Footnotes

¹ Receipt of this letter is recorded in Schenker's diary at OJ 2/6, p. 601, January 6, 1917: "Parte Professor Ernst Rudorff." ("Death announcement of Professor Ernst Rudorff."). On p. 602, same date: "Condolenzschreiben an die Wittwe Rudorff: Die Mitteilung vom Ableben Ihres hochgeehrten Gatten hat auch mich in tiefste persönliche Trauer versetzt. Seine Zustimmung, sein edler Zuruf waren mir glückverheißende Momente im Kampfe. Ueber alle Tumulte des Tages wird die wirklich nur dem Höchsten und Besten zugewendete Kunstgesinnung, die er vorbildlich vertrat, endgültig triumphieren." ("Letter of condolence to the widow Rudorff: The news of the passing of your highly revered husband has affected even me with the deepest personal sorrow. His endorsement, his noble encouragement were propitious moments for me in the battle. Above all the tumult of the day, his artistic mentality, truly dedicated only to the highest and the best, which he represented in exemplary fashion, will ultimately triumph."). Between the two entries, Schenker went to the sanatorium and discovered that his patroness, Mrs. Sofie Deutsch, had died overnight, thus learning of two deaths on the same day.

² Ernst Rudorff was born on January 18, 1840.

Commentary

Format

1p letter, printed message and signatures

Provenance

Schenker, Heinrich (document date-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-c.1942)--Ratz, Erwin (c.1942-c.1945)--Jonas, Oswald (c.1945-1978)--University of California, Riverside (1978--)

Rights Holder

Heirs of Ernst and Elisabeth Rudorff; permission being sought, but deemed to be in the public domain

License

The heirs or representatives of Ernst and Elisabeth Rudorff are being sought, but the material is deemed now to be in the public domain. Any claim to intellectual rights on this document should be addressed to the Schenker Correspondence Project, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, at schenkercorrespondence [at] mus [dot] cam [dot] ac [dot] uk.

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Last updated: 2012-09-26