Collection Summary
Robert Hernried Papers
1907-1951
1937-1951
1907-1951
1937-1951
ML31.H468
Hernried, Robert
approximately 400 items
5 containers
3.5 linear feet
English
German
French
Latin
Bulgarian
Collection material in English, German, French, Bulgarian, and Latin
Music Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Robert Hernried was an Austrian composer,
conductor, educator, author, and musicologist who immigrated to the United States in
1939. The collection contains holograph scores for many of his compositions, including
vocal works such as songs, an opera, and a mass; correspondence; writings; biographical
information; and programs.
Acquisition Information
Robert Hernreid made multiple gifts of his papers between 1946 and 1951.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing History
Jane Cross processed the Robert Hernried Papers and coded the finding aid in April
2023.
Other Repositories
The Archiv der American Guild for German Cultural Freedom, New York: Deutsche Akademie
im Exil at the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek contains information about Robert
Hernreid.
Copyright Status
Materials from the Robert Hernried Papers are governed by the Copyright Law of the
United States (Title 17, U.S.C.) and other applicable international copyright laws.
Access and Restrictions
The Robert Hernried Papers are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the
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will be available at that time.
Certain restrictions on using or copying materials may apply.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:
[item, date, container number], Robert Hernried Papers, Music Division, Library of
Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1883 September 22
Born Robert Franz Richard Hernried to Emil and Laura C. Scheftabs Hernried in
Vienna, Austria
1890s
Studied piano
1898-1902
Attended Archduke Rainer College
1903-1904
Undergraduate studies at the University of Vienna
1904-1908
Graduate studies at the State Academy of Music and Mimic Arts in
Vienna
Studied with Richard Heuberger, Robert Fuchs, and Eusebius
Mandyczewski
Composed first opera,
Francesca da Rimini
1907
Received prize from the State Academy for
"The Mourning Willow Tree" ("Die Trauerweide")
1908 April
Several songs performed by Sara Charles-Cahier, contralto at the Vienna State
Opera, for the Anglo-American Society
1908-1914
Conducted opera in Austrian and German theaters, continued composing, and
began publishing articles
Married Elizabeth Valentin (b. 1886 May 31)
1909-1910
Served as second conductor at the Municipal Theater in Merano (Tyrol)
1910
Joined the Schlaraffia society
1912 July 7
Son Karl Heinz Hernried born
1912
Conducted the Euterpe Choral Club and at the municipal theater in Flensburg,
Germany
1913
Composed second opera,
The Peasant Woman (Die Bäuerin)
Conducted at the municipal theater in Beuthen, Silesia
1913-1914
Served as a conductor at the Landestheater in Linz on Danube, Austria
1915-1917
Served in the Austrian army during World War I
1918-1919
Conductor at the Apollo Theater in Mannheim, Germany
1919–1922
Professor of composition and music theory at the Academy of Music in
Mannheim
Continued composing, researching, editing, and writing books, articles, and
reviews
Founded the Mannheim People’s Choir
1920 March 1
Daughter Marta Baberte Ingeborg Hernried born (d. 1997 February 19)
1923 February-July
Prompted by the Weimar Republic's worsening hyperinflation, worked at a lumber
mill as a bookkeeper
1923-1925
Moved to Erfurt, Germany, and worked in the accounting departments of two shoe
factories
1926
Moved to Berlin to administer the Reichsverbandes Deutscher Orchester und
Orchestermusiker and serve as editor of
Das Orchester
1926–1928
Professor of music history at the Stern’schen Conservatory
1927–1934
Professor of composition and theory at the Akademie für Kirchen und Schulmusik
circa 1929
Published [
Emile Jaques-Dalcroze's Lebenswerk
]
1934
Published [
Johannes Brahms
]
Was defined as a Jew and dismissed from employment
1935
Published [
Systematische Modulation
]
Moved to Vienna, Austria
1935-1945
Composed his Mass in D
1939 August 15
Immigrated to the United States alone, sailing aboard the steamer
Statendam
Began seeking publishers for his compositions; published 38 works within
six years
1939
Son Karl, a photographer, left Germany on a visitor visa to Norway, then moved
to Sweden
1940
Daughter Ingeborg immigrated to the United States via Turkey and studied
languages at Western Michigan College
circa 1940
Joined the American Musicological Society and the National Education
Association
1940-1942
Associate professor and conductor at St. Ambrose College in Davenport,
Iowa
1942
Published article "Four Unpublished Compositions by Robert Schumann" in the
journal
Musical Quarterly
1942–1943
Taught at the State Teachers College in Dickinson, North Dakota
1943-1946
Director of the music department at St. Francis College in Fort Wayne,
Indiana
1946-circa 1951
Professor of theory and composition at the Detroit Institute of Musical
Art
Lecturer on music history at the University of Detroit
1949
Detroit Opera Society devoted a concert to Hernried’s works
1951 September 3
Died in Detroit, Michigan
Bibliography
Cherney, Brian I. [
"The Bekker-Pfitzner Controversy (1919-1920): Its Significance for German
Music Criticism During the Weimar Republic (1919-1932)."
] PhD diss., University of Toronto (Canada), 1974.
Fay, Brendan. [
"The Promise of Tradition: Music, Modernity and Mass Society in Weimar
Germany."
] PhD diss., Indiana University, 2013.
Matthews, Ramona H.
"Hernried, Robert (Franz Richard)."
Grove Music Online. New York: Oxford University Press,
2001. https://doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.12879
Nettl, Paul.
"Meeting with Robert Hernried."
Music News,
June 1946.
"New York, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1794-1943," s.v. "Robert
Hernried," Ancestry.com.
"U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current" s.v. "Robert Hernried,"
Ancestry.com.
"U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007" s.v. "Robert
Hernried," Ancestry.com.
Walstrum, A. Donald. [
"Indiana Presents: Robert Hernried."
] Indiana University Radio Players, June 24, 1945.
Scope and Content Note
The Robert Hernried Papers span from 1907 to 1951, with the bulk of the materials dating
from 1937 to 1951. The [Music](ref_id10001) series primarily consists of holograph scores for music Hernried
composed and arranged, including lieder, motets, madrigals, sacred works, carols, solo
works for woodwinds and piano, an opera, and a mass. Notably, there are four songs by
Robert Schumann in the hand of his grandson Ferdinand.
The bulk of the letters in the [Correspondence](ref_id10086) series are between Hernried and translator
Theodora Lau. Though they primarily wrote to each other about the translations of his
compositions from German to English, they also discussed their lives and families.
Letters from other correspondents cover topics such as music and article publishing,
guest lecturing, news from friends and colleagues, and employment opportunities.
Hernried identifies two correspondents as belonging to the Nazi party.
The [Writings](ref_id10104) series
contains four articles written by Hernried and reviews of his opera
The Peasant Woman (Die Bäuerin)
.
Testimonials from professors, employers, and fellow artists; military records; and
articles written about Hernried largely comprise the [Biographical Information](ref_id10112) series. There
are also letters terminating Hernried's teaching position in Berlin in 1934 and the
passenger manifest for the ship on which he sailed to New York in 1939.
Programs and a poster comprise the [Programs and Publicity](ref_id10127) series. The programs are for
performances Hernried attended, performances of his works, or performances of his
students, and the poster advertises a performance of his Mass in D.
Organization of the Robert Hernried Papers
The collection is arranged in five series:
-
[Music, 1907-1949](ref_id10001)
-
[Correspondence,
1907-1951](ref_id10086)
-
[Writings,
1930-1949](ref_id10104)
-
[Biographical
Information, 1909-1950](ref_id10112)
-
[Programs and Publicity,
1945-1950](ref_id10127)
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC
Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and
by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Hernried, Robert--Archives.
Hernried, Robert.
Lau, Theodora, 1899-1980.
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856.
Subjects
Chamber music--Scores.
Composers--Biography.
Madrigals.
Masses--Scores.
Motets.
Operas--Scores.
Songs with piano.
Titles
Robert Hernried collection
Form/Genre
Arrangements (Music)
Art music
Autographs (Manuscripts)
Biographies.
Business correspondence.
Chamber music.
Musical settings.
Operas.
Personal correspondence.
Posters.
Programs (Publications)
Sacred music.
Scores.
Songs.
Writings (Documents)
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/2014572562]
Container List
1-3
Music, 1907-1949
1907-1949
This series contains music composed and arranged by Robert Hernried, as well as a
Sonata by Ulrich Krueger and four songs by Robert Schumann in the hand of his
grandson Ferdinand. The works by Hernried include popular songs, lieder, motets,
madrigals, sacred works, carols, solo works for woodwinds and piano, an opera, and
a mass. Nearly all works include a note by Hernried regarding such things as
publication information, history, performances, editions, etc. Publishers
mentioned include Carl Fischer Inc., Clayton F. Summy, Concordia Publishing, G.
Schirmer, Galaxy Music, Gamble Hinged Music, George F. Briegel, J. Fischer &
Bro., McLaughlin & Reilly, Neil A. Kjos, and Theodore Presser. In many cases,
where the English translations of titles have been used, the titles in their
original languages are noted. Works are holographs unless otherwise indicated.
Arranged in three file units.
Music by Robert
Hernried
1/1
All My Love (All meine
Liebe), 1939
1939
Score for voice and piano
1/3
The Angel's Message
(Engelsbotschaft), 1945
1945
English translation by Theodora Lau
Scores for SSA chorus; lead sheet; lyric
sheet
1/4
As Wither Grass and Flowers
(Das Leben welkt wie Gras), 1943
1943
English translation by Judith K. Sollenberger and
Robert Hernried
Vocal scores for SATB chorus; lyric
sheet
Note: Motet after a 17th century folk
song
1/5
Ave Maria, 1945
1945
Vocal score for SSA chorus
1/6
Away to the Dance
(Abendtanz), 1940
1940
Alternate title: A'Dancing Goes Pretty
Maiden
English translation by Marianne Bay
Vocal scores for SATB chorus; lyric
sheets
1/8
Bin dir so hat verbunden,
1941-1942
1941-1942
Vocal score for TTBB chorus; sketch
1/9
By Night, By Day (Ich
schlaf', ich wach'), 1945
1945
Vocal score for SATB chorus; lyric
sheets
1/10
Cadenza for Wilhelm
Friedemann Bach's Concerto in C minor for cembalo and orchestra, 1939
1939
Score for cembalo
1/11
Chinese Dance, 1946
1946
Scores for clarinet and piano
1/12
Chinese Love Song, 1948
1948
Score for clarinet and piano
1/13
Chris Is Risen (Christ ist
erstanden), 1941
1941
English translation by Marianne Bay
Vocal scores for SATB chorus; lyric
sheets
1/14
Christmas Carol (Weihnacht),
1943
1943
English translation by Matilda L.
Stoxen
Vocal score for SSA chorus; lyric
sheet
1/15
Christ's Slumber Song, 1939
1939
Alternate titles: Wiegenlied; To Bed, to Sleep
English translation by Judith K. Sollenberger and Robert
Hernried
Vocal scores for SATB chorus; lyric
sheets
1/16
Consolation (Und wenn Du
weinst), 1942
1942
Lyrics by Alfred Grünewald
Choral scores; lyric sheet
1/17
Dance, Dance, Marianna!,
1945
1945
Vocal scores for SATB chorus; lyric
sheets
1/18
Dance Interlude, 1940
1940
Score for flute and piano
1/19
Danse Exotique (Exotischer
Tanz), 1909
1909
Full score; score for piano
1/20
The Distant Lover (Der ferne
Liebste), 1939
1939
Lyrics by Frank Leigh
Copyist vocal score for SSA chorus; lyric
sheet
2/8
Fishing for Mussels (La
pêche des moules), 1941
1941
Vocal score for SSA chorus
2/14
Full Moon,
undated
undated
Text by John F. Johnson
Lead sheet; lyric sheets
1/21
Gossamer, 1937
1937
Text by Gertrude Metzler?
Vocal score for SSA chorus
1/22
The Gradual Tribulation of
My Heart (Graduale tribulations cordis mei), 1936
1936
Score for soprano and organ
1/23
Hungarian Gypsy Dance
(Ungarisches Tanzlied), 1939
1939
Lyrics by Frank Leigh
Vocal score for SSA chorus; printed vocal score
for SSA chorus; lyric sheet
1/24
I Said Kindly (Jesu
benigne), 1942
1942
Vocal score for SSA chorus
Includes: Program
2/15
It Became Dark (Tenebrae
factae sunt), 1941
1941
Vocal score for SSA chorus
1/25
The Knife (Das Messerlein),
1919
1919
Text by Hermann Essig
Score for voice and piano
1/26
The Longing Heart (Ach wer,
mein Herz), 1946
1946
Alternate title: Alas, My Heart
Vocal score for SSA chorus
2/1
Mass in D (Missa in D),
1935-1945
1935-1945
Score for voice and piano; sketches
Includes: Reviews and notes
2/2
The Mourning Willow Tree
(Die Trauerweide), 1907
1907
Score for voice and piano
Note: Received a prize from the State Academy,
Vienna
2/3
New Cradle Songs,
undated
undated
English translation by Henry S. Drinker
Vocal score for SSA chorus
Contents: A Child Was Born; Alone by the
Cradle; On a Lowly Ass; Rejoice Ye All
2/4
No. 1 Horsch,
undated
undated
Full score
2/5
Ode to Night (An die Nacht),
1939
1939
Lyrics by Frank Leigh
Holograph and copyist vocal score for TTBB
chorus; lyric sheet
2/6
On Christmas, 1940
1940
Vocal score for SATB chorus; vocal score for SSA
chorus; lyric sheet
2/7
Over My Grave (Über mein
Grab), undated
undated
Score for voice and piano
1/7
The Peasant Woman
(Die Bäuerin), 1913
1913
Libretto by Richard Batka
Vocal score; libretto
2/9
Psalm 84, 1945
1945
Choral score
2/10
Remembrance (Erinnerung),
undated
undated
Printed score for voice and piano
2/11
Secco-Recitativos, 1913
1913
Full score; vocal scores; parts
Note: Composed for the Wolfsschlucht scene of
Carl Maria von Weber's Der Freischutz for the
Landestheater in Linz
2/12
Serenade Burlesque (bassoon
solo), 1937
1937
Full score
2/13
Silence, My Heart (Schweige,
mein Herz), 1940
1940
English translation by Marianne Bay
Vocal scores for SSA chorus; lyric
sheets
Note: Madrigal
2/17
Your Face (Dein Antlitz),
undated
undated
Text by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Printed score for voice and piano
Arranged by Robert
Hernried
Beethoven, Ludwig
van
2/18
Soldier's Song, 1943
1943
Vocal score for TTBB chorus
Franck, Melchior
2/19
Jerusalem, Thou City Fair
and High, 1945
1945
Vocal score for SSA chorus
Fritsch,
Ahasverus
2/20
What Is the World to Me?,
1945
1945
Vocal score for SSA chorus
Schulz, Johann Abraham
Peter
2/14
Summer Evening
(Abendlied), 1944
1944
Text by Matthias Claudius; English translation
by Theodora Lau
Vocal score for SSA chorus without lyrics;
printed score for SATB chorus; lyric sheets
Singenberger,
John
2/21
Earth Trembled (Terra
Tremuit), undated
undated
Vocal score for SAB chorus; printed vocal
score for two voices and organ
Note: Published version
2/22
Earth Trembled (Terra
Tremuit), 1942
1942
Vocal scores for SAB chorus; printed chorus
score
Note: Unpublished version
Somis, Giovanni
Battista
2/23
Allegro, 1946
1946
Score for wind quintet
Traditional
2/24
All Moch Sins Be Taken
Away, 1944
1944
Vocal score for SATB chorus;
sketch
1/2
Ancient Women (Alte
Weiber), 1940
1940
Vocal score for TTBB chorus
Note: From Des Knaben
Wunderhorn
2/25
Charlie Is My Darling,
1945
1945
Score for piano
2/26
Christ Conquers, Christ
Reigns (Christus vincit, Christus regnant), 1942
1942
Score for piano; vocal scores
3/1
Faithful Johnny, 1943
1943
Vocal score for SSA chorus
3/2
Glory Be to Thee, 1949
1949
Vocal score for SATB chorus; lyric
sheet
3/3
Hallowed Night, 1947
1947
Alternate title: Advent
Vocal score for SATB chorus
3/4
On High from the Mountain
(Dort oben vom Berge), 1941
1941
Vocal scores for SSA chorus
2/16
Thou My Only Light (Du
mein einzig Licht), 1942-1943
1942-1943
Text by Matilda Stoxen
Vocal score for SSA chorus; printed vocal
score for SSA chorus
Note: Madrigal
3/5
We Love (Wir Lieben),
undated
undated
Vocal score for SATB chorus
3/6
The Weary Day Has Passed,
1934
1934
Vocal score for SSA chorus
3/7
Will You Marry?, 1942
1942
Alternate title: Common Bill
Vocal score for SSA chorus; lyric
sheet
Unidentified
3/8
The Day Is Done, 1940
1940
Vocal score for SATB chorus
Music by Others
Krueger, Ulrich
3/9
Sonata,
undated
undated
Photostat of score for flute and
piano
Schumann, Robert
3/10
Bei Schenkung eines
Flügels, 1932
1932
Vocal score for SATB chorus
3/12
Bei Schenkung eines
Flügels, undated
undated
Score for voice and piano
3/11
Frühlingsgrüsse,
undated
undated
Score for voice and piano in the hand of
Ferdinand Schumann
3/12
Frühlingsgrüsse,
undated
undated
Score for voice and piano
3/11
Ein Gedanke,
undated
undated
Score for voice and piano in the hand of
Ferdinand Schumann
3/12
Ein Gedanke,
undated
undated
Score for voice and piano
3/10
Glockentürmers
Töchterlein, undated
undated
Vocal score and lyric sheet in the hand of
Ferdinand Schumann
3/11
Liedchen von Marie und
Papa, 1937
1937
Lead sheet in the hand of Ferdinand
Schumann
3/12
Liedchen von Marie und
Papa, undated
undated
Vocal score for SATB chorus
4
Correspondence, 1907-1951
1907-1951
The correspondence between Hernried and translator Theodora Lau largely comprises
this series. Although the material centers around translations of Hernried's
compositions from German to English, they also discussed their lives over the
course of this five-year exchange. Hernried confided his struggles and successes
with work, emigration, health, and family, including his children and nephew,
actor Paul Hernried. Letters from other correspondents cover such topics as music
and article publishing, guest lecturing, news from friends and colleagues,
employment opportunities, and Hernried's offers to serve the United States during
World War II. There are two letters from acquaintances, Gerhard Parrhysius and
Otto Wartisch, whom Hernried describes as belonging to the Nazi party.
Arranged alphabetically.
4/1
Becker, Arthur C., 1948-1949
1948-1949
4/2
Bennedik, Frank, 1925
1925
4/3
Göttig, Willy Werner, 1949-1950
1949-1950
4/4
Hickman, Hans, 1949-1950
1949-1950
Note: Hernried's former student at the State
Academy for Church and School Music in Berlin, circa 1928-1930
Includes: Clippings
4/5
Indiana Department of
Education, 1944
1944
4/6
Konservatorium der Gesellschaft
der Musikfreunde in Wien, 1907
1907
Note: Notification of prize for "The Mourning
Willow Tree"
4/7-12
Lau, Theodora (translator),
1945-1951
1945-1951
4/13
McArtor, Marion, 1949
1949
4/14
Moore, Douglas (Columbia
University), 1940-1943 and
undated
1940-1943 and undated
4/15
Moser, Hans Joachim, 1948-1950
1948-1950
4/16
Parrhysius, Gerhard, 1948
1948
4/17
Siemons, Egon, 1950-1951
1950-1951
4/18
Theodore Presser Inc., 1949
1949
4/19
U.S. Office of War Information,
1944
1944
4/20
U.S. War Department, 1943
1943
4/21
Wartisch, Otto, 1948
1948
4/22
Who's Who in the Western Hemisphere, 1943
1943
4
Writings, 1930-1949
1930-1949
This series consists of four articles written by Hernried and reviews of his opera
The Peasant Woman (Die Bäuerin)
.
Arranged in two file units and alphabetically by title therein.
By Hernried
4/23
Criticism of Hernried's
compositions, undated
undated
4/24
Detroit's Musical Life,
1949
1949
4/25
The Radio and the Education
of the People, 1930
1930
Translated by Peter Panoff
Bulgarian
Material in Bulgarian
4/26
The Truth About Wilhelm
Furtwängler, 1946
1946
Includes: Clippings; correspondence with Yehudi
Menuhin, Frederic Zweig, and Willhelm Furtwängler
Writings by Others
4/27
Reviews of Die Bäuerin, 1932
1932
4-5
Biographical Information, 1909-1950
1909-1950
This series contains testimonials from professors, employers, and fellow artists;
military records; and articles written about Hernried. Regarding his emigration to
escape the Nazi regime are the letters terminating his teaching position in Berlin
and the passenger manifest for the ship on which he sailed to New York in
1939.
Arranged chronologically.
4/26
Professors' testimonials, 1909-1912
1909-1912
4/27
Employment records, 1910-1926
1910-1926
4/28, 5/2-3
Military documents, 1917-1918, 1933-1935
1017-1918, 1933-1935
4/29
Termination of teaching
position in Berlin, 1934
1934
4/30
Support for regaining Austrian
citizenship, 1937
1937
4/31
Passenger list for the steam
ship Statendem, 1939
1939
4/32
Guggenheim fellowship
application, 1944
1944
4/33
Script for radio broadcast,
"Indiana's Adopted Composer", 1945
1945
4/34
Article, "Meeting with Robert
Hernried", 1946
1946
By Paul Nettl
4/35
Biographical article, 1950
1950
4/36
Biographical article,
undated
undated
4/37
Schlaraffia passport,
undated
undated
5/1
Military medals,
undated
undated
3-4
Programs and Publicity, 1945-1950
1945-1950
Programs and one poster comprise this series. The poster advertises a performance
of Hernried's Mass in D, and the programs are for performances he attended,
performances of his works, or performances of his students.
Arranged alphabetically by format.
3/13
Poster for Mass in D
performance by the Detroit Opera Society, 1949
1949
4/38
Programs, 1945-1950 and undated
1945-1950 and undated