Oscar Sonneck


Oscar George Theodore Sonneck was a U.S. librarian, editor, and musicologist.
Sonneck was born in Jersey City. He studied philosophy and musicology in Germany at the universities of Heidelberg and Munich.
From 1902 to 1917, he was head of the music division of the Library of Congress, and as such created a significant music library. Since 1915, he was also editor of The Musical Quarterly. As a writer, he specialized in the history of early American music. He died in New York City, aged 55.
The Society for American Music was created in his honor, and initially named after him.

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