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FS 40/1, [20] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Salzer, undated [January 8, 1934]
Invitation to listen to Toscanini recording; Der freie Satz is finished.
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FS 40/1, [21] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Salzer, dated March 25, 1934
Schenker cancels the seminar for March 30, and sends Easter greetings. — Is keen
to read the manuscript of Salzer's book. — Reports letter from Weisse regarding an English
translation of Harmonielehre.
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FS 40/1, [22] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Salzer, dated June 6, [1934]
Schenker is breaking his association with Willfort and Kraus, but offers to
continue working with Salzer.
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FS 40/1, [23] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Salzer, dated June 11, 1934
Hoping that he and Jeanette will be able to get away on the 15th, Schenker
reports a conversation with Furtwängler, and the latter's praise for Jonas.
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FS 40/1, [24] Handwritten picture postcard from Schenker to Salzer, undated [June 18,
1934]
Reports contents of letter from Hans Weisse.
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FS 40/1, [25] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Salzer, dated July 18, 1934
Schenker congratulates Salzer on his contract, and advises him to select a larger
size of music engraving than in Jonas's book.
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FS 40/1, [26] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Salzer, dated September 13, 1934
Schenker asks Salzer to send [biographical] information to Wilhelm Altmann;
mentions visit from Otto Klemperer.
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FS 40/1, [27] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Salzer, dated September 16, 1934
Schenker suggests Thursday for a visit.
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KA, [1] Handwritten letter from Heinrich Schenker to [Ludwig Landshoff], dated January 16‒18,
1934
Schenker expresses his thanks for the sending of Landshoff's edition of the J. S.
Bach Inventions.
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OC 18/36 Typewritten letter from Arthur Waldeck to Schenker, dated June 3, 1934
After the failure of his initiative to fund a translation of Harmonielehre,
Waldeck tells Schenker of his plan to coauthor with Nathan Broder an article introducing
Schenker's theory [to English-speaking readers].
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OC 44/12 Handwritten postcard from Wilhelm Altmann to Schenker, dated September 10,
1934
Altmann thanks Schenker for sending Oswald Jonas's book, and will cite it in
his Tonkünstler-Lexikon, with entries on Jonas and Salzer. — He reminisces on his Galtür
visit and recounts his publication plans.
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OC 44/13 Handwritten picture postcard from Carl Bamberger to Schenker, dated September 12,
1934
Bamberger aks Schenker to listen to a recital on the radio and give his
opinion, and inquires whether he may visit Schenker during the week.
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OC 44/15 Handwritten letter from Robert Brünauer to Schenker, dated September 20,
1934
Brünauer asks Schenker to put Moriz Violin in touch with Adalbert Franz
Seligmann.
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OC 44/16 Handwritten letter from Robert Brünauer to Schenker, dated August 8, 1934
Brünauer reacts favorably to Oswald Jonas's newly published
book.
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OC 44/17 Typewritten postcard from Otto Erich Deutsch to Schenker, dated September 20,
1934
Deutsch reports the launch, in Radio Wien, of the competition to find or
create a poem that would suit the untexted Schubert song D. 555.
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OC 44/18 Handwritten notecard from Elias to Schenker, dated September 5, 1934
Miss Elias inquires how Heinrich and Jeanette are, following their return
home.
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OC 44/19 Handwritten notecard from Elias to Schenker, dated September 20, 1934
Miss Elias thanks Schenker for the constant concern he shows for her
troubles.
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OC 44/2 Handwritten letter from Salzer to Schenker, undated [November 5, 1934]
Salzer asks to see Schenker in order to set up a lesson time.
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OC 44/20 Handwritten postcard from Jonas to Schenker, dated [September 3, 1934]
Jonas would like to pay a visit to Schenker; — he has heard nothing from
Hoboken; — he is remaining in Vienna.
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OC 44/21 Handwritten postcard from Jonas to Schenker, dated September 18, [1934]
Jonas is back in Berlin; reports on elucidatory editions, and seeks advice; —
he refers to Klemperer and Furtwängler, — he has received letter from Landshoff; —
forthcoming lectures in Vienna.
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OC 44/23 Handwritten letter from Marianne Kahn to Schenker, dated September 29,
1934
Miss Kahn commits to her 1934/35 lesson schedule with Schenker. She reports on
her own pupil cohort.
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OC 44/36 Handwritten postcard from Salzer to Schenker, dated September 17, 1934
Salzer cannot visit on Tuesday after all.
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OC 44/37 Handwritten postcard from Salzer to Schenker, dated September 15, 1934
Salzer asks to visit Schenker on Tuesday or Wednesday, and gives his new address.
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OC 44/38 Handwritten lettercard from Wilhelm to Heinrich & Jeanette Schenker, dated
September 12, 1934
Wilhelm Schenker recounts a visit from Lisl Richtera (Schenker) and subsequent
information about a villa being for sale.
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OC 44/4 Printed and handwritten birth annnouncement from the Cube family to Schenker, dated
August 12, 1934
Birth announcement of John-Carsten von Cube.
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OC 44/41 Handwritten letter from Hans Weisse to Schenker, dated June 2, 1934
Weisse will send Schenker his Variations and Fugue for 2 pianos when copies
are ready; he is glad to learn that Oswald Jonas's book will soon be published. He describes
the beauty of Tenants Harbor, Maine, where his family is spending the summer
vacation.
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OC 44/42 Handwritten letter from Willfort to Schenker, dated September 1, 1934
Willfort gives particulars of his radio concert, implicitly hoping Schenker will
listen to it.
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OC 44/43 Handwritten letter from Jonas and Hans Wolf to Schenker, dated September 24,
1934
Jonas reports on complimentary copies of Das Wesen and the plans for the
elucidatory editions. — He hopes to enlist Furtwängler in supporting Hans Wolf's application
to reenter Austria from Germany, but thinks a letter from Schenker to Furtwängler would be
more effective.
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OC 44/44 Handwritten letter from Hans Wolf to Schenker, dated September 25, 1934
Wolf is prevented from returning to Vienna from Hamburg by new conditions of
entry to Austria. He comments on a recently published article by Schenker.
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OC 44/45 Handwritten picture postcard from Hans Wolf to Schenker, dated August 28,
1934
Wolf has read to the end of the C. P. E. Bach chapter on thoroughbass, and is
going to reread it now: it is "magnificent."
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OC 44/46 Handwritten postcard from Jonas and three others to Schenker, dated October 2,
1934
Jonas has spoken to Furtwängler, who will proceed on the matter of Hans
Wolf.
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OC 44/47 Handwritten letter from Hans Wolf to Schenker, dated October 19, 1934
Wolf has receive authorization to enter Austria.
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OC 44/6 Handwritten postcard from Hans Wolf to Schenker, dated October 30, 1934
Further to his previous letter, Wolf indicates his availability on
Tuesdays.
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OC 44/8 Handwritten postcard from Cube to Schenker, dated October 29, 1934
Cube gives the publisher of Schäfke's Geschichte der Musikästhetik, and reports the prospect of a
permanent position.
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OC 44/9 Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker dated October 27, 1934
Jonas acknowledges OJ 5/18, 59 and 60; Hoboken has no reason to complain about
his behaviour. — As a result of Hoboken's distribution of complimentary copies, Jonas has
received letters of appreciation. —Reacts critically to Willi Reich and his magazine 23. —
Describes plans for forthcoming events in Hamburg.
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OC A/265 Handwritten letter from Hans Wolf to Schenker, dated October 29, 1934
Back in Vienna, Wolf gives his new address, and suggests times for his
lessons.
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OC A/279 Typewritten picture postcard from Deutsch to Schenker, dated November 26,
1934
Deutsch says that the seconda volta that Schenker composed for the untexted
Schubert song will be used when the song is broadcast on the radio on November 28, with the
prize-winning text.
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OC A/284 Handwritten letter from Moriz Schenker to Heinrich Schenker, dated December 5,
1934
Moriz Schenker has previously recommended shortwave radiotherapy to Heinrich,
and now sends him the contact details for the director of the program at the Pötzl Clinic
[for Nervous and Mental Diseases] in Vienna.
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OC A/285 Handwritten postcard from Moriz Schenker to Heinrich Schenker, dated December 15,
1934
Moriz Schenker draws Heinrich's attention to a lecture by the director of the
shortwave therapy division, being given in the RAVAG studio. -- Moriz is himself a patient at
the same clinic.
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OC A/287 Handwritten letter from Carl Bamberger to Schenker, dated December 11,
1934
Bamberger wishes to visit Schenker to report on his time in
Russia.
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OC A/289 Handwritten letter from Frieda Fränkl [née Guttmann] to Heinrich Schenker, dated
December 16, 1934
Frieda thanks Heinrich for his birthday congratulations; her hopes of visiting
Vienna have been thwarted by the exchange rate; she reports on her two daughters, and her
two brothers; she asks after Jeanette, discussing the difficulties for her of choosing a
maid, and Heinrich's work.
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OC A/291 Handwritten picture postcard from Komorn to Schenker, dated December 22,
1934
Mrs. Komorn send Christmas and New Year's best wishes.
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OC A/296 Handwritten picture postcard from Wilhelm Schenker to Heinrich & Jeanette, dated
December 24, 1934
Wilhelm sends Christmas and New Year’s greetings and reports on the activities
of his children.
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OC A/297 Handwritten letter from Carl Bamberger to Schenker, dated December 24,
1934
Bamberger sends best wishes for the New Year, and inquires about a
visit.
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OJ 10/18, [7] Handwritten letter from Elias to Schenker, dated June 17, 1934
Miss Elias sends best wishes for Schenker's [66th] birthday. She hopes that in
Böckstein he can recover after the exhausting work on Der freie Satz.
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OJ 10/18, [8] Handwritten letter from Elias to Schenker dated August 16, 1934
Miss Elias reports that her mother has died.
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OJ 10/18, [9] Handwritten letter from Elias to Schenker dated August 23, 1934
Miss Elias thanks Schenker for his words of condolence. She has decided to
remain in Vienna to be with her brother.
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OJ 10/19, [1] Handwritten notecard from Manolo Elias to Schenker, dated August 23, 1934
Dr. Manolo Elias thanks Schenker for his letter of
condolence.
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OJ 10/3, [205] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated January 6, 1934
Deutsch sounds out Schenker on various performance projects he has in mind,
including performances of Schubert part-songs in their original setting for four soloists
(for which the radio would be an ideal medium) and choruses and arias from his operas that
have never been performed.
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OJ 10/3, [206] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated January 14, 1934
Deutsch offers clarification of the syllable count in the incomplete, untexted
Schubert song D.555. -- He has spoken with Hoboken’s architect and cleared up some
misunderstandings.
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OJ 10/3, [207] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated January 16, 1934
Deutsch apologizes for the unnecessary fuss he has made over the syllable
count in Schubert’s incomplete, untexted song D. 555. -- He clarifies some comments made by
Hoboken’s architect. On the installation of an elevator [presumably for the apartments in
Keilgasse 8], he advises coming to an agreement with other inhabitants, without involving
the landlord.
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OJ 10/3, [208] Typewritten picture postcard from Deutsch to Schenker, dated March 24,
1934
Deutsch is giving a lecture at a Schubert festival, in Basel in the month of
May, and would like to speak to Schenker about it. Weingartner is preparing a score based on
Schubert’s draft of a symphony in E major.
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OJ 10/3, [209] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated April 13, 1934
Deutsch gives details of the reduction of his income as Hoboken’s librarian
since 1932, and fears he will have to look for additional employment elsewhere over the
coming months. He hopes to publish catalogs of the works of major composers, based on the
resources of Hoboken’s library.
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OJ 10/3, [210] Typewritten postcard from Deutsch to Schenker, dated April 27, 1934
Deutsch asks Schenker’s advice about describing manuscripts of unfinished
symphonic works, with reference to Schubert’s E major and B minor
symphonies.
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OJ 10/3, [211] Typewritten postcard from Deutsch to Schenker, dated June 11, 1934
Deutsch apologizes to Schenker for not being in touch with him for several
weeks. He has received another unpleasant letter from Hoboken and would like to see Schenker
once more before Schenker leaves for his summer holiday.
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OJ 10/3, [212] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated June 13, 1934
In this long letter Deutsch recounts events and circumstances concerned with
Hoboken’s library and the Photogram Archive, including the attempt by Oswald Jonas to place
an article on the Archive in English music journals and a Swiss newspaper, and Hoboken’s
intemperate behavior at an antiquarian music shop in London. Deutsch, trying to smooth over
points of friction, was himself accused both of neglecting his duties to Hoboken and of
being too familiar with new dealers in early music prints, who could be of service to the
library.
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OJ 10/3, [213] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated June 29, 1934
Deutsch responds to queries about the forthcoming publication of Der freie
Satz, making recommendations about the contract, and the way in which Anthony van Hoboken is
to be invoiced for his financial support; he offers to proofread the text when the time
comes. -- His difficulties with Hoboken continue, this time over the purchase of some
inexpensive editions of music which could be replaced with better ones. -- He is to give a
course at the Vienna Academy; Hoboken needs to be informed about this, and he would like to
be able to tell Hoboken that he is offering this course at Schenker’s
prompting.
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OJ 10/3, [214] Typewritten postcard from Deutsch to Schenker, dated July 19, 1934
Deutsch is concerned that Schenker has not replied to his last letter. He has
discovered that a waltz by Johann Strauss the Elder quotes from Beethoven’s “Kreutzer”
Sonata.
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OJ 10/3, [215] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated August 6, 1934
Deutsch has decided not to give his planned course at the Vienna Academy,
citing Hoboken’s insistence that his collection of first editions is off-limits and the fact
that remuneration will not be great. -- He will be in Salzburg in the second half of August;
Hoboken will probably return to Vienna in mid-September, without visiting Salzburg this
year.
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OJ 10/3, [216] Handwritten picture postcard from Deutsch to Schenker, dated August 21,
1934
Deutsch recommends the place he is staying in Aigen, and also a hotel in
Salzburg. Hoboken will be in Salzburg at the beginning of September.
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OJ 10/3, [217] Handwritten postcard from Deutsch to Jeanette Schenker, dated August 28,
1934
Deutsch gives Jeanette Schenker instructions for getting from Bad Gastein to
Aigen near Salzburg, and how to transport the luggage there. He himself will have departed
on the last day of the month.
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OJ 10/3, [218] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated October 14, 1934
Deutsch hopes that a planned journal associated with the Photogram Archive
might still see the light of day, and hopes that Schenker can use his influence to dissuade
Hoboken from giving his wife [Eva] an editorial role; he [Deutsch] would be willing to serve
without additional remuneration. He would like Oswald Jonas to write something on Schubert’s
Der Lindenbaum, comparing Schubert’s original setting [in Die Winterreise] with Friedrich
Silcher’s simplified arrangement for four-voice male chorus and piano.
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OJ 11/16, [14] Typewritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, dated June 25, 1934
Furtwängler sends a letter of recommendation for Moriz
Violin.
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OJ 11/16, [15] Handwritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, dated September 26, 1934
Furtwängler apologies for not visiting Galtür in the summer; he spent the
vacation on his own work; he will be in Vienna and hopes to see Schenker; he intends to
write publicly about Schenker's work; comments on current political situation. — Finds
Jonas's book excellent.
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OJ 11/16, [16] Typewritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, dated October 3, 1934
Furtwängler has used his influence to enable [Hans Wolf to exit
Germany].
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OJ 12/24, [8] Typewritten postcard from Kromer to Schenker, dated April 25, 1934
Kromer informs Schenker of a Mendelssohn holding by the
Photogrammarchiv.
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OJ 12/6, [28] Handwritten postcard from Jonas to Schenker, dated January 19, 1934
Jonas provides requested address; no further headway with van
Hoboken.
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OJ 12/6, [29] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated March 30, 1934
Jonas wishes the Schenkers a happy Easter. — His book expected out April 20:
Jonas wonders if it would be a good idea to ask Furtwängler for a letter for
it.
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OJ 12/6, [30] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated March 16, 1934
Jonas has mailed off the book [to his publisher]; he hopes that Schenker will
approve of it [when eventually he sees it]. It comprises four chapters and two appendices. —
He thanks Schenker for the gift of his Syrian Dances. — The Director of the Hochschule für
Musik in Berlin, Fritz Stein, has written that he cannot arrange a position for Jonas,
whereas Jonas (with support from Furtwängler) had sought only students to whom to give
[private] lessons. — Jonas alludes to difficult conditions under which he is working, and
describes his conflict with piano teacher Georg Bertram. — Relations with van Hoboken are
strained, despite Jonas's having included an appendix about the Photogrammarchiv in his
book.
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OJ 12/6, [31] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated April 15, 1934
Jonas acknowledges three communications; Hoboken has increased his subvention
for Jonas's book; Furtwängler has agreed to write a supporting letter. — Jonas proposes a
series of individual critical introductions to most frequently performed piano works and
concertos.
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OJ 12/6, [32] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated June 11, 1934
Publication of Jonas's book has been delayed until June 22; — he may give a
lecture in conjunction with Edwin Fischer; — his Beethoven sketches article is in press; —
Hoboken is considering Jonas's proposed elucidatory edition plan in conjunction with a
putative publication by the Photogram Archive.
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OJ 12/6, [33] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated June 29, 1934
Jonas describes his summer travel plans, including Bayreuth; hopes to meet
Schenker in Vienna in August. Reports state of play on his book, a proof copy of which
Furtwängler is reading. Reports on recent lecture, and prospect of another
lecture.
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OJ 12/6, [34] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated July 19, 1934
Jonas acknowledges two postcards, thanks Schenker for his note [re Das Wesen
des musikalischen Kunstwerks]; has heard nothing from Hoboken; Furtwängler is too busy to
read the book now; Jonas is going to Bayreuth. An errata list will have to be produced for
the book.
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OJ 12/6, [35] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated July 25, 1934
Jonas has changed his travel plans; describes Bayreuth; sends corrigenda list
for his Das Wesen; Roth is working on continuo realizations of Handel.
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OJ 12/6, [36] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated August 6, [1934]
Jonas alludes to the Dolfuss assassination; gives his reactions to Bayreuth
(which he has just visited) and the Wagner cult. — He is seeing his publisher about the
proposed commentary editions.
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OJ 12/6, [37] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated August 23, 1934
Jonas seeks advice on what to include in the first issue of the planned
elucidatory editions; — distribution of his book is delayed until September; — Jonas is
correcting proofs of two articles.
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OJ 12/6, [39] Typewritten letter (carbon copy) from Jonas to Schenker, dated November 28,
1934
Jonas has agreed to let his publisher proceed with a lawsuit against Willi
Reich; he has written up the documentary evidence of the case and asks Schenker to circulate
it among his circle. — He reports his activities in Berlin. — He reports his dispute with
the Jüdischer Verlag.
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OJ 12/6, [40] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated December 19, 1934
Jonas encloses a translation of an English review of his book; comments
despairingly. — Lawsuit against Willi Reich comes to court on December 22. — Jonas hopes to
give lectures in Vienna. —Asks if Schenker knows Carl Johann Perl. —Holiday good
wishes.
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OJ 14/10, [12] Handwritten postcard from Rosa Weil to Jeanette Schenker, dated May 17,
1934
Rosa Weil has not acknowledged Jeanette’s Easter greetings because there has
been a series of health crises with Lene, Arnold, and herself. Hella has gone into a
sanatorium in Vienna, and Rosa asks Jeanette to find out the identity and address of the
sanatorium in question [which she duly provided]. She sends greetings for
Pentecost.
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OJ 14/10, [13] Handwritten letter from Rosa Weil to Jeanette Schenker, dated May 28,
1934
Rosa Weil reports that her sister Hella is recovering from surgery and will
return home. — She regrets she is unable to accept Jeanette’s invitation, but she has to
care for her husband, Arnold, who is ill. — She reports on Klara and Oskar Hatschek; Oskar
sends advice on choice of vacation place for the Schenkers.
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OJ 14/10, [14] Handwritten picture postcard from Arnold & Rosa Weil with Lisl, Anna & Paul
Schiff to Heinrich & Jeanette Schenker, dated July 16, 1934
Arnold and Rosa Weil, Lisl, Anna, and Paul Schiff, send best wishes from
Karlsbad to Heinrich and Jeanette Schenker.
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OJ 14/10, [15] Handwritten letter from Rosa Weil to Jeanette Schenker, dated November 24–28,
1934
12-page letter written over four days: Arnold has, Rosa Weil agrees with
Jeanette, taken on a paternal role over the Schiff siblings. She comments at length on
Victor: admirable in what he has achieved, as a free man in [South] America he shows no
concern for the troubles of his siblings in Europe, responding only by preaching Zionist
rhetoric. Arnold, on the other hand, cares selflessly for all who are in need, while working
from morning to night. — Jeanette is given news of her sons [whom she has not seen since
1910], their wives and children. — Rosa reflects on her own life and responsibilities, and
her wishes before she dies. — She proudly describes her home and the plants that she
cultivates in it.
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OJ 14/1, [2] Handwritten letter from Salzer to Schenker, dated July 16, 1934
Salzer reports that he has secured his contract with Saturn Verlag. — He and his
wife have agreed to separate.
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OJ 15/16, [94] Handwritten letter from Hans Weisse to Schenker, dated March 15, 1934
Weisse apologizes for long silence, largely on account of depression at the
lack of enrollment at Mannes and of enthusiasm for his recently published Violin Sonata. —
At Mannes he lectures about his own work, because it is important to show how Schenkerian
theory can have a practical application for composers; his pupil Israel Citkowitz is the
only cause for optimism. — At Columbia University, where he "smuggles" Schenkerian theory
into his lectures, enrolment continues to be large. — He sends a copy of his Violin Sonata,
and promises his Variations on a Popular American Song. — He is not coming to Europe this
summer. — Universal Edition is going ahead with a schools' version of Schenker's
Harmonielehre, but he is surprised that Alfred Kalmus expects him to be involved in an
American edition of this.
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OJ 15/16, [95] Handwritten letter from Hans Weisse to Schenker, dated September 23, 1934
Weisse reports a visit from Victor Vaughn Lytle, to whom Schenker had recently
written, and the receipt of Oswald Jonas's recent book, on which he comments. The Weisses
have spent a lovely summer by the sea, in the midst of unspoiled nature, and he has
completed a set of five six-voice madrigals on Goethe texts and a string quartet. He reports
and laments his mother’s death.
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OJ 15/22, [7] Handwritten letter from Willfort to Schenker, dated June 14, 1934
Willfort, writing from Berlin, has been unable to make contact with Furtwängler.
— He has spent time with Jonas; — is disappointed that Schenker will not be in Vienna to hear
him conduct the Brahms' "Tragic" Overture; — gives travel plans; — inquires after Schenker's
reaction to his work on the "Moonlight" Sonata.
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OJ 15/22, [8] Handwritten letter from Willfort to Schenker, dated July 30, 1934
Willfort reports progress in his conducting career; he will be in Vienna next
academic year; has the prospect of a radio concert with RAVAG in September.
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OJ 15/26, [1] Handwritten postcard from Hans Wolf to Schenker, dated January 4, 1934
Wolf sends good wishes for the New Year; he expects to be back from Hamburg
for his lesson on Monday.
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OJ 15/26, [2] Handwritten picture postcard from Hans Wolf to Schenker, postmarked April 24,
1934
Wolf's parents send thanks to Schenker for his congratulations on their
anniversary; Wolf looks forward to his lesson on the coming Thursday.
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OJ 5/18, 34 Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated January 9, 1934
Der freie Satz "proper" is finished, but will add chapters on meter and form.
Van Hoboken is making further difficulties for Jonas.
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OJ 5/18, 35 Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated January 16, 1934
Schenker asks for address of Ludwig Landshoff.
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OJ 5/18, 36 Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated February 7, 1934
Schenker has had his Syrische Tänze sent to Jonas.
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OJ 5/18, 37 Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated March 29, 1934
Schenker acknowledges OJ 12/6, [30] and praises the table of contents of
Jonas's Das Wesen des musikalischen Kunstwerks; — He is finishing Der freie
Satz.
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OJ 5/18, 38 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Jonas, dated April 7, 1934
Further to OJ 5/18, 37, Schenker reports his conversation with Hoboken, who
praised Jonas's book, then asked Schenker's opinion on how best to display the music
examples. Schenker attempts diplomatically to explain Hoboken's pettiness. — Furtwängler is
in Vienna. — Schenker praises Jonas's activities.
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OJ 5/18, 39 Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated April 10, 1934
Furtwängler will be here in five weeks' time: no action until
then.
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OJ 5/18, 40 Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated April 11, 1934
Hoboken will not increase his subvention of Jonas's book.
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OJ 5/18, 41 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Jonas, dated April 23, 1934
Free Composition is completed. Schenker is pleased that Hoboken has come
round; — he gives Weisse's address; — Schenker has ordered five copies of Jonas's book; — he
reports that Salzer has completed a new book; — questions Jonas about his new plan, but
welcomes it; — Goos may not realize that Schenker is a Jew.
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OJ 5/18, 43 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Jonas, dated June 24, 1934
Schenker reports on visit from Furtwängler and future visit; — reacts to news
in Jonas's letter; — Brahms on Beethoven's notation; — printing of Der freie Satz begins
soon.
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OJ 5/18, 47 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Jonas, dated July 22, 1934
Schenker praises Jonas's book highly; gives Hoboken's current address; —
Furtwängler has written a recommendation for Moriz Violin, who would like go to Jerusalem;
asks whether Vrieslander and Oppel are subscribers. — Comments on Bayreuth and
Wagner.
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OJ 5/18, 48 Handwritten picture postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated July 29, 1934
Schenker reiterates praise for Jonas's chapter on text and music; acknowledges
errata list. — Printing [of Der freie Satz] has begun. — Comments on Herman
Roth.
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OJ 5/18, 49 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Jonas, dated August 2, 1934
Schenker expresses heartfelt thanks to Jonas for his book; their project is
fundamentally one of "present-day Jewry." — An excerpt from Der freie Satz is to appear in
Der Kunstwart. —Schenker has had to give up Willfort and Kraus because of their negligence
regarding the planned Urlinie-Tafeln vol. II.
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OJ 5/18, 50 Handwritten picture postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated August 7, 1934
Schenker suggests the publisher should send Vrieslander a copy of Jonas's
book; — Hoboken's plans to be in Vienna.
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OJ 5/18, 51 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Jonas, dated August 18, [1934]
Schenker re-sends a postcard that has been returned; mentions a visit by the
Hobokens
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OJ 5/18, 52 Handwritten picture postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated August 28,
1934
Schenker lists the pieces he has worked through with Hoboken with a view to
publication; puzzles over Furtwangler's lack of contact; outlines homeward
travel.
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OJ 5/18, 54 Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated September 7, 1934
Schenker welcomes a visit and suggests days/times.
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OJ 5/18, 55 Handwritten picture postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated September 13,
1934
Wilhelm Altmann asks that Jonas send biographical notes on himself for the
Tonkünstler-Lexikon; Schenker refers to Hoboken and Salzer.
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OJ 5/18, 57 Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated September 28, 1934
Schenker has written to Furtwängler but doubts whether the latter will be able
to help. — He passes on advice from Robert Haas regarding Hans Wolf's
situation.
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OJ 5/18, 59 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Jonas, dated October 16, 1934
Schenker cautions Jonas that he detects "something afoot" with Hoboken and his
wife. — Mentions Hans Wolf's reentry problems and reports on German students coming to him.
—An article on Schenker has been included in Spanish Enciclopedia universale. —Reports on
Zuckerkandl, Breisach, von Cube, and Weisse.
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OJ 5/18, 60 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Jonas, dated October 25, 1934
Schenker thanks Jonas for the assistance he has given Hans Wolf, and reports
that Furtwängler has intervened on Wolf's behalf, and also helped von Cube obtain a position
in Hamburg; Hoboken "doesn't want to drop" Jonas.
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OJ 5/34, [2] Handwritten revised draft letter from Schenker to Alphons Rothschild, in Jeanette
Schenker's hand, undated [August 3‒6, 1934]
Draft accompanying letter for a copy of Oswald Jonas's Das Wesen ... —
Schenker reiterates his gratitude for previous financial support, and reports that he now
has 11 published works, many articles, and entries on him in several general encyclopedias.
— Only in Vienna is he unrecognized. — He describes Wilhelm Furtwängler's faith in his
theories and the support he has given him. — He mentions his earlier proposal for a
Rothschild orchestra.
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OJ 5/34, [3] Two postal receipts, [from Schenker] to Rothschild, dated August 7, 1934
Postal receipts for a copy of Jonas's book Das Wesen des musikalischen
Kunstwerks and a separate letter.
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OJ 5/38, [86] Handwritten picture postcard from Heinrich to Wilhelm Schenker, postmarked March 29,
1934[?]
Heinrich wishes his elder brother a happy birthday.
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OJ 5/38, [87] Handwritten letter from Heinrich to Wilhelm Schenker, dated April 15,
1934
Heinrich reports the completion of his book [Der freie Satz], the improvement
to his eyes, and their younger brother Moriz’s attempt to avoid paying the final installment
of his debt.
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OJ 5/38, [88] Handwritten letter from Heinrich to Wilhelm Schenker, dated June 23, 1934
Heinrich reports that he and Jeanette are holidaying near Bad Gastein this
year, having been advised to spend the summer months at a high elevation.
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OJ 5/38, [89] Handwritten picture postcard from Heinrich to Wilhelm Schenker, dated June 27,
1934
Heinrich writes a picture postcard to show his elder brother what Böckstein
looks like.
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OJ 5/38, [90] Handwritten letter from Heinrich to Wilhelm Schenker, dated July 12, 1934
Heinrich expresses some optimism about political affairs in Germany, then
reports the arrival of Oswald Jonas’s book about his theories. — He has had a positive
health assessment from the local doctor but feels that he needs extra personal
assistance.
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OJ 5/38, [91] Handwritten picture postcard from Heinrich to Wilhelm Schenker, dated September 5,
1934
Heinrich sends his elder brother greetings from Salzburg.
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OJ 5/38, [92] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich to Wilhelm Schenker, dated September 15,
1934
Schenker tells Wilhelm that he has been in touch with their younger brother, who
promises to visit him the following week and make a “final settlement” of their financial
dispute.
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OJ 5/44, [4] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Arthur Waldeck, dated August 9, 1934
Schenker implies that Der freie Satz is not yet at proof stage, and recommends
Jonas's Das Wesen des musikalischen Kunstwerks for the explanations that Waldeck
needs.
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OJ 5/7a, [49] (formerly vC 49) Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Cube, dated May 8, 1934
Schenker congratulates Cube on the graph he has sent, and reports on Der freie
Satz and the continuation of the Urlinie-Tafeln.
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OJ 5/7a, [50] (formerly vC 50) Handwritten picture postcard from Schenker to Cube, dated August 18, 1934
Best wishes for birth.
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OJ 5/7a, [51] (formerly vC 51) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, dated October 26, 1934
Acknowledges OC 9/34, [42], and its contents; comments on the "youth of today" – organic
connection is the best thing for them; asks publisher of Schäfke book. Once Der freie Satz is in
print, he will give his mind to the continuation of the Urlinie-Tafeln. Schenker's name is included in
the Spanish Enciclicopedia universale.
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OJ 70/17, [2] Typewritten letter from Furtwängler to whomever, dated June 25, 1934
Furtwängler recommends Violin.
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OJ 89/7, [1] Typewritten letter (carbon copy) from Hoboken to Schenker, dated January 5,
1934
Hoboken tells Schenker of his plans to build a house in Grinzing. — He praises
an article by Citkowitz. — He reports on Jonas's book.
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OJ 89/7, [10] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated July 12, 1934
8-page letter: Schenker thanks Hoboken for his support for Jonas's new book. — He
reminds Hoboken of his earlier promise to support Der freie Satz financially, and predicts that
costs will be high. — Otto Erich Deutsch has been granted a course at the Vienna Academy for
Music and Performing Arts.
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OJ 89/7, [11] Handwritten picture postcard from Schenker to Hoboken, dated July 16,
1934
Schenker concurs with Hoboken's appraisal of Jonas's book.
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OJ 89/7, [12] Typewritten letter (carbon copy) from Hoboken to Schenker, dated July 31,
1934
Hoboken assures Schenker that he will support him in his work. — He outlines
the restrictions that he has placed on Otto Erich Deutsch, and expresses irritation that
Deutsch has been offered a course at the Vienna Academy. — He is annoyed at the political
views expressed by E. F. Schmid, who has been appointed at the University of
Graz.
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OJ 89/7, [13] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated August 2, 1934
Schenker, in Böckstein, welcomes the Hobokens' imminent visit.
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OJ 89/7, [14] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated August 4, 1934
Schenker asks about Hoboken's address. — An article has appeared belatedly in
the Deutsche Zeitschrift.
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OJ 89/7, [15] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated December 25, 1934
Schenker and Jeanette thank Hoboken for their Christmas gifts; Shenker alludes to
the forthcoming publication of Der freie Satz as the "summit" of his career, and reports that he
has been invited to inspect the new accommodation for the Photogramarchiv.
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OJ 89/7, [2] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated January 13, 1934
Schenker encourages Hoboken to continue to live in Vienna, praising its racial
diversity; — Der freie Satz is near completion; — sales of Beethovens Neunte Sinfonie are going
well.
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OJ 89/7, [3] Typewritten letter (carbon copy) from Hoboken to Schenker, dated January 15,
1934
Hoboken explains his indecision over future residence in
Vienna.
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OJ 89/7, [4] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated January 17, 1934
Hoboken will probably not need to send money [for printing costs of Der freie
Satz] until 1935.
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OJ 89/7, [5] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated February 25, 1934
Schenker comments on Eva van Hoboken's visit [of February 18]; — Encloses a
collection of articles, praises Hoboken's opposition to Ganche, and comments sardonically about
Schering, Kretzschmar, and Riemann.
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OJ 89/7, [6] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated February 27, 1934
Schenker speaks of an invitation received from the Reichsmusikkammer in
Berlin.
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OJ 89/7, [7] Typewritten letter (carbon copy) from Hoboken to Schenker, dated March 15,
1934
Hoboken outlines plans to expand publicity for the Photogram Archive. —
Reports re his work on Chopin's Scherzo Op. 54, which he will bring to his April 3 lesson. —
Refers to the invitation to Schenker to contribute to the journal of the
Reichsmusikkammer.
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OJ 89/7, [8] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated April 7, 1934
Schenker corrects and explains his error in counting subscriptions to Jonas's
book.
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OJ 89/7, [9] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated June 12, 1934
Schenker recounts a visit to Grinzing to view Hoboken's new house, and then to
the Kobenzl; — reports on last-minute work for Der freie Satz and a new edition of the Beethoven
piano sonatas; — comments on political developments in Europe; — Jeanette and he are leaving for
the summer vacation.
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OJ 9/34, [39] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated April 29, 1934
Cube has broken his silence; believes he is defeated: encloses letter from his employer; will try
to enlist Furtwängler's support. He is known as "the" Schenkerian; others now avoid Schenker's name to protect
themselves. Does Schenker know of any possibility for him and his family in Austria? Encloses
graph.
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OJ 9/34, [40] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, June 2, 1934
Quotes part of a letter from the Reichsmusikkammer regarding grounds for his
dismissal, and reports subsequent conversation with the Conservatory administration.
Encloses review of a recent lecture. Includes revised Ursatz for Bach Prelude in body of
letter. Inquires about Hans Wolf, and reports on Furtwängler.
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OJ 9/34, [41] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated June 7, 1934
Acknowledges a (non-extant) letter in which Schenker had expressed dismay at a review (enclosed
with OJ 9/34, [40]) of a recent lecture by Cube, who explains the circumstances under which he had to disguise
the source of some of his ideas: Schenkerian theory is regarded as "Jewish rubbish," and is no longer discussed;
one has to choose one words carefully.
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OJ 9/34, [42] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated October 4, 1934
Quotes letter from Furtwängler in extenso touching on reasons for dismissal and
articulating the importance of Schenker's theory; Cube describes the impact of this letter on his
Director. The names of Schenker, Halm, and Kurth were deleted from a recent text of his, and
censorship has been imposed. Describes his own recent activities. Outlines his geometric theory of the
diatonic components of tonality. Encloses photograph of his wife and son; describes hardships. Denies
rumors that he has cheated Moriz Violin, and refers to the resulting backlash on him: Violin has a
"complex", feels downtrodden by everyone.
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PhA/Ar 56, [12] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Kromer, dated April 25, 1934
Schenker orders two photographic copies.
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WSLB-Hds 191.577 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Deutsch, dated January 15, 1934
Schenker explains again to Deutsch his proposed syllabification of the
incomplete, untexted Schubert song D.555. – He thanks Deutsch for putting him in
touch with Hoboken’s architect.
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WSLB-Hds 191.578 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Deutsch, dated January 18, 1934
Schenker says that the misunderstandings over a slur, marked in red
pencil in the manuscript of his completion of the unfinished Schubert song D. 555,
have now been resolved. He would also like to meet Hoboken’s
architect.