Jobe, Robert D.2022-12-202022-12-20197519752129859https://hdl.handle.net/10657/13048Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) was a product of pre-World War I Vienna. Among the musical elite of the time were Mahler, Berg, Schoenberg, and Webern. These composers were surrounded by successful critics, among whom was Julius Korngold, father of Erich Wolfgang Korngold. As a child, Erich was considered a Wunderkind, having begun composing at the age of six. He first composed cantata, then a musical pantomine premiered for Emperor Franz Joseph. Korngold was given theory and piano lessons, and continued to compose in other genres, that includes operas, instrumental works, songs, works for orchestra, and film scores when he came to America before World War II. Although Korngold's place in music history has not yet been settled, he was a unique, talented individual whose aspirations toward composition of music within the tonal system aided in preserving the Romantic style, and helped establish high ideals of symphonic music in the medium of sound films.application/pdfenThis item is protected by copyright but is made available here under a claim of fair use (17 U.S.C. Section 107) for non-profit research and educational purposes. Users of this work assume the responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing, or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires express permission of the copyright holder.Thesisreformatted digital