The Works of Guido Alder
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In the following section the works of Adler preserved among his papers in either manuscript or printed form are arranged in chronological sequence, in so far as this can be determined. Works of all types are included. Each title represents an individual folder or series of folders, and all the forms that have been traced of a given work are combined in their respective files. In the case of printed works, the title is given as in the published version, and this version is listed first, followed by a reverse sequence of entries that may include proofs, typescripts, manuscripts, and any related notes, correspondence, or other materials connected with each work. Bibliographic information on published works, especially newspaper articles, is dependent on the available sources, and is thus not always complete. In some cases, surviving materials contain indications that certain works were published, but it has not yet been possible to locate copies of the printed texts. In a few other situations the processor was able to obtain copies of works not originally found in the papers. Articles and reviews in the Vierteljahrsschrift für Musikwissenschaft and the Studien zur Musikwissenschaft, the journals for which Adler was co-editor or editor, are listed separately, as are his personal contributions to the Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich. In the entries for the latter, volume (Band) numbers are given first, followed after a slash by the number of the annual issue (Jahrgang), and the part within the annual issue (for example, 7/3.iii indicates volume 7 within the complete series, third annual issue, part three). For the sake of greater completeness, untraced works by Adler, and works represented only in copies found in the regular rather than the special collections of the University of Georgia Library are also listed, with notes indicating the special situation. Although it cannot be claimed that the papers offer an absolutely complete record of Adler's output, they do contain the great majority of works listed in the bibliography that appeared in the Adler Festschrift (Vienna: Universal-Edition, 1930, pp. 221-24), as well as a considerable variety of unpublished pieces.