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Profiles Person Place Organization Work by Schenker Journal Musical Composition Downloads temporarily removed for testing purposes	Gertrud Bertha Schoenberg born Karlsbad [Karlovy Vary], July 11, 1898; died February 14, 1967 Documents associated with this person: Correspondence Second wife of Arnold Schoenberg. Gertrud Kolisch was born in Karlsbad [Karlovy Vary] in 1898, daughter of Rudolf Rafael Kolisch, medical doctor, and his wife Henriette. Her brother, the violinist and former Schoenberg pupil Rudolf Kolisch, introduced her to Arnold Schoenberg in 1923, the couple became attached, and they married on August 28, 1924, ten months after the death of Schoenberg's first wife, Mathilde. Gertrud wrote the libretto for his one-act opera Von heute auf morgen in 1928–29. She had three children by Schoenberg: Nuria Dorothea (born 1932), Ronald Rudolf (born 1937), and Lawrence Adam (born 1941). After his death in 1951 she founded Belmont Music Publishers, devoted to publishing Schoenberg's works. Downloads temporarily removed for testing purposes Correspondence LC ASC 7/50, [4] Typewritten letter (carbon copy) from Schoenberg to Moriz Violin, dated June 6, 1939 Schoenberg writes to Violin in New York, advises him on the trip to San Francisco via Los Angeles, and hopes to be able to accommodate him/them in Los Angeles. — He regrets his powerlessness [over the affidavit]. LC ASC 27/45, [8] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schoenberg, dated June 13, 1939 Violin comments on American red tape. He has had to give the addresses of his supporters and asks Schoenberg to provide a testimonial if asked; and expresses gratitude for the Schoenbergs' offer of hospitality in Los Angeles. LC ASC 27/45, [9] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schoenberg, dated June 20, 1939 Violin asks Schoenberg to write to the refugee committee in San Francisco. He will let him know his arrival time. LC ASC 27/45, [10] Handwritten postcard from Moriz Violin to Schoenberg, dated July 7, 1939 Violin informs Schoenberg of his route from New York to California. LC ASC 27/45, [11] Handwritten notecard from Moriz Violin to Schoenberg, dated July 19, 1939 Violin thanks the Schoenbergs for their hospitality, and promises his c.v. shortly. LC ASC 27/45, [15] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schoenberg, dated August 24, 1939 Violin reports his progress in contacting people in the Bay Area to whom he has been given introductions. LC ASC 7/50, [13] Typewritten letter (carbon copy) from Schoenberg to Moriz Violin, dated May 19 1940 Schoenberg asks whether Violin has received a letter from him with a copy of his twelve-tone composition lecture. LC ASC 27/45, [25] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schoenberg, dated February 8, 1941 Violin expresses joy at the news of the birth of a son to Schoenberg. LC ASC 27/45, [29] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schoenberg, dated July 20, 1941 Violin recounts his experience with one of his sponsors and subsequent interview with her skeptical agent regarding an (unspecified) new project. OJ 70/35, [8] Typewritten letter from Schoenberg to Moriz Violin, dated April 1, 1949 Schoenberg regrets that he is unable to visit San Francisco on account of ill-health. He suggests Violin write an article on Schenker's theories for the Musical Quarterly. He hopes to send Violin his forthcoming book "Style & Idea." OJ 70/35, [10] Typewritten letter from Schoenberg to Moriz Violin, dated February 4, 1950 Schoenberg declines the invitation by Noel Sullivan to serve as a judge for a composition prize, and urges Violin to be patient with Sessions.