The ''Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe'' (short ''WeGA'') is a scientific-critical edition of all works of the composer
Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18 or 19 November 17865 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic who was one of the first significant composers of the Romantic era. Best known for his operas, ...
, published by the
Schott Music publishing house in Mainz.
Content
The edition, which is sponsored by the
Academy of Sciences and Literature
The Academy of Sciences and Literature (german: Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz, AdW Mainz) is a scientific academy in Mainz, Germany. It was established in 1949 on an initiative of Alfred Döblin. The academy's goal is to su ...
in Mainz, aims to make all of Weber's compositions, letters, diaries and writings publicly accessible until the 200th anniversary of his death in 2026.
The edition will comprise about 50 volumes of music including critical reports, 10 volumes of letters, about 8 volumes of diaries, 2 volumes of writings, a catalogue raisonné and several volumes of documents. All text parts – excluding the musical notation – will initially be published as a digital edition.
Workplaces
The edition is being produced under the direction of
Gerhard Allroggen at two places of work: the
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin and the Musicology Department of the
University of Paderborn
Paderborn University (german: Universität Paderborn) is one of the fourteen public research universities in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It was founded in 1972 and 20,308 students were enrolled at the university in the winter ...
at the
Musikhochschule Detmold
A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger ins ...
.
Chief editor is Joachim Veit.
Complete works
Prefatory material and critical notes in German and English.
*Serie I: Kirchenmusik
*Serie II: Kantaten, Huldigungsmusiken und andere Gelegenheitswerke
*Serie III: Bühnenwerke und Vertonungen dramatischer Texte
*Serie IV: Lieder und Gesänge
*Serie V: Orchesterwerke (mit konzertanten Werken)
*Serie VI: Kammermusik
*Serie VII: Klaviermusik (zu 2 und 4 Händen)
*Serie VIII: Bearbeitungen (mit Klavierauszügen)
*Serie IX: Varia
*Serie X: Incerta
*Weber-Studies
References
External links
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