2716)

2633, 2634, 2635, 2636, 2637, 2638, 2639, 2640, 2641, 2642, 2643, 2644, 2645, 2646, 2647, 2648, 2649, 2650, 2651, 2652, 2653, 2654, 2655, 2656, 2657, 2658, 2659, 2660, 2661, 2662, 2663, 2664, 2665, 2666, 2667, 2668, 2669, 2670, 2671, 2672, 2673, 2674, 2675, 2676, 2677, 2678, 2679, 2680, 2681, 2682, 2683, 2684, 2685, 2686, 2687, 2688, 2689, 2690, 2691, 2692, 2693, 2694, 2695, 2696, 2697, 2698, 2699, 2700, 2701, 2702, 2703, 2704, 2705, 2706, 2707, 2708, 2709, 2710, 2711, 2712, 2713, 2714, 2715, 2716

Partial holograph fair copy.
Orchestral parts reduced for piano.
Max Blonda is a pseudonym of Gertrud Schoenberg.
Library has copy from measure 453 to the end; measures 453-613 were copied by Karl Rankl, the remainder were written by Schoenberg.
Measures 453-620 written in pencil on 3 double leaves and 10 leaves of 'K.U.V. Beethoven Papier Nr. 35 (20 Linien)' paper. The final nine of the single leaves are numbered I through IX in red pencil on the recto. The verso of the last leaf is blank.
Measures 621-624 written in pencil, measures 625-693 written in black ink on 3 leaves of 20 stave paper measuring 27 x 35.2 cm. These leaves are also numbered, X through XII in red pencil on the recto.
The remaining measures (694-1131) are written in black ink on various kinds of paper, including 'K.U.V. Beethoven Papier Nr. 35 (20 Linien)', 'J.E. & Co. No. 5' and 'J.E. & Co. No. 6, 20 linig', having from 14 to 20 staves. The numbering continues in Roman numerals up to XVI, then resumes with Arabic numerals, 1-42. The versos of all but the first leaf in this group are blank. Corrections are added on separate pieces of paper affixed to the pages numbered 4, 5, 12, 22, 32, 33, 40, 42. Corrections and annotations appear throughout this score in red pencil, pencil, red ink, black ink and green pencil. Some of the corrections are signed. The final leaf is dated '30/IX. 1929'.
'Charlottenburg 9/Nussbaum-Allee 17/Tel.: Westend 2266'--stamped on the pages numbered 13, 18.

F Zweiter Originaldruck, Berlin-Charlottenburg 1930, im Selbstverlag des Komponisten, Auslieferung und Bühnenvertrieb: Edition B. Balan, Berlin-Charlottenburg (Copyright 1930).

Entwurf einer Begleitbroschüre zum Druck

2765, 2766, 2767, 2768, 2769, 2770

Draft of a foreword for a prospectus written in black ink on one leaf measuring 33 x 21 cm. Additions and corrections have been made in black ink, pencil, and purple pencil. The verso is blank.
Printing instructions and examples written on two leaves, written in black ink with corrections and additions in blue pencil, red pencil, red ink. The smaller leaf measures 9.4 x 12.8 cm. and is affixed to the top margin of the larger leaf. The verso is blank. The larger leaf measures 28.4 x 22.5 cm. The instructions are continued onto the verso.
One typewritten carbon copy of a draft of the libretto, page 7, with annotations and corrections in black ink, pencil, blue pencil and red pencil. This version of this part of the text matches no others exactly. There are also 3 measures of musical sketches in pencil on this page. The verso is blank.
Timings written in pencil on one leaf, measuring 23 x 5.4 cm. The verso is blank. Instructions to the printer are handwritten in black ink on one leaf measuring 33 x 21.1 cm. The verso is blank.

Korrektur- (Erata-) Listen

Liste 1, 2, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 7-9, 7-10, 7-11, 7-12, 7-13, 7-14, 7-15, 7-16, 7-17, 7-18, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b, 13a, 13b, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

Partial holograph errata sheets.
Errata sheets for flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn, first and second violins.
The flute and piccolo errata are written in black ink on both sides of two separate leaves of 'K.U.V. Beethoven Papier Nr. 37. (24 Linien)' paper, measuring 34.4 x 26.7 cm. The grids are drawn in pencil; additional corrections are made in green pencil or green ink. The oboe, English horn, first and second violin errata lists are written in black ink on both sides of 4 separate leaves of 'J.E. & Co. 12a, 20 linig' paper, measuring 26.7 x 34.2 cm. The grids are drawn in pencil. Some of these leaves are not entirely in Schoenberg's hand. The English horn errata list is numbered '19' in the lower left hand corner.

[Errata sheets for the first draft of Von heute auf morgen]
Chiefly handwritten sheets detailing corrections to the first draft from measure 459 to 842. Five of the leaves are written on both sides. The first leaf is typewritten on the recto. The rest of the leaves are either carbon copies or are written in pencil. Each completed page is numbered in red pencil in the upper right hand corner. Holes have been punched in the left margin in all but five of the leaves. Each leaf bears the heading 'Fehler'. The errata chart has been drawn but is not used on the versos of 2 leaves. A two measure correction, for meas. 782-783, has been written on a small piece of music paper with 5 staves, measuring 7.9 x 14.6 cm., and is affixed to the page numbered '16'. There is a brief signed comment about the notation written in green ink on this attached leaf. The leaves and pages are tallied on the final leaf. The final leaf is written on stationery 'Dozent Dr. Kolisch, Karlsbad...'
In handmade folder, made with 4 leaves of music staff paper. The first leaf measures 33 x 25.9 cm. The verso contains a crossed out sketch of measure 730 in black ink. The second leaf measures 43.8 x 32.5 cm. The third and fourth leaves are affixed to the second leaf and measure 19.2 x 19.8 cm. and 15.4 x 19.8 cm. respectively.

[Errata sheets for the score to Von heute auf morgen]
Written on four separate leaves. The first leaf is a carbon copy and is on a leaf measuring 29.1 x 22.9 cm. Corrections for measures 27-166 appear on the recto; the verso is blank. Two holes are punched in the left hand margin. The second leaf is written in black ink on one leaf measuring 28.8 x 22.5 cm. Additional corrections are made in red pencil. The recto contains errata for measures 273-401, the verso, measures 394-465. The third leaf is written in black ink on one leaf of 'K.U.V. Beethoven Papier Nr. 35. (20 Linien)' paper measuring 33.7 x 26.3 cm. The errata grid is drawn in green ink; additional corrections are made in red pencil. The recto contains errata for measures 468-891, the verso, measures 914-1050. The fourth leaf is written in black ink on one leaf of 'J.E. & Co. No. 5' paper with 18 staves, measuring 34.8 x 26 cm.
The errata grid is drawn in pencil on both sides, but only the recto is used. It contains corrections for measures 1056-1100.

[Errata sheets for Von heute auf morgen]
Errata written in pencil in unknown [copyist's?] hand with corrections and responses in red pencil or black ink by Schoenberg. Measure numbers appear in random order. Written on both sides of two separate leaves. The grid is drawn in pencil. Two of the columns are labelled 'Frage' and 'Antwort'.

Orchestrierungstabellen

Tabelle 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

[Orchestration charts for Von heute auf morgen]
Holograph charts.
Written in black ink on one original chart and two carbon copies. The instrumental parts are typewritten. The first leaf is the original. The three leaves cover up to measure 278 (page 54). Holes have been made in the right hand margins. The verso of the third leaf has a small leaf affixed to the right hand margin, on which is written 'Andant Andante/Frau V'
Accompanying material: One further carbon copy of the first leaf above, and one original and three carbon copies of another instrumentation chart, in a slightly different format ('Seite' appears above 'Takt' in the left hand margin), all unfilled in. In a folded pink blotter paper holder, which has holes corresponding to those in the orchestration charts.