Sonneck

Oscar George Theodore, historian, author b. Jersey City, N. J., Oct. 6, 1873. Educated in public schools, Hoboken, N. J., German gymnasia, Univ. Heidelberg, 1893, Munich, 1893-97, studying principally psychology, aesthetics, and history of music; began study of piano at 5 years of age; while in Germany continued music studies at Kiel, Frankfort with Kwast, composition at Munich with Sachs, instrumentation with Knorr at Frankfort, conducting at Sonders hausen, 1898; pianistic career closed on account of injury to hand, and attention centered on theoretical subjects; chief of Division of Music, Library of Congre , since Aug., 1902; published a few compositions while m Germany; Mr. Sonneck’ contributions to the history of the music of the U. S. and the bibliography of music are extremely valuable; among them are Scheme for Cla ification of Music and Literature of Music, 1904, Francis Hopkins on and James Lyon, 1905 (two studies in early American music). Bibliography of Early Secular American Music 1905, Early Concert Life in America 1907, Marly Opera in; SPENELLI America 1907, Catalogue of Dramatic Music in the Library of Congre 1908, Report on the Star Spangled Banner America, Had Coktmbia, Yankee Doodle, 1909, Catalogue of full Scores of Orchestral Music in the Library of Congre , 1912; nearing completion (1913) is a very valuable Catalogue of 17th and ISth Century Opera Librettos in the Library of Congre in addition to these books Mr. Sonneck has contributed about 100 important articles and e ays on historical subjects to American and European musical magazines: published two volumes of verse, Seufzer, 1895, Eine Totenme e, 1898.