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Profiles Person Place Organization Work by Schenker Journal Musical Composition Downloads temporarily removed for testing purposes	Paul Schwers born 1874; died 1939 Documents associated with this person: Correspondence Diaries German musicologist, critic and writer on music; long-serving editor of the Berlin Allgemeine Musikzeitung in the 1920s and 1930s. Among other works, Schwers edited a series of books entitled Das Konzertbuch: ein praktisches Handbuch für den Konzertbesucher and another entitled Das Opernbuch: ein Führer durch den Spielplan der deutschen Opernbühnen. Schwers and the Schenker circle There is no known direct contact between Schwers and Schenker. Under Schwers's editoriship, Walter Dahms - himself a Berlin critic, and Schenker disciple - published the article "Heinrich Schenkers Persönlichkeit" in the issue of AMG of August 3, 1923, and reviews of the first and second issues of Schenker's Das Meisterwerk on December 4, 1926 and February 3, 1928 (preserved in Schenker's scrapbook at OC 2/pp. 61, 72, 75). On the basis of a recommendation from Furtwängler, Oswald Jonas submitted an article about Schenker (OJ 12/6, [10]), which was issued in vol. 60, Nos 36 and 37 (September 8 and 15, 1933) (Schenker to Salzer, FS 40/1, [17]). Contributor: Ian Bent Downloads temporarily removed for testing purposes Correspondence OJ 10/1, [96] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated July 14, 1926 Dahms acknowledges receipt of Das Meisterwerk 1, and will review it for the Allgemeine Musikzeitung and his Almanach. — Is going to Berlin. — PS on acoustics of under-dominant. OJ 12/6, [10] Typewritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated March 3, 1932 Jonas reports on his course on Schenker's theory at the Stern Conservatorium, two forthcoming lectures, an article intended for publication, two radio talks and a radio recital; includes reference to his later textbook Das Wesen des musikalischen Kunstwerks. OJ 12/6, [11] Typewritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated March 24, 1932 Furtwängler liked his essay; Jonas describes his lectures at the Conservatory; the situation with Einstein over publishing his review of Meisterwerk 3; asks about permission to consult Brahms's arrangement of Saul. OJ 12/6, [17] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated November 27, 1932 Jonas has received a preliminary refusal from Anthony van Hoboken [over subscriptions for Das Wesen des musikalischen Kunstwerks], and seeks Schenker's advice; reports contact with Furtwängler; comments on lectures given by Webern. FS 40/1, [17] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Salzer, dated September 24, 1933 Schenker sets [seminar] meeting date and reports on publications by Jonas, Vrieslander, and von Cube. OJ 89/6, [11] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated December 25, 1933 Schenker speaks of recent articles by O. E. Deutsch and I. Citkowitz, and reports on former pupils Hupka and Breisach. 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. Diaries Diary entry by Schenker for 17 July 1926 Diary entry by Schenker for 5 March 1932 Diary entry by Schenker for 8 March 1932 Diary entry by Schenker for 25 December 1933