Guido Adler, annotated copy of Alexander Wheelock Thayer's Chronological Catalog of the Works of Ludwig von Beethoven
Dublin Core
Title
Guido Adler, annotated copy of Alexander Wheelock Thayer's Chronological Catalog of the Works of Ludwig von Beethoven
Subject
Musicology
Thematic catalogs
Music libraries
Thematic catalogs
Music libraries
Description
Jewish scholar, writer, critic, pedagogue, and editor Guido Adler’s library was a working collection: like this interleaved copy of Thayer’s Beethoven thematic catalog, many of the books and offprints are heavily annotated and corrected, and illustrate Adler’s place at the heart of the new discipline of historical musicology. This particular image shows Adler's annotation of themes from Beethoven's 23 Songs of Various Nationalities, including his re-transcription of the three Russian tunes.
Geolocation: Adler's residence in Vienna.
Creator
Adler, Guido, 1855-1941
Thayer, Alexander Wheelock, 1817-1897
Source
Alexander Wheelock Thayer. Chronologisches Verzeichniss der Werke Ludwig van Beethoven’s (Berlin: Ferdinand Schneider, Matthäi Kirchstrasse 24, 1865).
Guido Adler Collection
Merritt Room ML134.B4 T4 1865
Guido Adler Collection
Merritt Room ML134.B4 T4 1865
Publisher
Ferdinand Schneider (Berlin)
Date
Thayer's book published in 1865; Adler's death in 1941; acquired in 2015
Relation
Format
Annotated published book
Language
German
Files
Collection
Citation
Adler, Guido, 1855-1941 and Thayer, Alexander Wheelock, 1817-1897, “Guido Adler, annotated copy of Alexander Wheelock Thayer's Chronological Catalog of the Works of Ludwig von Beethoven,” Treasures of the Loeb Music Library, accessed August 8, 2026, https://treasures.harvardmusiclib.share.library.harvard.edu/items/show/4.