Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) was an Austrian pianist, conductor and composer. His wonderful late and neo-romantic music can be found not only in dozens of Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s, but also in many operas and orchestral works. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore the wide world of the Oscar-winning composer Erich Korngold!
Erich Korngold was born in Brno in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and was the second son of the well-known music critic Julius Korngold. After seeing him play the piano, Gustav Mahler immediately called Korngold a child prodigy, and recommended that he study under Alexander Zemlinsky.
Korngold began composing large concert works from the young age of 11, including ballets for the Vienna State Theater, and works for many famous instrumental soloists. His music inspired many of the greats of the cultural scene of the time, such as Richard Strauss, Giacomo Puccini and Paul Wittgenstein.
In 1938 Korngold was invited to the United States, where he accepted a commission to write the film music for “The Adventures of Robin Hood’. From then on, Korngold began writing mainly for Hollywood. In 1945, after seven years writing film scores, his long-standing dissatisfaction with Hollywood came to a head. He ended his association with Hollywood, and began to devote himself almost exclusively to writing concert works, including his famous Concerto for Violin and Orchestra.
Brendan G. Carroll captured the essence of Korngold’s music:
“By conceiving each film as an “opera without song”, he created a powerfully romantic, melodic and contrapuntally rich music, the highlights of which could be described as comparable to the symphonic poems of Richard Strauss and Franz Liszt. His intention was to write music that could be performed in a concert hall independently of the movie.”
The American Film Institute ranked Korngold’s music for ’The Adventures of Robin Hood’ 11th on the list of best film scores. In all, Korngold composed 23 film scores, received five Oscar nominations, and won the Oscar for Best Original Score twice.
Korngold also wrote five operas, a great number of orchestral compositions, songs, piano pieces and chamber works.
from the opera "The Dead City"
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 747179
from the opera "The Dead City"
for: Voice (baritone/alto), piano
Music score
Item no.: 731628
"Glück das mir verblieb"
aus der Oper Die tote Stadt
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 201409
for soprano, mixed choir (SATB) and orchestra
Hymn to Hebrew prayers from the Haggada
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 681722
for high voice and piano
for: Voice (high), piano
Score
Item no.: 353805
Edition Schott
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 734382
for violin and orchestra
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 756440
aus der Musik zu Shakespeares "Viel Lärmen um nichts"
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 731411
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 299132
aus der Musik zu Shakespeares "Viel Lärmen um nichts"
für Streichquartett
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681723
for high voice and piano
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 734616
für mittlere Singstimme und Klavierop. 18
for: Voice (medium), piano
Item no.: 287840
aus der Musik zu Shakespeares "Viel Lärmen um nichts"
Edition Schott
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 287798
aus der Oper "Die tote Stadt"
for: Violine oder Violoncello und Klavier
Music score
Item no.: 731406
for medium voice and piano
for: Voice (alto), piano
Score
Item no.: 287839
für hohe Singstimme und Klavier
for: Voice (high), piano
Score
Item no.: 210118
aus der Oper "Die tote Stadt"
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 756844
für Mezzosopran und Klavier
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 201654
First Edition
Volume 1
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 294816
in one movement
for: Cello, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 748149
aus der Musik zu Shakespeares "Viel Lärmen um nichts"op. 11
for: Piano
Item no.: 287717
Oper in drei Bildern
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 676177
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 948781
from the opera "Die tote Stadt"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 781505
op. 2
for: Piano
Item no.: 287716
E-Dur
Edition Schott
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, piano (piano quintet)
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 288374
First Edition
Volume 2
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 491899
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 261198
from the opera "The Dead City"
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724734
Hymn to Hebrew prayers from the Haggadah
for: Sopran-Solo, gemischter Chor und Orchester
Piano reduction
Item no.: 736897
op. 25
for: Piano
Item no.: 287946
für Tenor-Solo, Frauenstimmen (3 [6] S, 3 [6] A), Orgel und Harfe (oder Klavier)op. 32
for: Tenor solo, Frauenstimmen (SSSAAA), Orgel und Harfe
Partitur
Item no.: 361577
für mittlere Singstimme und Klavier
for: Voice (medium), piano
Score
Item no.: 301204
in one movement
for: Cello, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 288923
Edition Schott
for: Voice (high), piano
Score
Item no.: 197295
for mezzo soprano and piano
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 747126
Operette En Trois Actes, Pour Chant Et Piano
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 822386
Studien und Materialien zur Musikwissenschaft 46
for: Piano
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1209608
Suite
Pop Symphonic Band
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 948522
A-Durop. 16
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 354021
4 Klavierkompositionen
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 155499
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 499852
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362151
for medium voice and piano
for: Voice (medium), piano
Score
Item no.: 351418
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 753725
for medium voice and piano
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 748199
aus "Der Ring des Polykrates"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 641946
Partitur und Stimmen
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 146848
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