Staffliner for drawing staves

Arnold Schönberg Estate.

This Rastral served to draw lines of music on large sheets of paper.

This Rastral, built by Schönberg himself, served to draw lines of music on large sheets of paper. These sheets of paper were used in private composition lessons at Schönberg's home in Brentwood Park, Los Angeles.

The Arnold Schönberg Estate contains the records of Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951), a composer, painter, teacher, theoretician, and innovator who is ranked amongst the prominent artistic figures in the history of western culture. His writings, apart from his compositions, are valuable documents for the musical, intellectual, and cultural history of the first half of the 20th century, as well as for exile studies, and thus for contemporary history. They are evidence of the multifaceted interests of an eminent artistic personality, and also address questions of aesthetics, Jewish affairs, politics, and religion.