Oscar George Theodore Sonneck (October 6, 1873 – October 30, 1928) was a U.S. librarian, editor, and musicologist. Sonneck was born in Jersey City. He studied

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and musicology in Germany at the universities of

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and

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. From 1902 to 1917, he was head of the music division of the

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, and as such created a significant music library. Since 1915, he was also editor of '' The Musical Quarterly''. As a writer, he specialized in the history of early (before the 19th century) American music. He died in

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, aged 55. The Society for American Music was created in his honor, and initially named after him.

Works

* ''A Bibliography of Early Secular American Music'' (1905, rev. ed. 1945) * ''Early Concert-Life in America'' (1907) * ''Report on "The Star-Spangled Banner", "Hail Columbia", "America", "Yankee Doodle"'' (1909) * ''The Star-Spangled Banner'' (1914) * ''Catalogue of Opera Librettos Printed before 1800'' (2 vol., 1914) * ''Early Opera in America'' (1915) * ''Vier pessimistische Lieder, op. 17'' (Universal-Edition Ä.G., Vienna & New York, 1922)

External links

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Sonneck's books
at the Internet Archive
Picture of Sonneck
1873 births 1928 deaths American librarians {{US-music-bio-stub