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OJ 5/7a, [1] (formerly vC 1) - Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Cube, dated October 19, 1924
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[printed:] ⇧ Postkarte Absender: ⇧ Dr. H Schenker III., Keilgasse 8 ⇧ An ⇧ H Felix v. Cube ⇧ in ⇧ III., Ungargasse 58 / 12 bei G. [?Lovenjoni] [?] [postmark:] [two identical postmarks:] || T.A.WIEN 49 | 20.X.24-90 | R/a || {verso} Lieber Herr v. Cube ! 1 Es wird sich, über meine Empfehlung, bei Ihnen ein junges, 16-17jähriges Geschöpf melden zum Unterricht in Theorie. Sie ist Schülerin einer ehemaligen Schülerin 2 von mir, mir persönlich unbekannt. 3 Setzen Sie ohneweiters 100.000K per Stunde an u. nehmen Sie 8x des Monats, (Feiertage ab!) u.s.w., [illeg] Zahlung zum Muster, wie es meine ehemalige Schülerin kennengelernt hat u. selbst wieder befolgt. Näheres mündlich. [postmark:] || 3/1 WIEN 40 | 20.X.24 IX.10 | 7a || © Transcription William Drabkin, 2006 |
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[printed:] ⇧ Postcard Sender: ⇧ Dr. H Schenker [Vienna] III, Keilgasse 8 ⇧ To ⇧ Mr. Felix v. Cube ⇧ in ⇧ [Vienna] III., Ungargasse 58 / 12 c/o G. [?Lovenjoni] [?] [postmark:] [two identical postmarks:] || T.A.WIEN 49 | 20.X.24-90 | R/a || {verso} Dear Mr. von Cube, 1 It has been arranged, on my recommendation, that a young, sixteen- or seventeen-year creature will call at your place for tuition in theory. She is the pupil of a former pupil 2 of mine, personally unknown to me. 3 Without more ado, set 100,000 Kroner per hour and give her eight lessons per month (excluding holidays), etc., [illeg] as your regular fee, which my former pupil is familiar with and has herself adopted. I shall explain more when I next see you. [postmark:] || 3/1 WIEN 40 | 20.X.24 IX.10 | 7a || © Translation William Drabkin, 2006 |
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[printed:] ⇧ Postkarte Absender: ⇧ Dr. H Schenker III., Keilgasse 8 ⇧ An ⇧ H Felix v. Cube ⇧ in ⇧ III., Ungargasse 58 / 12 bei G. [?Lovenjoni] [?] [postmark:] [two identical postmarks:] || T.A.WIEN 49 | 20.X.24-90 | R/a || {verso} Lieber Herr v. Cube ! 1 Es wird sich, über meine Empfehlung, bei Ihnen ein junges, 16-17jähriges Geschöpf melden zum Unterricht in Theorie. Sie ist Schülerin einer ehemaligen Schülerin 2 von mir, mir persönlich unbekannt. 3 Setzen Sie ohneweiters 100.000K per Stunde an u. nehmen Sie 8x des Monats, (Feiertage ab!) u.s.w., [illeg] Zahlung zum Muster, wie es meine ehemalige Schülerin kennengelernt hat u. selbst wieder befolgt. Näheres mündlich. [postmark:] || 3/1 WIEN 40 | 20.X.24 IX.10 | 7a || © Transcription William Drabkin, 2006 |
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[printed:] ⇧ Postcard Sender: ⇧ Dr. H Schenker [Vienna] III, Keilgasse 8 ⇧ To ⇧ Mr. Felix v. Cube ⇧ in ⇧ [Vienna] III., Ungargasse 58 / 12 c/o G. [?Lovenjoni] [?] [postmark:] [two identical postmarks:] || T.A.WIEN 49 | 20.X.24-90 | R/a || {verso} Dear Mr. von Cube, 1 It has been arranged, on my recommendation, that a young, sixteen- or seventeen-year creature will call at your place for tuition in theory. She is the pupil of a former pupil 2 of mine, personally unknown to me. 3 Without more ado, set 100,000 Kroner per hour and give her eight lessons per month (excluding holidays), etc., [illeg] as your regular fee, which my former pupil is familiar with and has herself adopted. I shall explain more when I next see you. [postmark:] || 3/1 WIEN 40 | 20.X.24 IX.10 | 7a || © Translation William Drabkin, 2006 |
Footnotes1 Writing of this postcard is recorded in Schenker's diary at OJ 3/7, p. 2744, October 19, 1924: "An Cube (expreß-K. [sic]): kündige die Schülerin an, gebe ihm Winke für die Honorarforderung." ("To Cube (express postcard): alert him to the new student, give him a tip on what fee to charge."). 2 "Schülerin … Schülerin": lit. female student, in both cases. 3 This appears to be Cube's first offer of employment since arriving in Vienna almost a year before. The lessons apparently did not go smoothly, as Schenker mentions Cube's early difficulties as a teacher a year later, in a letter to Cube's father (OJ 5/7a, [2], September 13, 1925). Neither the name of the pupil nor that of her teacher is given in either letter. |
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Digital version created: 2006-05-28 |