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OJ 5/18, [D] - Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated November 10, 1919

{recto}
[Absender: ] Dr H Schenker
III., Reisnerstr. 38 ["45" written over sender address in unknown hand]

[An: ] H Oswald Jonas
III, Untere Weißgärberstr. 37
[postmark:] || [illeg] | [illeg] | [illeg] ||
{verso}

Lieber Herr Jonas !

Mittwoch 1 muß ich leider - mitmachen als Feiertag, 2 obgleich sehr gegen Überzeugung. Ich erwarte Sie also nicht.


Besten Gruß
Ihr
[signed:] HSch 10. 11. 1919

© Transcription John Rothgeb, 2006
{recto}
[From: ]Dr. H. Schenker,
[Vienna] III., Reisnerstraße 38 ["45" written over sender address in unknown hand]

[To: ] Mr. Oswald Jonas,
[Vienna] III, Untere Weißgärberstraße 37
[postmark:] || [illeg] | [illeg] | [illeg] ||
{verso}

Dear Mr. Jonas,

Wednesday I 1 must – unfortunately – participate in the holiday, 2 although very much against my conviction. Therefore I will not expect you.


Warmest greetings,
Yours,
[signed:] H. Schenker November 10, 1919

© Translation John Rothgeb, 2006
{recto}
[Absender: ] Dr H Schenker
III., Reisnerstr. 38 ["45" written over sender address in unknown hand]

[An: ] H Oswald Jonas
III, Untere Weißgärberstr. 37
[postmark:] || [illeg] | [illeg] | [illeg] ||
{verso}

Lieber Herr Jonas !

Mittwoch 1 muß ich leider - mitmachen als Feiertag, 2 obgleich sehr gegen Überzeugung. Ich erwarte Sie also nicht.


Besten Gruß
Ihr
[signed:] HSch 10. 11. 1919

© Transcription John Rothgeb, 2006
{recto}
[From: ]Dr. H. Schenker,
[Vienna] III., Reisnerstraße 38 ["45" written over sender address in unknown hand]

[To: ] Mr. Oswald Jonas,
[Vienna] III, Untere Weißgärberstraße 37
[postmark:] || [illeg] | [illeg] | [illeg] ||
{verso}

Dear Mr. Jonas,

Wednesday I 1 must – unfortunately – participate in the holiday, 2 although very much against my conviction. Therefore I will not expect you.


Warmest greetings,
Yours,
[signed:] H. Schenker November 10, 1919

© Translation John Rothgeb, 2006

Footnotes

1 Writing of this postcard is not recorded in Schenker's diary (OJ 3/1, pp. 2173-2176). (November 10 was the day of Heinrich and Jeanette's marriage.)

2 November 12 was the Proclamation of the Republic (on November 12, 1918, Emperor Karl I had relinquished all participation in government, and a democratic republic had been declared), hence a public holiday.

Commentary

Format
printed postcard, holograph addresses recto, holograph message and signature verso
Provenance
Oswald Jonas (document date-1978)—Special Collections, University of California, Riverside (1978-)
Rights Holder
In the public domain
License
This document is deemed to be in the public domain as of January 1, 2006. All reasonable efforts have been made to identify heirs of Heinrich Schenker. Any claim to intellectual rights should be addressed to the Schenker Correspondence Project, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, at schenkercorrespondence [at] mus (dot) cam (dot) ac (dot) uk.

Digital version created: 2006-03-24
Last updated: 2010-06-14