Josef Venantius von Wöß (1863–1943). Viennese organist, choirmaster, and composer, chief music editor at UE from 1908 to 1931. He studied at the Conservatory, 1880–82. From 1889, he was a proofreader for the firm of Waldheim-Eberle (which UE later used extensively as one of its printers). His work at UE involved especially preparing for publication the Bruckner symphonies and vocal scores by Mahler, Bruckner, Janacek and others, and making piano arrangements of Mahler’s symphonies 3, 4, 8, 9, and Das Lied von der Erde. His compositions include three operas, much vocal church music, and chamber works, and his writings include Deutsche Meister des Liedes (Vienna, 1910); Gustav Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde: thematische Analyse (Leipzig, 1912); Die Modulation (Vienna, 1921). Communications from von Wöß to Schenker are: OJ 15/25, .... 1906 Von Wöß is mentioned in, among other documents: OJ 5/16, [4], December 25, 1908 (Schenker to Hertzka, draft unsent) (NGDM1980 and 2001, and Baker’s1971, and other sources) |
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| Josef Venantius von Wöß (1863–1943). Viennese organist, choirmaster, and composer, chief music editor at UE from 1908 to 1931. He studied at the Conservatory, 1880–82. From 1889, he was a proofreader for the firm of Waldheim-Eberle (which UE later used... | |