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OJ 8/3, [65] - Handwritten postcard from Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated February 17, 1919

{recto}
[Absender: ] Dr H Schenker
III, Reisnerstr. 38

[An: ] H. Prof. Moriz Violin
XIII., Sechshauserstr. 126
[postmark:] || 3/3 WIEN 43 | 17. II. 19IX– | * R * ||
{verso}

Fl! 1

Als Epilog:

Es reimt sich Ortographie abgerechnet, die eigens geändert wird – Majorität
mit: blät (= blöd) den Rest wird die Geschichte bestätigen. 2


Von uns beste Grüße an dich u. die deinen
2 : 5 !
[signed:] Dein HS 17. II.

© Transcription Ian Bent and William Drabkin, 2009
{recto}
[From: ]Dr. Heinrich Schenker,
[Vienna] III, Reisnerstraße 38

[To: ] Prof. Moriz Violin,
[Vienna] XIII, Sechshauserstraße 126
[postmark:] || 3/3 VIENNA 43 | 17. II. 19IX– | * R * ||
{verso}

Floriz, 1

As an epilog:

It rhymes, apart from orthography, which is purposely altered: Majorität [majority]
with: blät (= blöd [feeblemindedness]) History will confirm the rest. 2


Best wishes from us to you and yours,
2 : 5 !
[signed:] Your HS September 17

© Translation Ian Bent and William Drabkin, 2009
{recto}
[Absender: ] Dr H Schenker
III, Reisnerstr. 38

[An: ] H. Prof. Moriz Violin
XIII., Sechshauserstr. 126
[postmark:] || 3/3 WIEN 43 | 17. II. 19IX– | * R * ||
{verso}

Fl! 1

Als Epilog:

Es reimt sich Ortographie abgerechnet, die eigens geändert wird – Majorität
mit: blät (= blöd) den Rest wird die Geschichte bestätigen. 2


Von uns beste Grüße an dich u. die deinen
2 : 5 !
[signed:] Dein HS 17. II.

© Transcription Ian Bent and William Drabkin, 2009
{recto}
[From: ]Dr. Heinrich Schenker,
[Vienna] III, Reisnerstraße 38

[To: ] Prof. Moriz Violin,
[Vienna] XIII, Sechshauserstraße 126
[postmark:] || 3/3 VIENNA 43 | 17. II. 19IX– | * R * ||
{verso}

Floriz, 1

As an epilog:

It rhymes, apart from orthography, which is purposely altered: Majorität [majority]
with: blät (= blöd [feeblemindedness]) History will confirm the rest. 2


Best wishes from us to you and yours,
2 : 5 !
[signed:] Your HS September 17

© Translation Ian Bent and William Drabkin, 2009

Footnotes

1 Writing of this postcard is not recorded in Schenker's diary (OJ 2/14, p. 2037). Nor is any correspondence from Violin recorded in the previous few days, though a postcard received from him on February 4, speaking of a health problem, "announces an evening visit." The "* R *" in the postmark indicates that the card was sent by pneumatic post (Rohrpost).

2 This is doubtless a humorous comment on socialism.

Commentary

Format
Printed postcard, holograph addresses recto, holograph message and signature verso, written in pencil or crayon
Provenance
Violin, Moriz (document date-1956)--Heirs of Moriz Violin (1956-197?)--University of California, Riverside (197?--)
Rights Holder
Heirs of Heinrich Schenker, deemed to be in the public domain
License
All reasonable steps have been taken to locate the heirs of Heinrich Schenker. Any claim to intellectual rights on this document should be addressed to the Schenker Documents Online, at schenkercorrespondence [at] mus (dot) cam (dot) ac (dot) uk

Digital version created: 2009-05-01
Last updated: 2010-06-15