The Alban Berg Foundation (''Alban Berg Stiftung'') is an Austrian organisation dedicated to the legacy of the composer

Alban Berg Alban Maria Johannes Berg ( , ; 9 February 1885 – 24 December 1935) was an Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School. His compositional style combined Romantic lyricism with the twelve-tone technique. Although he left a relatively sma ...

(1885–1935). Founded in 1969 by the composer's widow, it cultivates the memory and works of the composer, and awards scholarships.

History

After Alban Berg's death in 1935, his widow Helene Berg (1885–1976) looked after his inheritance and estate, including the preservation of manuscripts and important documents, and in later years she made preparations to establish a foundation; in accordance with Berg's wishes, it would receive the proceeds of the composer's works after her death. The establishment of the foundation was finally prepared in 1967–68, and approved by the municipal council of Vienna in 1969."Geschichte der Alban Berg Stiftung"
Alban Berg Stiftung. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

Aims and activities

The foundation serves the promotion of music, by awarding scholarships and grants to deserving music students, and by caring for the memory and works of Alban Berg. The board of trustees, which holds an ordinary meeting in spring and autumn, decides on funding in accordance with the foundation's purpose. The foundation publishes the ''Gesamtausgabe'' (complete edition) of Berg's works. It is based on all the available surviving sources, in particular the autograph scores and the printed works approved by the composer. Overall responsibility for the complete edition was in the hands of

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has taken responsibility. The Alban Berg Monument, funded by the foundation, and designed by

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and Sophie C. Grell of

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, was erected in 2016 in front of the

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."Das Alban Berg Denkmal vor der Wiener Staatsoper"
Alban Berg Stiftung. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

References

{{Authority control Arts foundations based in Europe Culture in Vienna 1969 establishments in Austria Music organisations based in Austria