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OJ 6/4, [47] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated November 7, 1909
Schenker has Mittelmann coming, and hopes to complete proofs of Introduction to
the Instrumentationstabelle today and 9th.
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OJ 6/4, [49] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated [July] 9, 1910
Schenker announces his arrival in the Karerpass, speaks of the costs, and
outlines his concerns over money, including money he has to send to his mother on August 1. — He
will write a letter to a female patron. — He describes the magnificence of the mountain
views.
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OJ 6/4, [50] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated July 22, 1910
Joking about some humorous rhyming verse of Violin's, Schenker reports that he
has sent off an important letter, and asks Violin to send him 12 swim-bladders. — He has defied
the cost of laundry in the Karerpass, being still worried about money. — He comments on Max
Graf's recent support of Schoenberg.
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OJ 6/4, [51] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated August 19, 1910
Schenker sends Violin 50 florins in partial repayment of a debt, expressing
anxieties about his financial situation. — No word yet from Cotta. — The effect of the hotel
fire on hotel businesses. — Emil Kornfeld arrives today.
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WSLB 110 Handwritten express postcard from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated May 5,
1912
Schenker is unable to comply with Hertzka's invitation on account of teaching
commitments.
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OC 1 B/15 Handwritten draft letter from Schenker to Carl Colbert, dated September 15,
1912
Schenker explains why he deprecates strongly giving a student only one lesson a
week and positively recommends two or three; he leaves the matter to Colbert, but gives him a
difficult choice.
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OJ 9/30, [3] Handwritten letter from Tony Colbert to Schenker, undated [September 16,
1912]
Mrs. Colbert begs to be accepted back as a pupil on one lesson a week. She has
asked Sofie Deutsch whether she would give over one of her two lessons to her and Mrs. Deutsch
has declined; she now asks whether Mrs. Stirling might agree to do the same.
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OJ 9/30, [4] Handwritten letter from Tony Colbert to Schenker, dated September 27, 1912
Mrs. Colbert suggests works she might study. -- She is enjoying Schenker's (newly
published) monograph on Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
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OJ 10/4, [1] Handwritten letter from Sophie Deutsch to Schenker, dated January 26,
1916
Sofie Deutsch informs Schenker of the bequest of a sum of money to fund his
future publications; she wishes him success in his "selfless work," and signs herself "your
grateful pupil."
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OJ 12/9, [16] Handwritten letter from Karpath to Schenker, dated February 2, 1916
Following an unanounced and abortive visit by Schenker, Karpath asks Schenker to
call him by telephone.
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OJ 12/52, [1] Typewritten letter from Fritz Mendl to Schenker, dated January 12, 1917
Fritz Mendl informs Schenker of the bequests to him in Sofie Deutsch's will,
and asks him to come to a meeting.
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OJ 15/16, [30] Handwritten lettercard from Weisse to Schenker, dated February 3, 1917
Weisse asks if Schenker has not received his previous message; he is reading
Kontrapunkt I.
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OC 16/27-29 Typewritten letter from Siegfried Türkel to Schenker, dated March 10,
1917
Concerning the Sofie Deutsch estate, Siegrfriel Türkel recommends Schenker to
put in a claim for his honorarium without delay.
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OC 1 B/19-20 Handwritten draft letter from Schenker to Hugo Friedmann, dated March 12,
1917
In light of the bequests to him in Mrs. Deutsch's will, Schenker seems to
remind Friedmann that she had also placed at his disposal in 1916 a sum of 10,000 Marks to
support his future publications. He wishes to make clear that that sum remains in place in
addition to the legacy and pension bestowed on him now in her will. He also expresses the
misgivings he has on the stipends implemented via the will. He is also anxious not to have
lost the first pension payment.
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OC 16/30v-33v Typewritten letter from Siegfried Türkel to Schenker, dated March 13,
1917
Dr. Türkel apologizes for failing to realize that Schenker was a
fellow-lawyer, and announces that the 5,000 Kronen bequeathed in Sofie Deutsch's will have
now reached him.
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OC 16/32v Handwritten draft letter fragment from Schenker to Hugo Friedmann, dated March 14,
1917
Final page only, in which Schenker reserves further decisions regarding his
legacies from Sofie Deutsch's will.
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OC 1 B/23 Handwritten draft letter from Schenker to Siegfried Türkel, dated March 17,
1917
Schenker encloses a letter from Dr. Hugo Friedmann and comments on it,
ridiculing the lack of sophistication of the wealthy, and asserting his own indifference to
money.
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OJ 14/45, [10] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Heinrich Schenker, dated February 5,
1918
Schenker, Violin alleges, has accused him of a dearth of subject matter in letter
writing; Violin defends himself on grounds that his life has been disrupted by military service
and the impact of that on his physical and mental state. He accuses Schenker of insensitivity,
and treating him like his pupils. He defends his wife for giving food to the Schenkers, and
explains her motivation for so doing.
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OC 1 B/34r Handwritten draft letter from Schenker to Türkel, dated February 24, 1918
Schenker addresses legal obstructions regarding Sofie Deutsch's will, and
threatens to go back on an earlier disclaimer if he continues to be deprived of the inheritance
due to him; notifies Türkel that he has already paid out the first stipend, to Otto Vrieslander,
and has promised the second and third to two composers (unnamed).
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OJ 6/6, [7] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated March 20, 1918
[50th Festschrift:] Schenker intends not to influence anyone in their decision to
contribute or not. — [Personal issues:] Schenker agrees to draw a line under issues discussed in
OJ 6/6, [6]; however, he accounts for his epistolary silence regarding Valerie Violin, including
the possible contact with Seligmann; he attempts to explain the matter of the jars of jam and
the absence of visits to Schönbrunn, describing vividly how tirelessly Jeanette works and how
dependent they both are on Sunday for work time; he expresses outrage that he and Jeanette live
so poorly while his pupils live lives of luxury, commenting bitterly on state of play over the
Sofie Deutsch stipend; he wishes the Violins well for their 6-month stay in Marburg.
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DLA 69.930/4 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Halm, dated December 9, 1918
Schenker recounts to Halm how Sofie Deutsch had set up a trust for needy artists,
leaving Schenker to identify beneficiaries. Schenker offers to transfer 1,600 Kroner to him from
this trust.
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OJ 14/40, [1a] Typed letter from Türkel to Schenker, dated December 27, 1918
Acknowledges letter of December 25, 1918 [not surviving]; Türkel distances
himself from Schenker's recent actions [over stipends]; Schenker cannot count on restitution of
money overspent; these matters have nothing to do with Türkel or the Deutsch estate. Encloses[?]
copy of earlier "disclaimer" [= OJ 14/40, [1b]].
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OJ 14/40, [1b] Typewritten declaration by Schenker, undated [December 27, 1918]
Schenker cedes the amount of the legacy left him in Sofie Deutsch's will against
the previously awarded sum of 10,000 Marks.
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OC 16/37v-36v Typed letter from Türkel to Schenker, dated November 3, 1919
Tükel reports the contents of a letter he has received from Dr. Friedmann.
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OJ 8/3, [86] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated May 5, 1920
Schenker writes scathingly about his brother Moriz's attitude to Schenker's
problems.
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OJ 12/31, [1] Typewritten letter from Ernst Lamberg to Schenker, dated December 7, 1923
Concerning the Sofie Deutsch estate, Lamberg now has 2M Kronen to remit to
Schenker, and also 1.5M Kronen for the January 1924 disbursement of the Deutsch stipends. He
also sets out the arrangement that has been made for the event that the Verein zur Speisung
is dissolved.
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DLA 69.930/12 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Halm, dated April 3‒4, 1924
In response to matters raised by Halm in two previous letters, Schenker discusses
figuration, distinguishing between that which works only on the surface and that which arises
out of the middle and background, drawing on primal intervals. He also concedes that he heard
Bruckner improvising, and criticizes it adversely. He refers to Reger, and outlines plans for
forthcoming volumes of Der Tonwille.
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OC 12/15-17 Handwritten letter from Halm to Schenker dated April 7, April 14, and May 6,
1924]
Halm again asks Schenker to point out an instance of non-genius in his [Halm's]
music. — Has long believed that foreground (= corporeality) has been neglected at the expense of
background (= spirituality) in music. — Defends Kurth against Schenker's critical remarks. —
Suggests an explanation for the Bruckner classroom incident. — Will send parts of his [A major]
String Quartet and promises a copy of his "Von Grenzen und Ländern". — Accepts offer of
assistance with publication costs. — Comments on Reger.
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UMdK Z 312 D/1924, [1] Typewritten letter from the Verein zur Speisung to the Akademie für Musik, dated May
21, 1924
The letter quotes the will of Mrs Sofie Deutsch, then announces that the
Verein is in process of dissolution, and decrees that the capital in question be devolved
upon the Akademie für Musik und darstellende Kunst, and refers the Akademie to its
attorney.
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UMdK Z 312 D/1924, [2] Typewritten internal memorandum of the Akademie für Musik, dated June 27,
1924
Records receipt of UMdK Z 312 D/1924, [1] and includes the texts of letters to
be sent to attorney Ernst Lambert and the Ministry of Education.
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UMdK Z 312 D/1924, [3] Typewritten letter from Lamberg to Julius Zappert (Verein zur Speisung), dated June
30, 1924
The letter quotes that of the Akademie für Musik to the Verein zur Speisung,
and requests transfer of sum of money tothe Akademie.
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OJ 12/31, [2] Typewritten letter from Ernst Lamberg to Schenker, dated July 1, 1924
Ernst Lamberg informs Schenker that the Association for Feeding ... has
resolved to dissolve itself, and to make over a proportion of its capital to the Academy for
Music and Performing Arts.
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OJ 5/24, [1] Handwritten draft letter from Schenker to Ernst Lamberg, dated July 8,
1924
Draft letter in which Schenker contends that Sofie Deutsch's intentions for
the administration of the stipends for composers that she created through her will are being
disregarded with the passing of the capital sum to the Academy for Music and Performing
Arts, and instructs Dr. Lamberg to write to Josef Marx, Director of the Academy, in these
terms.
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OJ 12/31, [3] Typewritten letter from Ernst Lamberg to Schenker, dated July 11, 1924
Ernst Lamberg declines to write, as requested, to Josef Marx.
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DLA 69.930/13 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Halm, dated October 6, 1924
Asks Halm to send some of his chamber music to Rudolf Pollak, with prospect of
performance of the A major string quartet. —Deplores current situation over Sofie Deutsch
stipends. —Reports difficulties with UE and intention to change publisher.
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UMdK Z 641 D/1924, [1] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Joseph Marx (Akademie für Musik) to Schenker,
dated December 3, 1924
Schenker appeals to Marx that the full conditions laid down by Sofie Deutsch
for the stipends be honored.
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OJ 12/51, [1] Typewritten letter from Joseph Marx (Akademie für Musik) to Schenker, dated December
13, 1924
Marx has submitted the form of award of the Sophie Deutsch stipends to the
Ministry of Education.
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UMdK Z 641 D/1924, [2] Handwritten internal memorandum of the Akademie für Musik, dated December 13,
1924
Drafts of letters to (1) the Federal Ministry of Education, (2) Schenker, both
regarding Schenker's appeal to Marx of December 3.
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UMdK Z 163 D/1925, [1] Typewritten letter from Kallina (Bundesministerium) to the Akademie für Musik, dated
February 23, 1925
The Akademie is instructed to draw up an endowment letter concerning the
Sophie Deutsch stipends, and to avoid inclusion of slates of candidates; Schenker must
determine how adjudication should be conducted after his death.
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OJ 9/4, [1] Typewritten letter from Franz Schmidt (Akademie für Musik) to Schenker, dated October
21, 1925
Schmidt reports the response from the Federal Ministry of
Education.
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UMdK Z 641 D/1925, [1] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Franz Schmidt (Akademie für Musik), dated
October 30, 1925
Schenker determines how the Sofie Deutsch stipend should be adjudicated after
his death.
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UMdK Z 767 D/1926, [1] Handwritten letter from Schenker to the Akademie für Musik, dated December 17,
1926
Schenker inquires whether interest on the capital will be available for him to
award the Sofie Deutsch stipend in 1927.
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OJ 9/4, [2] Typewritten letter from the Alexander Wunderer (Akademie für Musik) to Schenker, dated
December 21, 1926
The accumulated interest is available for distribution for the Sofie Deutsch
stipend.
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UMdK Z 767 D/1926, [3] Typewritten internal memorandum of the Akademie für Musik, dated December 21,
1926
Records the interest for 1925 and 1926 for the Sophie Deutsch Stipend of
1927.
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UMdK Z 767 D/1926, [4] Handwritten letter from Schenker to the Akademie für Musik, dated December 31,
1926
Schenker asks the amount of interest that will be available for the Sofie
Deutsch stipends in 1927.
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OJ 9/4, [3] Typewritten letter from Joseph Marx and Alexander Wunderer (Akademie für Musik) to
Schenker, dated February 3, 1927
Schenker is asked to give the Federal Ministry of Education his opinion as to
how the Sofie Deutsch stipends should be adjudicated after his death.
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OJ 5/4, [3] Draft letter from Schenker to the Akademie für Musik, dated February 7,
1927
Schenker repeats his intentions for the adjudication of the Sofie Deutsch
stipends after his death.
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OJ 5/4, [4] Handwritten draft letter from Schenker to Franz Schmidt (Akademie für Musik), dated
December 13, 1927
Schenker hands the Sofie Deutsch stipendia to the Akademie für Musik on the
grounds that the interest on the capital has diminished too greatly.
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OJ 6/8, [15] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated December 25, 1932
In this letter, much of it written in a bitter and sarcastic tone, Schenker
urges Violin not to appeal to Anthony van Hoboken for financial help. He has sought
assistance for his friend from Ludwig Karpath and Josef Marx.