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OJ 10/1, [45] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated September 26, 1919
Dahms responds to Schenker's letter (non-extant). He reflects on Prussian militarism. He declares that there is no such things as "military genius"; Germany was as guilty as the Entente Powers for the war; soldiers were treated as slaves by their officers, with Wilhelm II bearing the ultimate guilt. He rejects all political parties. England does not treat its people as Germany does. He believes only in the German spirit, which he regards as the spirit of the world. He cannot wait to leave Germany, and wants only to immerse himself in Schenker's work.
OJ 10/3, [28] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated February 14, 1922
Deutsch offers to provide several books to Schenker instead of two or three hardback copies of the "Moonlight" Sonata edition, and then details several misprints and factual errors in Romain Rolland's biography of Beethoven.
DLA 69.930/10 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Halm, dated September 25, 1922
Acknowledges OJ 11/35, 20 and composition; expects to be able to comment on Halm's Klavierübung in Tonwille 4; reports Leipzig University's decision not to appoint him; speculates on the impact of Kontrapunkt 2 and Der freie Satz; public difficulty in accepting Urgesetze. — Aristide Briand: The importance of being well-read on a topic before commenting in public: Schoenberg and Reger; newspapers. — Maximilian Harden: although faithful to Schenker, Harden had not mastered the topics on which he wrote. — National Govenment: Schenker's publishing plans, including "The Future of Humanity": man's anthropomorphic thinking is a delusion, he needs to adapt to nature, to return to a primitive state, to abandon "development" and "progress" and return to primordial laws; inferior man wants to "govern" (bowel wants to become brain); Schenker deplores "artifice" (French) as against nature (German). — Things French: praises German superiority over French in its joy of work. — Higher Plane: the German should not abase himself before the Frenchman.
FS 40/1, [15] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Salzer, dated December 31, 1932
The Schenkers send New Year's greetings to the Salzers, and celebrate Salzer's forthcoming book.
Diary entry by Schenker for 1 October 1899
Diary entry by Schenker for 9 February 1909
Diary entry by Schenker for 30 May 1911
Diary entry by Schenker for 15 September 1912
Diary entry by Schenker for 27 April 1913
Diary entry by Schenker for 22 October 1913
Diary entry by Schenker for 25 October 1913
Diary entry by Schenker for 19 November 1913
Diary entry by Schenker for 30 November 1913
Diary entry by Schenker for 9 September 1915
Diary entry by Schenker for 25 November 1917
Diary entry by Schenker for 29 March 1919
Diary entry by Schenker for 3 May 1929
Diary entry by Schenker for 9 September 1929