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Rudolph and Richard Reti

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Rudolph Reti (1885-1957), composer, pianist and musicologist, was a pupil of Eduard Steuermann. As a pianist he premiered Schoenberg’s Opus 19 piano pieces. His music and analytical technique are represented in this collection, especially in the fifteen full scores and in the textual manuscripts on theory and analysis. He is the author of "Tonality, Atonality, Pantonality: A Study of Some Trends in Twentieth-Century Music."

Rudolph’s brother, Richard Reti (1889-1929), was a world-famous chess master who famously defeated Capablanca in 1924 with what is now known as the Reti Opening. This collection also contains Richard's manuscripts and notes on chess in five sheet music boxes containing approximately 100 chess-related items.

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General

Span Dates: 1910-1957
Major Language(s): English, German
Repository: Music Division, Library of Congress

Physical Collection

Number of Items: 700
Number of Containers: 35
Linear Feet: 16
Contents: Full scores (15); parts; photographs; correspondence; manuscripts for articles and books.
Processing History: Unprocessed; no finding aid or inventory; items not too fragile to serve.
Provenance: Gift of Lucy Forbes Shevenell, Katharine Forbes Lindow, and W. Stanton Forbes.

Access/Copyright

Access Permissions: Permitted, subject to PARR policies and procedures
Copyright Info: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
Preferred Citation: Rudolph and Richard Reti Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress.