Belmont Music Publisher Destroyed in Pacific Palisades Fire

By Francisco Salazar

The Belmont Music Publisher has lost its full inventory during the fires in the Pacific Palisades.

The publisher said, “Unfortunately Belmont Music was a victim of the Pacific Palisades fire. We have lost our full inventory of sales and rental materials. We hope that in the near future we will be able to “rise from the ashes” in a completely digital form. We will keep you posted on this website or you can send us an email and we will contact you. There are some scores and performing materials for which we have digital scans. Please do contact us so that we can determine if we are able to fill your requests now by forwarding these digital scans. We will continue to respond to any questions regarding the life and works of Arnold Schoenberg.”

In a press release by Larry Schoenberg, the son of the famed composer said, “The fire that ravaged the Pacific Palisades community in early January left a trail of devastation, and unfortunately, Belmont Music Publishers was among its most significant casualties. The entire inventory of sales and rental materials—comprising some manuscripts, original scores, and printed works—has been lost in the flames. For a company that focused exclusively on the works of Schoenberg, this loss represents not just a physical destruction of property but a profound cultural blow.”

He added, “Belmont Music’s catalog encompassed Schoenberg’s complete range of compositions, from his early Romantic works to his groundbreaking twelve-tone pieces. These works, including compositions like Verklärte Nacht and Pierrot Lunaire, are foundational to the 20th-century classical repertoire. Belmont’s role in preserving and distributing these masterpieces was invaluable for musicians and scholars alike, who turned to the publisher for access to authentic, carefully edited editions of Schoenberg’s challenging but transformative music.”

The Belmont Music Publisher was established in 1965 in to to ensure that the works by Arnold Schoenberg were easily available. The company publishes, rents, and sells most of the works.

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