Family seeks a new home for the materials.
Since 1977, Schoenberg's enormous holdings of music, writings, concert programs, tapes and even his desk and piano have been kept in their own USC building, an international magnet for scholars. A long squabble over control of that building and archive copyrights recently reached a breaking point, both sides say, and Schoenberg's children are seeking another university or library to house the collection. Scholars around the nation are dismayed by the archive's likely move out of Southern California, where Schoenberg had strong ties. He taught at UCLA and USC while continuing to write atonal music that partisans praised as revolutionary and skeptics found unlistenable. The dispute partly involves the 200-seat recital hall inside the Schoenberg Institute building.