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WSLB 11 Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated June 30, 1908
Schenker asks for his honorarium to be sent promptly because of difficulties with
the post service to the Tyrol.
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OJ 7/4, [54] Handwritten picture postcard from Jenny Kornfeld to Moriz Violin, dated September 23,
1909
Jenny Kornfeld sends Moriz Violin best wishes for recovery, and greetings to
Fanny Violin; — her husband (Emil Kornfeld) adds his greetings.
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OJ 7/4, [65] Handwritten picture postcard from Schenker and Jenny Kornfeld to Violin, dated July 12,
1910
Heinrich asks Violin to bring tarot cards; Jenny Kornfeld asks for
sunshine.
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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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CA 127 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cotta, dated September 20, 1910
Schenker asks for a copy of Kontrapunkt 1 to be sent to Ernst Rudorff and
copies of that and Harmonielehre to be sent to Jenny Kornfeld at her Aussig
address.
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CA 129 Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Cotta, dated October 3, 1910
Schenker redirects the copies of Harmonielehre and Kontrapunkt I destined for
Jenny Kornfeld to his own address in Vienna.
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OJ 9/31, [27] Stenographically handwritten letter from Cotta to Schenker, dated October 4,
1910
Publication of Kontrapunkt 1 having taken place this day, Cotta confirms the
orders of complimentary and review copies to Jenny Kornfeld, Ernst Rudorff, Ludwig Karpath,
and Schenker himself.
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OJ 8/1, [2] Handwritten picture postcard from Heinrich Schenker and Jenny Kornfeld to Moriz Violin,
dated April 15, 1911
A jokey message giving the menu of a meal eaten in Pressbaum.
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OJ 8/1, [3] Handwritten picture postcard from Jenny Kornfeld and Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin,
dated June 11, 1911
Heinrich Schenker and Jenny Kornfeld report the delights of the Vienna
Woods.
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OJ 8/1, [5] Handwritten picture postcard from Heinrich Schenker and Jenny Kornfeld to Moriz Violin,
dated July 10, 1911
Schenker asks why Violin is silent about visiting them.
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OJ 8/1, [6] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich Schenker and Jenny Kornfeld to Moriz Violin, dated
July 22, 1911
Violin has written an unclear letter: Schenker presses him to say why he isn't
coming to visit; and Jenny Kornfeld urges him not to be so poor a
correspondent.
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OJ 8/1, [7] Handwritten picture postcard from Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated August 4,
1911
Schenker inquires after Violin's location and company; — reports his work on
Riemann's theories.
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OJ 6/5, [1] Handwritten double letter from Heinrich Schenker and Jenny Kornfeld to Moriz Violin,
dated August 18, 1911
Heinrich and Jenny Kornfeld are in the Sulden Valley, Tyrol. Heinrich writes
about his planned refutation of the theories of Hugo Riemann and the need to establish his own
theories in Germany; — and about separate accommodation arrangements for Jenny. Jenny writes
more somberly about the coming autumn and its difficulties.
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OJ 6/5, [2] Handwritten double letter from Heinrich Schenker and Jenny Kornfeld to Moriz Violin,
dated August 26, 1911
With Heinrich and Jenny Kornfeld still in Sulden (Tyrol), Heinrich alludes to
the uncertainty about their return on account of a recent storm and destruction to the road;
— they have decided that, on return to Vienna, Jenny shall stay in a hotel until an
apartment is found for her; — Violin is asked to mail a letter to Schenker's attorney which
concerns Jenny's maintenance payments; Jenny reports that she is unrecognized in
Sulden.
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OJ 8/1, [8] Handwritten picture postcard from Heinrich Schenker and Jeanette Kornfeld to Moriz
Violin, dated August 27, 1911
Schenker and Jeanette vie with short stanzas. — Heinrich reports a walk to
Gomagoi.
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OJ 8/1, [9] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich Schenker and Jenny Kornfeld to Moriz Violin, dated
September 8, 1911
Schenker asks if a letter has arrived at Violin's address, and asks for it to be
forwarded to him if so.
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OJ 6/5, [3] Handwritten letter from Heinrich Schenker and Jenny Kornfeld to Moriz Violin, dated
September 26, 1911
Seemingly in response to a cry for companionship, Heinrich and Jenny Kornfeld express
their willingness to help, and ask what would be best.
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OJ 6/5, [4] Handwritten letter from Jenny Kornfeld and Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated October 5,
1911
Jenny Kornfeld gives Violin an account of the verdict of October 3, 1911 on her divorce
plea.
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OJ 8/1, [11] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated October 9,
1911
In promising to visit Violin, Schenker gives details of the lessons he has to
give over three days; — reports pending visit by Vrieslander.
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OJ 8/1, [12] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated October 10,
1911
Citing Hebbel, and referring to the mystery "Frau O.," Schenker speaks of
Violin's unreliability, and also of Jenny Kornfeld's financial
difficulties.
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OJ 8/1, [13] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated October 29,
1911
Schenker has booked four seats for the theater [for Wedekind:
Erdgeist].
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OJ 8/1, [15] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich Schenker and Jenny Kornfeld to Moriz Violin, dated
November 5, 1911
Schenker reports a difficult encounter with "Frau O."; also reports a first
victory in Jenny Kornfeld's divorce application.
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OJ 8/1, [17] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich Schenker and Jenny Kornfeld to Moriz Violin, dated
November 27, 1911
Schenker reports the impossibility of Jenny Kornfeld's defending herself in her
divorce plea; and Jenny writes that she has had to send an inventory of all her chattels to Emil
Kornfeld.
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WSLB 105 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated March 28, 1912
Schenker will send the complete manuscript only on receipt of written
assurance that it be returned to him later -- He speaks of being not only to "procreator" of
his work but also "a manufacturer, hence a busieness man." -- He implies his refusal to pay
any correction costs. He points out a placement error in gathering 16.
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WSLB 115 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated May 29, 1912
Schenker accepts Hertzka's invitation to his home on June 1, and declares his
willingness to cooperate. He acknowledges receipt of a set of his previous UE
publications.
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OJ 11/17, [2] Handwritten letter from Eduard Gärtner to Schenker, dated July 14, 1912
Eduard Gärtner regrets that he is unable to help.
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OJ 13/29, [9] Handwritten postcard from Moriz Rosenthal, Wilhelmine and Jacob Klein to Schenker,
undated, postmarked November 13, 1912
Greetings
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OJ 6/5, [29] Handwritten letter from Heinrich Schenker to Valerie Violin, dated November 28,
1913
Heinrich and Jeanette have regarded it as their duty to invite Fanny Violin on
each occasion that they invited Moriz and Valerie; their conduct is thus blameless; only now
have they understood Fanny's true meaning in writing as she did after two years. They wish to
place no pressure on her and to help her overcome her illness.
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OJ 9/30, [5] Handwritten letter from Tony Colbert to Schenker, undated [September 13,
1914]
Mrs. Colbert pleads for reduction of lessons to once every other week on account
of the war work she is doing and the difficulties that she and her husband are
facing.
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OJ 15/16, [24] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated September 17, 1914
Commenting on an article by Paumgartner, Weisse asks to come and play some new
compositions, and warns that he may be called up for war service.
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OJ 5/45, [1] Copy letter from Schenker to Weisse, in Jeanette Schenker’s hand, dated June 17,
1915
In a six-page letter, and following harsh exchanges the previous day, Schenker
castigates Weisse for trying to avoid paying for four lessons, speaking of his own difficulties
in managing the profession of private teacher, and the unfair ways in which artists are treated
financially.
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OJ 15/16, [25] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated April 7, 1916
Weisse extols the virtues of Schenker's monograph on Beethoven's Piano Sonata
Op. 111, but expresses reservations about the political footnotes. He asks to bring a new
song to Schenker, since he is about to go to the battlefield.
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OJ 15/16, [26] Handwritten letter, with original poetry, from Weisse to Schenker, dated July 3,
1916
As a sign of his recovery, Weisse sends Schenker two poems while stationed in
Berezhany, “Der alte Jude” and “Die Dirne."
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OJ 9/30, [6a] Handwritten letter from Tony Colbert to Schenker, dated July 13
Mrs. Colbert thanks Schenker for flowers sent while she was in the
sanatorium.
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OJ 15/16, [27] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated August 3, 1916
Weisse hopes to see Kontrapunkt II soon. — He reflects on the state of
humanity in the light of being in the midst of the war. — He incloses a cutting of an
article [about sources of Saint-Saëns's music.]
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WSLB-Hds 95655 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Seligmann, dated August 5, 1916
Schenker explains why he is reluctant to produce a critical edition with
commentary for Beethoven’s Op. 106: he would wear himself out working on it unless he could
be freed from some of his teaching obligations, and also the autograph manuscript and other
sources are missing. He also defends his sharp tongue in discussions of the secondary
literature in his “paradigmatic” works ("Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony" and the critical
editions of the late Beethoven piano sonatas).
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OJ 15/16, [28] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated December 1, 1916
Weisse is looking forward to leave in mid-December and to seeing
Schenker.
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OJ 15/16, [31] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated November 9, 1917
Weisse now has a piano in his army lodgings, plays in the evenings, expects to
send Schenker an analysis of Brahms Intermezzo, Op. 119, No. 2, shortly. The Italian defeat
is near. He has sent a pamphlet by Walther Rathenau.
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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, [29] Handwritten lettercard from Weisse to Schenker, dated January 16, 1917
Back in military service after Christmas leave, Weisse reflects on the nature of
duty, and recommends F. W. Foerster’s Lebensführung to Schenker.
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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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OJ 8/3, [49] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated October 7, 1917
Heinrich and Jeanette are unable to visit. Remarks on parliaments of the
regions.
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OJ 8/3, [51] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated November 23, 1917
Schenker thinks the worst is over [in World War I]; accepts promised
jam.
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OJ 6/6, [5] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Valerie Violin, dated December 30, 1917
In response to the Violins' condolences on the death of his mother, Schenker
reflects sadly on her life and needs between 1890 and the late 1910s, attributing blame largely
to his younger brother Moriz, less to his older brother Wilhelm; — He explains why he and
Jeanette are unable to visit the Violins in the cold and without adequate
clothing.
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OJ 15/16, [32] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated January 2, 1918
Weisse, in a fieldpost letter, writing in Sütterlinschrift, copies out a passage
from Goethe quoted in Chamberlain's "Grundlagen des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts," and informs
Schenker of his imminent change of address.
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OJ 8/3, [55] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Valerie Violin, dated January 6, 1918
Schenker recounts explosion of gas oven and subsequent activities. Jeanette has
transferred things to her apartment and stayed up late to help.
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OJ 5/38, [1] Handwritten letter from Heinrich Schenker and Jeanette Kornfeld to Wilhelm Schenker,
dated January 24, 1918
Heinrich comments on the attack of the mumps, from which Wilhelm's children are
suffering. Heinrich encourages Wilhelm and his family to move from Kautzen permanently, and in
that connection will investigate the cost of having Julia Schenker's body moved from Waidhofen
to Vienna for burial with the cooperation of the Vienna Kultusgemeinde. He envisions purchasing
burial plots for Jeanette and himself adjacent to Julia's grave. He thanks Dodi for her
invitation to stay with them if Vienna becomes intolerable.
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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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OJ 5/38, [2] Handwritten letter from Heinrich Schenker and Jeanette Kornfeld to Wilhelm and Dodi
Schenker, dated February 5, 1918
Heinrich relays back the price of transferring Julia Schenker's body from
Waidhofen to Vienna, and would hope to get a discount on that price via the Jewish Religious
Community. He reports on the planned Festschrift for his 50th birthday, and his current troubles
with UE. Jeanette characterizes their life as "farcical," and asks Dodi's advice in obtaining
twine for repairing shirts. She comments on the Versailles Council of War as confirming
Heinrich's warnings.
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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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OJ 8/3, [57] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated April 7, 1918
Schenker has implemented the increase in fee, for his pupils, and describes how
intolerable life is in Vienna; -- is trying with dificulty to book summer lodgings; -- reports
Weisse's declining of the invitation to contribute to the Schenker Festschrift; -- he is working
hard on his library.
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OJ 8/3, [58] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated April 13, 1918
Schenker reports on Kufferath's article in the Gazette de Lausanne discussing the
polemical materials in Die letzten fünf Sonaten ... op. 111, and on the treasonous stance of the
Arbeiterzeitung.
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OJ 15/15, [5] Handwritten postcard from Weisse to Schenker, dated April 20, 1918
Weisse apologizes for not having written recently, expresses his frustration that
the war continues.
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OJ 14/5, [5] Handwritten postcard from Moriz Schenker to Heinrich Schenker, dated July 22,
1918
Moriz Schenker has received Heinrich's letter and will visit him in a few days'
time.
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OJ 8/3, [61] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated August 21, 1918
The Schenkers went to Mariazell on the 16th for a work-free vacation. - -
Schenker has had difficulties with Wilhelm and Moriz Schenker. - - He describes visit to Hupka
in Kapuvár (Hungary). - - Comments on Violin's forthcoming promotion to Lieutenant.
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OJ 14/5, [7] Handwritten letter from Moriz Schenker to Heinrich Schenker, dated August 28,
1918
Moriz Schenker reports that he has received a letter from Sophie and Salo
Guttmann; he has dispatched flour to Heinrich's Vienna address; he will be in Vienna soon and
hopes to call on Heinrich.
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OJ 15/16, [37] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated December 24, 1918
Weisse sends Schenker a volume [Handel keyboard works] as a Christmas present.
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OJ 15/16, [38] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated July 15, 1919
On hearing that Schenker is already on holiday, and being not far from him (In
Bad Ischl), Weisse inquires about the possibility of paying a visit.
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OJ 6/6, [9] Handwritten triple-letter from Jeanette Kornfeld and Heinrich Schenker to Valerie and
Moriz Violin, dated July 15, 1919
(1) Jeanette to Valerie: offers sympathy and reassurance about her illness;
describes the Tantalier Castle and its romantic associations; (2) Heinrich to Valerie:
recommends eating large quantities; (3) Heinrich to Moriz: supports food theory by reference to
his own proneness to nervous depression; suggests that Valerie recuperate in Zell am
See.
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OJ 15/16, [39] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated August 2, 1919
Weisse accepts Schenker's invitation to visit him while on
holiday.
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OJ 6/6, [10] Handwritten letter from Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated August 17,
1919
Schenker hopes that colleagues will support Moriz Violin. – The court has favored
Emil Kornfeld unduly. – A move to Germany might save Schenker money, but he is uncertain how
many of his pupils would follow him there (only Pairamall has indicated willingness). – He asks
Weisse to act as an intermediary in booking a supply of wood for burning. – Dahms and Weisse are
due for simultanous visits. – He is glad to hear Valerie Violin is better.
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OJ 10/1, [43] Handwritten postcard from Dahms to Schenker, dated August 31, 1919
Dahms reports on his journey home and sends thanks for an unforgettable
experience.
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OJ 15/16, [40] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated September 1, 1919
Weisse thanks Schenker for his hospitality, and is glad to learn that he and
Jeanette will be able to remain on holiday at Klammerth's castle.
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OJ 10/1, [44] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated September 10, 1919
Dahms thanks the Schenker's for his time with them, and reports what he is doing
currently; he endorses Nietzsche's view of Germany and the Germans, and speaks of the
unprincipledness that its legal system and officialdom fosters.
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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.
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OJ 10/1, [46] Handwritten postcard from Dahms to Schenker, dated October 17, 1919
Dahms reports on the present whereabouts of the autograph manuscript of Beethoven
Op. 101.
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OJ 11/16, [A] Handwritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, undated
Furtwängler asks if he can call on Schenker that evening.
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OJ 11/16, [B] Handwritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, undated
Furtwängler asks if he can call on Schenker the coming
Friday.
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OJ 11/16, [C] Handwritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, undated
Furtwängler asks if he can call on Schenker the coming
Sunday.
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OJ 11/16, [D] Handwritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, undated
Furtwängler hopes to visit Schenker in about a week's time.
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OJ 11/16, [E] Handwritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, undated [1928‒30]
Furtwängler cancels meeting on account of illness.
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OJ 8/3, [72] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated November 2,
1919
The [wedding] date will be fixed next Wednesday; the engravings on the two rings.
– They are due at Furtwängler's concert, but cannot commit to any other times.
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OJ 11/16, [2] Handwritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, dated November 27, 1919
Furtwängler proposes that they meet in a restaurant on Saturday evening.
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OJ 10/1, [47] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated November 28, 1919
Dahms discusses his future prospects for study, particular where to study (he
discusses conditions in several cities), and with whom. He asks Schenker's advice. He is
resolved to leave Vrieslander because of the latter's pessimism.
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OJ 8/3, [73] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, December 15,
1919
Schenker reports on his meeting with Emil Hertzka and the latter's offers on Die
letzten fünf Sonaten ... op. 101 and the Kleine Bibliothek, about which Schenker wishes to talk
with Violin.
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WSLB 310 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated December 17, 1919
Louis Koch has given consent; Schenker asks Hertzka to pick up the photographs
while in Frankfurt; they need to discuss how Schenker allocates his time for the Kleine
Bibliothek and other tasks.
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OJ 10/1, [48] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated December 21, 1919
Dahms thanks Schenker for his advice on the next stage of instruction. He wrote
to Halm, who confirmed what Schenker had said. He congratulates Schenker on the superhuman work
that he is doing under current adverse circumstances.
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OJ 10/1, [49] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated December 27, 1919
Thanking Schenker for his kindness, he agrees that Schenker should delay the
payment of a sum of money to him, and asks if he might stay near Schenker for a few weeks during
the summer of 1920.
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OJ 10/3, [5] Handwritten letter from Otto Erich Deutsch to Schenker, dated January 8,
1920
Deutsch reports that Hertzka wants the music connoisseur edition of the
"Moonlight" Sonata to include facsimiles only, not textually cleaned editions. Deutsch
outlines the basis of the contract (editors will receive 8% of the retail price) and the
production timetable. He asks if Schenker would rather take on a different facsimile due to
competition from a Copenhagen publisher. Schenker's Theory of Harmony was not it stock in
Vienna.
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OJ 10/3, [6] Handwritten letter from Otto Erich Deutsch to Schenker, dated January 9,
1920
Deutsch is sorry that a customer prevented him for speaking with the Schenkers
when they visited his store. Photographic originals will be needed for the connoisseur
edition.
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OC 52/215 Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated January 23, 1920
Hertzka is sending the publisher's copy of the contract for Die letzten fünf
Sonaten von Beethoven ... op. 101 and the first tranche of honorarium, discusses the facsimile
edition of the "Moonlight" Sonata, raises issues regarding the prospective Beethoven collected
sonatas edition and Kleine Bibliothek, and expresses pleasure that he and Schenker are again in
accord.
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OJ 10/3, [9] Handwritten postcard from Otto Erich Deutsch to Schenker, dated March 1,
1920
Deutsch thanks Schenker for his suggestion of Brahms's Op. 117; Mr. Kalbeck
has suggested Brahms's "Sapphische Ode" (Op. 95, No. 4) and "Nachtwandler" (Op. 86, No.
3).
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OJ 10/1, [50] Handwritten picture postcard from Dahms to Schenker, dated March 6, 1920
Dahms sends greetings from Berlin.
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OJ 8/3, [84] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated March 16, 1920
Moriz Schenker extends invitation to meet, confirms sum of 68,080 Kronen. —
Meeting with Hertzka scheduled for next day.
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OC 52/224 Typed letter from Fischmann (UE) to Schenker, dated April 3, 1920
Fischmann gives advice on Schenker's contracts for the Kleine Bibliothek and the
collected Beethoven piano sonatas.
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OJ 10/1, [51] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated May 7, 1920
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OJ 10/1, [52] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated June 9, 1920
Reflecting on the difficulty of finding housing and provisions, and on the recent
German federal elections, Dahms asks whether mastery of chorale and fugue is to be obtained
solely by exercises in the manner of [E. F.] Richter and others. — He inquires whether Schenker
knows Kurth's Grundlagen des linearen Kontrapunkts, and whether there are any worthwhile
[musical] people in Salzburg.
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OJ 10/1, [53] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated June 15, 1920
Dahms sends birthday greetings and reflects on the sorry conditions for the arts
prevailing in the current political climate.
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OJ 10/3, [10] Handwritten postcard from Otto Erich Deutsch to Schenker, dated June 15,
1920
The Beethoven House has given permission for the reproduction of the
"Moonlight" Sonata, and have suggested a photographer. Before arranging for the
reproduction, Deutsch asks Schenker to send his existing prints to determine if they are
suitable.
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OJ 15/16, [42] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated July 11, 1920
Weisse wishes Schenker an enjoyable summer holiday, and looks forward to visiting
him. He inquires about the possibility of moving into Reisnerstraße 38, in the event that the
Schenkers move elsewhere, and informs his teacher about the organization of a lecture series at
the Vienna Urania. He concludes with some remarks about literary works, Wedekind's Schloß
Wetterstein and Jean Paul's Levana.
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OJ 10/1, [54] Handwritten postcard from Dahms to Schenker, dated July 12, 1920
Dahms is pleased that Schenker is in the mountains, and hopes for a meeting with
him in Munich on Schenker's way to Stuttgart.
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OJ 8/3, [87] Handwritten picture postcard from Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated July 14,
1920
The Schenkers like Seefeld and are busy with proofs, etc. — Will Violin visit
them?
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OJ 15/16, [43] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated July 19, 1920
Weisse reports his arrival for the summer in Ischl, and the grave illness that
has befallen his grandfather there. He sends Schenker three excerpts from Jean Paul's review of
Mme. de Staël's "On Germany" (1810), which he expects his teacher will find useful as cultural
and political ammunition against the French.
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OJ 10/1, [55] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated July 30, 1920
Dahms finds the Berlin musicians on vacation to be ignorant – "artistic
bolshevism." — He now understands Kurth's work better for Schenker's comments.
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OJ 8/3, [88] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich & Jeanette Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated July
30, 1920
Schenker reports that the attempt to procure an apartment in Reisnerstraße 17 has
failed, and complains about the corrupt circumstances.
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OJ 10/3, [14] Typewritten letter from Otto Erich Deutsch to Schenker, dated August 16,
1920
Deutsch has written to Wilhelm Kux [about his sketchleaf of the "Moonlight"
Sonata], and has received a letter from Edward Speyer, in which Speyer explains that he
cannot make a copy of his sketchleaf of the "Moonlight" Sonata while in the countryside.
Speyer also writes that a further sketchleaf of the "Moonlight" Sonata is held in the
Fitzwilliam Museum and has supplied a facsimile. Deutsch asks Schenker if he would like him
to write to the Museum to request a photograph of the sketchleaf.
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OC 52/449 Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated August 21, 1920
Hertzka confirms receipt of the manuscript of the Op. 101 monograph and of Opp.
109-111 for the collected Beethoven edition. There will be no proofs of the Kleine Bibliothek
for some time. He is departing overseas and commends Schenker to Alfrd Kalmus's
attentions.
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OJ 10/1, [57] Handwritten postcard from Dahms to Schenker, dated August 25, 1920
Dahms understands that he cannot meet with Schenker; the three books are about to
be dispatched.
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OJ 10/3, [15] Typewritten letter from Otto Erich Deutsch to Schenker, dated September 13,
1920
Deutsch asks Schenker to clarify whether bars are missing from the start of
the "Moonlight" Sonata manuscript, as well as from the end. Deutsch outlines Universal
Edition's intended format for the volume, and ask if Schenker approves of their proposals.
Deutsch has written again to Wilhelm Kux requesting a copy of the sketchleaf, and reminds
Schenker to examine the sketchleaf of the Sonata that was reproduced in the Musical
Times.
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OJ 8/3, [91] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich and Jeanette Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated October
16, 1920
Schenker is curious how Violin gets on with Ferdinand Pfohl. — Is Violin seeking
a teaching position in Hamburg? — Reports on delivery of Kontrapunkt 2 to Cotta. — Will visit
Wally next Sunday.
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OJ 8/3, [90] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich and Jeanette Schenker to Valerie Violin, undated,
postmarked [October] 17, 1920
The Schenkers are unable to visit Wally this Sunday, but will do so the following
Sunday.
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OC 52/450 Typed letter from Kalmus (UE) to Schenker, dated October 25, 1920
Kalmus confirms receipt of EA Op. 101 manuscript; he inquires about the
publication sequence between EA Op. 101 and the first issue of the Kleine Bibliothek, and about
the autograph manuscript for which Schenker is waiting.
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OJ 15/15, [8] Handwritten postcard from Weisse to Schenker, dated November 2, 1920
Weisse asks for help in explaining the development section of the first movement
of Brahms's Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8; asks for the address of Fräulein Fried.
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OJ 10/1, [59] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated December 22, 1920
Dahms sends the Schenkers best wishes for Christmas and the New Year; speaks of
Schenker as "our great leader"; inquires about progress on publication of three Schenker works
and whether Schenker has sufficient fuel and other necessities.
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OJ 10/1, [61] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated January 5, 1921
Dahms thanks Schenker for a photograph.
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OJ 10/3, [23] Handwritten letter from Otto Erich Deutsch to Schenker, dated January 30,
1921
The overdue ["Moonlight" Sonata edition] contract is finally ready, and
Deutsch hopes that Schenker is happy with the wording. The Bonn photographs are also ready.
Schenker should expect to receive an edited version of his commentary, and perhaps also an
English translation.
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OJ 8/4, [2] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated February 6, 1921
Schenker congratulates Violin on obtaining a teaching post in Hamburg and reports
on progress on his written work and publications.
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OJ 8/4, [3] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Valerie Violin, dated February 8, 1921
Schenker accepts an invitation to lunch from Valerie Violin.
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OJ 8/4, [4] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich and Jeanette Schenker to Valerie Violin, dated
February 26, 1921
Schenker inquires about a series of payments from Miss Reich for
lessons.
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OJ 10/1, [62] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated April 4, 1921
Dahms asks Schenker to recommend him to Cotta re: the book he is writing on
Italian opera.
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OJ 8/4, [5] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated April 29, 1921
Schenker describes some of the last-minute activities prior to their moving to a
new apartment, at No. 8 Keilgasse, lists his works that are about to be published, and reports
that Buxbaum has been dismissed as cellist of the Arnold Rosé Quartet.
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OJ 10/1, [63] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated June 17, 1921
Dahms sends birthday greetings. — Cotta has turned down his book proposal. — He
will soon obtain a passport and hopes to visit the Schenkers during the summer.
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OC 24/22 Typewritten postcard from Otto Erich Deutsch to Schenker, dated June 28,
1921
Deutsch thanks Schenker for his postcard of June 26, 1921, and wishes him good
luck in his new home and with his summer trip to Galtür. Deutsch has read issue 1 of
Tonwille with great interest, and hopes that their connoisseur edition will be as
successful.
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OJ 8/4, [6] Handwritten picture postcard from Heinrich and Jeanette Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated
June 30, 1921
On holiday (for the first time) in Galtür in the Paznaun Valley, Schenker
composes two short verses in local dialect, and Jeanette a third, to convey something of the
Tyrolean atmosphere.
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OJ 8/4, [7] Handwritten picture postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated July 6, 1921
In anticipation of preparing an edition of Handel's keyboard works, Schenker asks
Violin for the address of a library in Hamburg that would be likely to have an early print or
handwritten copy of Handel's first book of Suites.
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OJ 10/1, [64] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated July 14, 1921
Dahms has to go to Berlin, after which he will explore visiting the Schenkers in
Galtür.
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OJ 15/16, [45] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated July 20, 1921
Weisse has completed a string quartet, the parts of which are being copied out,
after which the score will be sent to the leader of the Rosé Quartet. He has been recommended as
a music teacher in a school being set up in India by Rabindranath Tagore, but cannot accept
because his knowledge of English is insufficient. He enquires about the progress of Schenker's
current projects.
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OJ 10/1, [65] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated August 21, 1921
Dahms is unable to visit the Schenkers in Galtür. — He criticizes Berlin and its
artists and critics.
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OJ 15/15, [9] Handwritten postcard from Weisse to Schenker, postmarked August 22, 1921
Weisse is taking a very late summer holiday and so cannot visit Schenker in
Galtür. He has finished composing a sonata and is writing out a fair copy.
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OJ 14/45, [11] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated September 1, 1921
Violin announces the formation of a piano trio ensemble with a violinist named
Wolfsthal and the cellist Friedrich Buxbaum, inquires about the proposed edition of Handel's
keyboard works, and reports on the incipient civil unrest in the wake of a national movement in
Germany.
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OJ 15/15, [10] Handwritten postcard from Weisse to Schenker, dated September 12, 1921
Nearing the end of a two-week holiday in Bad Ischl, Weisse hopes to see Schenker
in Vienna the following Sunday.
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OJ 10/1, [66] Handwritten picture postcard from Margarete and Walter Dahms to Schenker, dated
September 22, 1921
Dahms and his wife send greetings from Munich.
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OJ 8/4, [8] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated September 23, 1921
Schenker alerts Violin to the imminent arrival of a payment.
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OJ 10/3, [24] Typewritten letter from Otto Erich Deutsch to Schenker, dated September 24,
1921
Deutsch reports that the "Moonlight" Sonata edition is almost finished, but
because of translation problems he has asked Dr. Kalmus to show Schenker the latest revision
of the English preface. Schenker's photographic reproductions will be returned once a sample
print-out of the edition has been prepared and approved. The edition will launch in the
autumn, and Schenker's fee will have increased because of the delay.
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OJ 10/1, [67] Handwritten postcard from Dahms to Schenker, dated October 12, 1921
Dahms reports on his Italian sojourn and work.
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OJ 14/45, [12] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated October 30, 1921
Violin reports on his work, and on musicians in Hamburg, and congratulates
Schenker on his (publication) successes.
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OJ 10/3, [25] Typewritten letter from Otto Erich Deutsch to Schenker, dated November 15,
1921
Deutsch notes the advance payments for Vrieslander's and Hoboken's copies of
the luxury edition of the "Moonlight" Sonata, both of which are to be delivered to
Vrieslander.
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OJ 14/1, [5] Handwritten letter from Felix Hupka to Schenker, dated November 18, 1921
Hupka reports on his latest concert, in Munich. Otto Vrieslander and Herman Roth
were present, and Hupka reports their critical reactions to his program. He visited the home of
Paul Hirsch.
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OJ 10/1, [68] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated November 22, 1921
Rome has been overtaken by commerce. — [material missing] — Berlin regards Dahms
as stuck in the past.
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OJ 11/36, [4] Handwritten letter from Hammer to Schenker, dated December 9, 1921
Hammer owns several of Schenker's books and is beginning to understand their
concepts.
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JOB 94-3, [1] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hammer dated December 19, 1921
Schenker seeks to articulate the difference between the painter's and the
composer's work as regards the Urlinie, using the terms "Ton" (vs. "Farbe"), "Tonkörper,"
and "Linie".
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JOB 94-3, [1] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hammer dated December 19, 1921
Schenker seeks to articulate the difference between the painter's and the
composer's work as regards the Urlinie, using the terms "Ton" (vs. "Farbe"), "Tonkörper,"
and "Linie".
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JOB 94-3, [1] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hammer dated December 19, 1921
Schenker seeks to articulate the difference between the painter's and the
composer's work as regards the Urlinie, using the terms "Ton" (vs. "Farbe"), "Tonkörper,"
and "Linie".
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OJ 6/7, [2] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated January 29, 1922
Schenker offers to lend Violin his performing materials for two keyboard
concertos by C. P. E. Bach. He inquires about musical life in Hamburg, reports on his most
recent work, continues to despair of his financial situation.
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OC 12/1 Handwritten letter from Theodor Frimmel to Deutsch, dated February 22, 1922 (forwarded from Deutsch to
Schenker with marginal note dated Feburary 27, 1922)
Deutsch forwards Schenker a letter from Theodor Frimmel regarding errors in Rolland's Beethoven
biography. In the original letter, Frimmel asks Deutsch to send his regards to the Schenkers.
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OJ 10/1, [69] Typed letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated March 11, 1922
Dahms's book, which has earned an award, is delayed at the bindery. He blames
this on the prevailing undisciplined conditions in Germany, criticizes the current government,
and predicts war.
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OJ 10/3, [29] Handwritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated March 20, 1922
Deutsch writes that the "Moonlight" Sonata facsimile edition is still being
printed, and that he cannot make a decision on the production of a second facsimile edition
until the new contract has been agreed with Universal Edition. The contract has been delayed
by Universal Edition's dispute with Drei Masken. If they have to abandon plans for the
facsimile edition of Beethoven's "Spring" Sonata Op. 24 because of the dispute, Deutsch
suggests Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 95 as an alternative.
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OJ 8/4, [11] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated April 9, 1922
Schenker apologizes for not having been in touch with Violin, mainly owing to
overwork and a severe diabetic reaction, which required medical attention. He reports on a new
series of Beethoven sonata editions – an "Urlinie-Ausgabe" – he is planning to
undertake.
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OJ 6/7, [3] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated May 6, 1922
This wide-ranging letter describes the difficulties encountered with Emil Hertzka
at Universal Edition, concerning an attack on the music critic Paul Bekker planned for the
"Miscellanea" of Tonwille 2. — He expresses his displeasure with Weisse for putting his success
as a composer in the way of aiding his teacher's cause, and for exploiting his teacher's
generosity. — Ends with generous praise for Violin's musicianship.
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OJ 15/15, [12] Handwritten postcard from Hertha Weisse to Jeanette Schenker, dated May 20,
1922
Hertha Weisse gives Jeanette Schenker the name and address of a tailor who can
make her a coat, and tells her how much material she needs to buy.
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JOB 94-3, [2] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hammer dated May 25, 1922
Schenker sends a sketch of Mendelssohn's "Altdeutsches Lied"; — justifies an
instance of his fingering questioned by Hammer; — complains about Hertzka; — promises to
read Fiedler and Hildebrand.
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OJ 11/36, [6] Handwritten letter from Hammer to Schenker dated May 29, 1922
Hammer thanks Schenker for his letter and generosity, and invites Heinrich and
Jeanette to visit, suggesting May 31; — proofs of his monograph have arrived.
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OJ 14/46, [1] Handwritten postcard from Fanny Violin to Jeanette Schenker, dated May 29, 1922
Fanny apologizes for missing Jeanette and plans to visit.
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OJ 11/36, [7] Handwritten postcard from Hammer to Schenker, postmarked May 30, 1922
Hammer changes time of Schenker visit.
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OJ 10/1, [70] Handwritten postcard from Margarete and Walter Dahms to Schenker, dated June 19,
1922
The Dahmses sent birthday greetings and report on their life in
Italy.
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OJ 10/1, [71] Handwritten picture postcard from Dahms to Schenker, dated July 12, 1922
Acknowledges and praises Tonwille 2; inquires about Thal Verlag.
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OJ 15/15, [13] Handwritten postcard from Weisse to Schenker, dated July 17, 1922
Weisse has returned to Vienna, thanks Schenker for the Galtür visit, and will
order the bread [for diabetics] the next day.
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OJ 15/16, [46] Handwritten letter from Hans and Hertha Weisse to Schenker, dated July 21, 1922
Weisse reports from Vienna that a sum of money has arrived, and will be paid to
its intended recipient (Kohn), and gives an account of his and Hertha Weisse's travels in
Vorarlberg following a visit to the Schenkers in Galtür.
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OJ 14/45, [14] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated July 24, 1922
In this highly emotional letter, Violin describes his personal difficulties in
the face of spiraling inflation in Germany.
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OJ 10/18, [1] Handwritten letter from Elias to Schenker, dated August 10, 1922
Miss Elias is unable to get to Galtüt on account of bad weather. — She
compares prices in the Tyrol with those in Vienna. — She hopes to meet up with the Schenkers
in Innsbruck on the homeward journey. — She confirms that she will be able to meet her
financial obligations in teh coming year.
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OJ 15/16, [47] Handwritten letter from Hans and Hertha Weisse to Schenker, dated August 11, 1922
Weisse reports that he is dealing with business matters entrusted to him by
Schenker, and thanks his teacher for arranging the posting of Kontrapunkt 2, which he is in the
midst of reading.
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OJ 14/45, [15] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated September 3, 1922
Violin reports that his son Karl has suffered several setbacks of health,
including inflammation of a cardiac muscle. Plans for Musikhochschule in Hamburg are making
strides.
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OJ 8/4, [15] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated September 10, 1922
Hearing of the Violins' son Karl's recent illness, Schenker sends his sympathy,
then reports on his financial troubles. His application for a post at the University of Leipzig
was received without enthusiasm, on the grounds that he is "more an artist than a
scholar."
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OJ 14/45, [16] Handwritten lettercard from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated September 13, 1922
Violin reports briefly about his son's health, then goes into the practical
issues arising from Schenker's active search for a post at a German music institute.
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OJ 14/45, [17] Handwritten lettercard from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated September 13, 1922
Apparently having returned from a visit to Vienna, Violin expresses his joy at
having seen Schenker recently.
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OJ 10/1, [72] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated October 28, 1922
Dahms chooses to remain in Italy in view of the "moral and physical devastation"
that he hears reported from Germany. — He is committed to Schust & Loeffler for a Haydn
biography. He reports on a review of his book "Offenbarung."
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DLA 69.930/11 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Halm, dated November 2, 1922
Schenker acknowledges receipt of two booklets on youth and the new republic,
returns them, comments on them critically: idealistic German democrats desire maximal
remuneration with minimal work; illustrates point by difficulties with maids in Schenker
household; German democrats naively overestimate social and intellectual status of non-German
commoners (French, British, American); Schenker decries cosmopolitanism and those Germans who
advocate individuality at the expense of society; Schenker praises the fascists as countering
communism and social leveling, compares Mussolini's Italy favorably with present-day
Germany.
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OJ 14/45, [106] Handwritten postcard from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated December 19, 1922
Violin points out that Universal Edition is advertising Schoenberg's
Harmonielehre but not Schenker's.
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OJ 6/7, [4] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated December 21, 1922
Schenker reports the imminent publication of Tonwille 3, and some new publishing
ventures, including a (new) edition of music by C. P. E. Bach and an "Urlinie Edition" of the
Short Preludes by J. S. Bach.
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OJ 10/1, [73] Typewritten letter from Walter and Margarete Dahms to Schenker, dated December 27,
1922
Dahms has been trying to improve his publishers' financial terms. — He is in
low-grade accommodation; housing in the "German colonies" is available only to officials. —
Reports on the concert season in Rome. — Die Musik would not accept an article from him on
Schenker's teachings. — Comments on a recent article by Paul Bekker, on Emil Hertzka's
"sabotaging" of Schenker, and Furtwängler's lack of whole-hearted support. — Is still working on
his latest book, for which he is arranging a de luxe edition by subscription. — Reports
unfavorably on an incident in which Otto Klemperer played the Italian fascist
hymn.
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OJ 10/3, [39] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated December 29, 1922
Deutsch provides a full overview of Schenker income from the current sales reported by Universal
Edition of the "Moonlight" Sonata facsimile edition, and also his debts at Seidel's Book Dealership; Schenker
owes Deutsch 76.65 marks. Deutsch is dissatisfied with Universal Edition's behavior with respect to the
publication.
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OJ 13/35, [4] Handwritten letter from Hilde Rubinraut to Schenker, dated January 5,
1923
Hilde Rubinraut reports that she has her permanent Austrian visa. -- She is
pregnant, and will have to defer visits to Vienna for a few weeks.
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OJ 10/1, [74] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated February 9, 1923
Dahms reports change of address and explains circumstances; has sent a
prospectus to UE; progress on subscriptions to his de luxe edition and a new American
contact; synopsis of his planned Bel Canto book. — He praises the "Miscellanea" in Tonwille
3, and comments on Schenker's understanding of democracy.
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OJ 11/2, [1] Handwritten letter from Emma Fischer to Schenker, dated February 15, 1923
Baroness Fischer responds to Schenker's plan for distribution of issues of Der
Tonwille by suggesting contacts in the Vienna music schools and professional
association.
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OJ 14/23, [21] Handwritten postcard from Seligmann to Schenker, postmarked February 24,
1923
Seligmann accepts an invitation to the Schenkers’ place for the following
Wednesday (February 28, 1923).
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OJ 14/23, [22] Handwritten postcard from Seligmann to Schenker, postmarked September 30,
1924
Seligmann thanks Schenker for sending him a copy of Tonwille 7; he would like
to accept the Schenker’s invitation, but must wait for the neuralgia in his leg to
subside.
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OJ 8/4, [22] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated April 26,
1923
Not having heard from him for a long time, Schenker’s asks for news of Violin and
his family.
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OJ 14/45, [21] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Heinrich Schenker, dated April 28, 1923
Violin reports on a brief trip to Berlin for respite from the strain of teaching
and his son’s illness. He is reading the second volume of Schenker’s Counterpoint, but asks him
for clarification of a matter concerning second-species counterpoint in two voices, discussed in
volume 1.
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OJ 10/1, [75] Handwritten postcard from Dahms to Schenker, dated May 7, 1923
Dahms has received Vrieslander's essay on Schenker; reports progress on
subscriptions for his de luxe edition, proofs, and his work on Haydn; political comment.
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OJ 10/1, [76] Handwritten postcard from Dahms to Schenker, dated May 19, 1923
Hertzka's excuse for not subscribing; gives summer address; asks ornamentation
question about the "Les adieux" sonata.
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OJ 14/45, [22] Handwritten lettercard from Moriz Violin to Heinrich Schenker, dated May 31, 1923
Apparently replying to a letter from Schenker (not recorded in his diary), Violin
describes the widespread self-disparagement among Germans, and blames Jewish intellectuals for
the defeatist atmosphere in Germany.
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OJ 8/4, [23] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated June 11,
1923
Responding to a letter from Violin despairing of the political situation in
Germany, Schenker quotes a passage from Pastor Gustav Frenssen's Letters from America, which
resonate with his own views that German society is, in effect, ruled by foreign despots.
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OJ 10/1, [77] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated June 15, 1923
Dahms sends best wishes on Schenker's [55th] birthday, thanks him for his
assistance, and praises vol. I of Schenker's Beethoven sonata edition. Members of the German
community in Rome reject his assertions about genius.
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OJ 11/10, [17] Handwritten postcard from Frimmel to Schenker, dated July 6, 1923
Frimmel makes a word-play on a feuilleton of the same date by Korngold
relating to Sigenfeld.
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OJ 6/7, [5] Handwritten letter from Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated July 9,
1923
Having settled into country life in the Tyrol, Schenker returns to his work, in
particular to the ongoing battles with Hertzka over the publication of Der Tonwille. He asks
Violin’s opinion about a subscription plan for a periodical that would appear four times a year
(instead of the current two), and hopes that his friend might spare a few days to visit him in
Galtür.
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OJ 12/59, [2] Handwritten letter from Siegfried Fritz Müller to Schenker, dated July 12,
1923
Siegfried Fritz Müller asks for a testimonial for a piano teaching
position.
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OJ 15/16, [48] Handwritten letter from Hans and Hertha Weisse to Schenker, dated July 15, 1923
Weisse summarizes his recent travels in northern Italy and Switzerland, and
inquires about progress on Der freie Satz, a work which he thinks will be an indispensable
foundation for the analyses in Der Tonwille.
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OJ 6/7, [6] Handwritten letter from Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated July 20,
1923
Schenker describes his efforts to make Der Tonwille more widely read, through its
distribution by his pupils and its display in music shop windows. He needs more help from pupils
and friends with the dissemination of his work, but complains that Hans Weisse has let him down
on more than one occasion by not writing about his work. Finally, he asks Violin’s advice about
whether he should accept an invitation to speak at a conference in Leipzig, or whether he should
simply stay at home and continue to write.
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OJ 10/1, [78] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated August 23, 1923
Dahms has received Tonwille 4 but not yet examined it. — Has deferred work on
his Haydn book because of financial problems over Musik des Südens and poor take-up of
subscriptions. — Debates whether to attend the Leipzig musicology conference. — Comments on
German politics as the occupation of the Ruhr unfolds, and compares German attitudes with
Italian.
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OJ 12/59, [3] Handwritten letter from Siegfried Fritz Müller to Schenker, dated September 7,
1923
Siegfried Fritz Müller reports on a recital that he has given, inclosing the
program and early reviews. –- He has just done an audition for the position for which he has
applied. -- He has to do a short period of military service, after which he will continue
his studies with Schenker.
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OJ 15/16, [49] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated September 7, 1923
Weisse asks Schenker why he and his wife treated him so coldly when they recently
met on the street; he suspects this had something to do with his recent trip to Italy, protests
his innocence but affirms his unchanged love for his teacher.
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OJ 12/17, [1] Handwritten letter from Komorn to Heinrich Schenker, dated September 20,
1923
Miss Komorn is transferring her studies from Hans Weisse to Schenker. She asks
for suggested pieces to prepare, and for the day and time of her first
lesson.
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OJ 6/7, [7] Handwritten letter from Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated October 21,
1923
In a wide-ranging letter, Schenker expresses his joy at Karl Violin’s improving
health, and goes on to mention a number of personal successes he has lately had, including a
visit from Paul von Klenau to take advice for a forthcoming performance of Beethoven’s Missa
solemnis. He has also had some unexpected support from his publisher, who wants to expand Der
Tonwille to a quarterly publication. He is planning to take part in a series of charity concerts
(three Haydn piano trios), and has heard that Clemens Kraus and Hans Knappertsbusch are
overtaking Furtwängler as conductors in Vienna by accepting more modest fees.
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OJ 15/15, [14] Handwritten postcard from Weisse to Schenker, dated October 23, 1923
Weisse accepts a social invitation from the Schenkers, and hopes to reciprocate
soon.
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JOB 94-3, [5] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hammer dated October 24, 1923
Schenker invites Hammer and his wife for November 7; — The problem of the
"middleman" (performer, etc.) in music, by contrast with painting; — he reports on Hertzka's
proposal to make Tonwille a quarterly publication.
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OJ 10/1, [79] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated November 1, 1923
Dahms has devoted a chapter of his Musik des Südens to "genius" in which he
asserts its absoluteness and the gulf between genius and mediocrity. — He concurs with
Hertzka's judgement of Furtwängler as a "coward"; In his quest for success, the latter has
compromised his belief in genius by pandering to Schoenberg. The Korngolds are coming to
Rome in August.
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OJ 10/1, [81] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated November 20, 1923
Dahms has now received acknowledgement from Moriz Schenker. — He asks
Schenker's help in approaching financier Castiglioni for financial backing for his planned
bel canto book.
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OJ 11/16, [5] Handwritten postcard from Furtwängler to Schenker, dated November 25, 1923
Furtwängler had been hoping to speak with Schenker at the performance of
[Handel's] Samson but realizes this is not possible; mentions his December program, hopes to see
Schenker.
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OJ 11/36, [10] Handwritten letter from Hammer to Schenker dated November 25, 1923
Hammer thanks Schenker for hospitality on November 7, and recommends Eugen
Steinhof for lessons.
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OC 52/483 Handwritten letter from Elias to Schenker dated December 21, 1923
Miss Elias has obtained vols II-III of Schenker's Beethoven piano sonata
edition as a Christmas present for Marianne Kahn.
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OJ 10/1, [82] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated December 28, 1923
Dahms gratefully acknowledges receipt of a grant from Schenker, reports on his
book writing, and sends New Year greetings to Heinrich and Jeanette.
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OC 12/249 Handwritten letter (copy) from Schenker to Klenau, dated January 4, 1924
Schenker responds to Klenau's remarks on atonal composers and a coming
Renaissance; invites him to visit on a Wednesday.
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OJ 10/1, [83] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated January 4, 1924
Money has arrived. Dahms hopes for better conditions in 1924.
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OJ 11/36, [11] Handwritten letter from Hammer to Schenker, dated January 5, 1923 [recte
1924]
Hammer refers to the making of a portrait; — he discusses German and Austrian art
with respect to Italian and French; — he comments favorably on Der Tonwille, but defends the art
of the French.
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OJ 15/16, [51] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated January 14, 1924
Responding to Schenker's explanation of a recent coldness between them, Weisse
asserts that his questions arise only from his own studies, not from work with his pupils; it is
not fear, but dependency on Schenker as a "medium," that drives him to ask such
questions.
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OJ 6/7, [8] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated February 14, 1924
Schenker reports continuing trouble with Hertzka, especially over delays to the
publication of Tonwille 5 and 6, which were supposed to appear the previous year, and is
beginning to think about legal action. Hertzka has made his position so difficult that he feels
obliged to turn down Max Temming's offer of direct financial support for his work. He asks
Violin to help find a post in Hamburg for Carl Bamberger, a gifted pupil who, though he
neglected his piano studies for a while, is keen to make up for lost time. Finally, he asks if
Violin received any of the four volumes of the Beethoven piano sonata edition.
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OJ 10/1, [84] Typewritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated March 5, 1924
Dahms thanks Schenker for information about Castiglione. The Deutsche
Verlagsanstalt is being difficult. He is again writing for German newspapers. Tonwille 5 has
excited him. He quotes a passage from the Musical Courier [which Schenker later quotes in
Das Meisterwerk 1]. Ludendorff's exposure of intrigues by the papacy has evoked a strong
reaction outside Germany.
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OJ 14/45, [31] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated March 16, 1924
Violin acknowledges receipt of Tonwille 5 and the Beethoven sonata edition. In
the former, he finds the graphs of the short preludes by Bach more difficult than anything that
Schenker has previously done. He will write to Bamberger with the offer of help (in finding an
accompanist post in Hamburg). In response to a question on the "Appassionata" Sonata from one of
his pupils, he offers an explanation for the falling direction of the transitional theme
(measures 24-30) and its reappearance in the development section (measures 94-100) in inverted,
ascending form; he asks if this interpretation is sensible.
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JOB 94-3, [8] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hammer dated May 3, 1924
Schenker agrees to come on May 27 to sit for his portrait, and tells Hammer of
the forthcoming historical Beethoven Ninth Symphony concert.
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OJ 10/3, [40] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated May 9, 1924
Deutsch thanks Schenker for the most recent (sixth) issue of Tonwille. He read Schenker's comments
on Schubert's "Gretchen am Spinnrade" (Op. 2) with great interest, although he did not fully understand them.
Deutsch encloses an announcement from the publisher Vieweg that may be of interest to Schenker.
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OJ 11/36, [16] Handwritten postcard from Hammer to Schenker, postmarked June 17, 1924
Hammer sets the arrival time for the portrait sitting on June
18.
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OJ 10/1, [85] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated June 18, 1924
The Dahmses send birthday greetings. They are staying in the Abruzzi; will not
get to Galtür; Dahms will visit Germany. He has read Tonwille 6 and 7 with interest.
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OJ 12/17, [5] Handwritten letter from Komorn to Heinrich Schenker, dated June 18, 1924
Miss Komorn thanks Schenker profusely for all that he has taught her in the
past year.
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OJ 14/46, [2] Handwritten letter from Fanny Violin to Heinrich Schenker, dated June 18, 1924
Fanny thanks Schenker for sending Tonwille 5 and 6 and reports holiday plans.
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JOB 94-3, [9] Handwritten picture postcard from Heinrich and Jeanette Schenker to Hammer, dated
July 19 [1924]
Heinrich and Jeanette send greetings from the Tyrol; they are expecting the
Vrieslanders.
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OJ 8/4, [30] Handwritten picture postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated July 28, 1924
Writing from Galtür to Schruns in the nearby Motafon Valley, Schenker invites the
Violins to visit them some time during their Austrian holiday, and shows them, on the picture,
the mountain pass where they can meet up.
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OJ 15/15, [15] Handwritten postcard from Weisse to Schenker, dated August 2, 1924
Responding to a request for information about Brahms's meeting with Wagner,
Weisse promises to send Schenker the relevant volume of Max Kalbeck's biography of Brahms.
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OJ 8/4, [32] Handwritten picture postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated August 5, 1924
Schenker sends a greeting on the occasion of the Violins' return to Hamburg after
their holiday in Austria, writing a picture postcard showing the cottage where they presumably
went for a meal.
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OJ 8/4, [31] Handwritten picture postcard from Heinrich and Jeanette Schenker and others to Moriz
Violin, undated [postmarked August 12, 1924]
In this postcard, begun by Heinrich Schenker, continued by Jeanette Schenker and
Carl Bamberger, and additionally signed by Anthony and Annemarie van Hoboken and Otto
Vrieslander, all express their regret that the Violins could not be with them.
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OJ 15/16, [52] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated August 28, 1924
Weisse is so absorbed in his work that he is unable to give Schenker a precise
number of subscribers to Der Tonwille among his circle of pupils. He will see Gerald Warburg
soon, but confesses that the latter felt hurt by Schenker’s article “The Mission of German
Genius.” — Weisse will devote much time to composition during the coming season, and for this
reason will forego taking further lessons from Schenker.
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OJ 12/17, [6] Handwritten postcard from Komorn to Schenker, dated September 12, 1924
Mrs. Komorn inquires whether Schenker is back from vacation.
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OJ 12/59, [5] Handwritten letter from Siegfried Fritz Müller to Schenker, dated September 21,
1924
Siegfried Fritz Müller has met with resistence in rural Switzerland to
Schenker's ideas. -- He describes his daily working practices. -- He plans to return to
Schenker for lessons in Spring 1925 and lists the works in his prepared
programs.
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WSLB-Hds 95659 Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Seligmann, dated September 26, 1924
Schenker reports a visit from a Munich art historian, Wilhelm Hausenstein;
despite their strong artistic and political differences, the afternoon was entirely
civilized.
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OJ 9/12, [1] Handwritten letter from Carl Bamberger to Schenker, dated October 6, 1924
Bamberger writes of his pleasure at working in a theater, and his liking of
Danzig as a medieval city. He is studying Schenker's edition of the Beethoven sonatas, and
has ordered Harmonielehre and Kontrapunkt I and II. He is subscribing to Der Tonwille, and
is interesting one of his colleagues in Schenker's ideas. He inquires after two Schenker
pupils.
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OJ 6/7, [9] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated October 16, 1924
After thanking Violin for his touching fiftieth-birthday tribute of 1918,
Schenker outlines plans for sending out copies of Der Tonwille: he has drawn up a list, which
Violin is free to edit. Like Violin, he has lost pupils recently, and so wants to concentrate
more on the dissemination of Der Tonwille, with a new publisher.
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OJ 11/54, [1] Handwritten letter from Hoboken to Schenker, dated October 20, 1924
Hoboken encloses photographs; reports his summer travel; is now living in
Paris.
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OJ 14/45, [37] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated November 23, 1924
Violin sends thanks to Jeanette for copying out the article he wrote in 1918. He
has sent off ten letters [re distribution of copies of Der Tonwille] and placed the order with
UE. He reports on Buxbaum and Pollak, and also Blüthner.
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OJ 6/7, [10] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated October 26, 1924
Schenker names ten universities that should receive complimentary copies of Der
Tonwille, explaining that university music departments (Seminare) are more suitable recipients
than conservatories and other types of music schools. With 1924 coming to an end, he will resign
from UE and shift publication of Der Tonwille to Piper or Drei-Masken Verlag in Munich. The
latter have agreed to publish his study of Beethoven's Sonata Op. 106
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OJ 15/16, [54] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated November 3, 1924
Weisse acknowledges Schenker’s recent letter, wants to speak with him face to
face about a number of things but uses this letter to defend his "hypersensitivity" towards
Schenker as stemming from the love and honor that he bestows on him.
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OJ 10/1, [86] Handwritten postcard from Dahms to Schenker, dated November 8, 1924
Dahms visited Germany for two weeks; invites the Schenkers to visit him in
Venice.
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OJ 6/7, [12] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated November 8, 1924
Hearing that Violin is unwell, Schenker wishes his friend a speedy recovery. —
Encloses a draft of a letter to the university music departments chosen to be given copies of
Der Tonwille. — Recounts a story according to which Eusebius Mandyczewski prevented distribution
of complimentary copies of Der Tonwille to needy scholars.
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OC 54/11 Typewritten postcard from Otto Vrieslander to Schenker, dated January 19,
1925
Vrieslander thanks Schenker for Tonwille 10, remarks about negotiations with
Universal Edition and Drei Masken Verlag, and promises to send him an offprint of his recent
essay on C. P. E. Bach.
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OJ 9/34, [1] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated January 21, 1925
Cube has had to extend his holiday to take care of his father, who has been forced to abandon his
second marriage under pressure from his firm.
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OJ 15/15, [17] Handwritten postcard from Weisse to Schenker, dated January 22, 1925
Weisse alerts Schenker to the January 1925 issue of Die Musik, which contains two
pieces concerned with him. He suggests that Schenker travel to Munich, to negotiate a deal with
Alfred Einstein at Drei Masken-Verlag concerning the publication of a successor to Der
Tonwille.
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OC 54/14 Handwritten postcard from Theodor Baumgarten to Schenker, dated January 23,
1925
Baumgarten will let Schenker know whether he is able to visit him the following
Monday (January 26, 1925), to discuss Drei Masken Verlag's letter of January 20 (OC
54/12).
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OC 54/15 Typewritten letter from Otto Vrieslander to Schenker, dated January 24,
1925
Vrieslander reports a recent meeting at Drei Masken Verlag with Alfred
Einstein, whose character he rates highly and who assured him that he was looking forward to
publishing Schenker's work.
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OJ 6/7, [16] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated January 24, 1925
Responding point by point to Violin's previously letter (OJ 14/45, [41]),
Schenker congratulates his friend on the success of his recent concert. He writes at length
about Hertzka's last efforts to hold onto Der Tonwille, and about successful negotiations with
Drei Masken Verlag over its successor, Das Meisterwerk in der Musik. He has now to prepare
enough material for a yearbook comprising fifteen gatherings by July 1, so that the volume can
be published by Christmas. Finally, he echoes Violin's assessment of Hans Weisse, adding a few
disparaging remarks about his character.
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OJ 8/4, [35] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated February 14,
1925
Schenker asks Violin urgently to send him the receipt for payment made to
Universal Edition (for the copies of Der Tonwille paid for by Max Temming).
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OJ 9/12, [2] Handwritten letter from Carl Bamberger to Schenker, dated February 18,
1925
Bamberger reports that after six months of repetiteur work he has been granted
some conducting. -- He laments the lack of musical education of the Danzig citizens, and its
impact on the theater's repertory. Talent is not appreciated by the theater's
administrators. He wants to move on from Danzig, suggesting Dessau. -- He reports on his
reading of Der Tonwille, and his success in encouraging others to subscribe. -- He asks
Schenker a question about Schubert's song "Wohin?"
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OJ 9/12, [3] Handwritten letter from Carl Bamberger to Schenker, dated February 23,
1925
As a follow-up to his previous letter, Bamberger gives a full account of the
number of subscriptions to Der Tonwille that he has either instigated himself or encouraged
others to take on.
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OJ 14/45, [109] Handwritten postcard from Moriz Violin to Schenker, undated, postmarked February 24,
1925
Visiting his dying brother Eduard in the Sophienspital in Vienna, Violin hopes
to see Schenker if at all possible.
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OJ 10/1, [87] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated February 26, 1925
Dahms reports on the Vrieslanders' Italian travels; compares Hertzka
unfavorably to Drei Masken Verlag; He plans to sue Hertzka; comments on Bekker and Korngold.
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OJ 11/36, [17] Handwritten letter from Hammer to Schenker, dated March 1, 1925
Hammer describes his travels and work in the past eight months, and compares the
piano playing of Otto Vrieslander with that of Schenker.
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OJ 9/12, [4] Handwritten letter from Carl Bamberger to Schenker, dated March 4, 1925
Bamberger seeks Schenker's advice on the choice of works for a series of
Sunday morning concerts that is included in his new contract with Danzig.
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OC B/196 Typewritten letter from Wilhelm Altmann to Schenker, dated March 24, 1925
The St. Matthew Passion parts may be retained until mid-July; Altmann is
pleased at Schenker's move from Universal Edition to Drei Masken Verlag; will not be in
Galtür next summer.
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OJ 12/17, [7] Handwritten letter from Komorn to Heinrich Schenker, dated April 7, 1925
Miss Komorn tries to arrange a meeting with Furtwangler.
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OJ 10/1, [88] Typewritten postcard from Dahms to Schenker, dated April 20, 1925
Dahms gives his new temporary address.
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OJ 8/4, [36] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated April 23, 1925
Schenker thanks Violin for ordering copies of Tonwille 1. He gives a brief
account of a visit from Furtwängler, and mentions the arrival of the bronze medallion with
his likeness (designed by Alfred Rothberger).
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OJ 10/1, [89] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, undated [c. April 29, 1925]
Dahms has found a rental cottage in rural Pallanza, and invites the Schenkers
to visit. — Hindenburg's election as German President has given a "jolt" to Europe and
pleased Mussolini; it should produce shrewd politics, but he doubts whether Hindenburg will
be able to lift Germany out of mediocrity.
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OJ 6/7, [20] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated May 4, 1925
In a wide-ranging letter, Schenker sends Violin money for arranging the order of
Der Tonwille (which must consist of multiple copies of Tonwille 1); Hertzka's representative,
Robert Scheu, is currently studying the papers relating to Schenker's threat of legal action.
Schenker continues to express his astonishment at Furtwängler's ignorance of sonata form, a fact
that does not prevent him from earning huge fees for conducting in New York. He has turned down
a request from a lady who teaches in New York and a former pupil (now in St. Gallen), who wish
to spend some time with him in Galtür. He enquires about the personal difficulties that Violin
writes about in his letter, and asks him to say more; they will invite his sister for a visit.
He will send him a copy of the medallion (designed by Alfred Rothberger); the portrait by Viktor
Hammer is not yet finished.
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OJ 11/54, [2] Handwritten letter from Hoboken to Schenker, May 29, 1925
Hoboken wishes to become a pupil of Schenker; he has studied Schenker's
theoretical works under Vrieslander, and describes his progress so far; outlines previous
education in piano and music theory at the Hoch Conservatory,Frankfurt, and activity as composer
and conductor; after breaking his shoulder, he neglected his musical studies; outlines the areas
he wishes to study with Schenker; if accepted, he would take up residence in
Vienna.
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OJ 6/7, [22] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated May 30, 1925
Schenker thanks Violin for his latest efforts to account for subscriptions to Der
Tonwille. He sends him the smaller version of the bronze medallion designed by Alfred
Rothberger.
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OJ 14/45, [43] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated June 4, 1925
Violin thanks Schenker for sending him the small version of the medallion
designed by Alfred Rothberger. He does not want to give an account of the difficult times he
is facing, expecting that things will eventually turn out for the better. He returns some
money, left over from the purchase of copies of Tonwille 10, which Schenker had previously
sent him.
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OJ 8/4, [37] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated June 9, 1925
Schenker asks Violin to write to one of the German university music
departments who received subscriptions to Der Tonwille through the generosity of Max
Temming, to find out if, and when, they received Tonwille 10, which was published in
January. He reports being on the verge of completing the first Meisterwerk
Yearbook.
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OJ 11/54, [3] Handwritten letter from Hoboken to Schenker, dated June 10, 1925
Acknowledges Schenker's communication; is pleased to become a pupil of Schenker;
accepts fee and agrees to three lessons per week.
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OC 52/631 Handwritten letter from Elias to Heinrich Schenker, dated June 13, 1925
Miss Elias reports on the pricing of issues of Der Tonwille in two music
stores.
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OC B/190 Handwritten postcard from Wilhelm Altmann to Schenker, postmarked June 15,
1925
Altmann thanks Schenker for the medallion; he will be unable to visit
Galtür.
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OJ 10/1, [90] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated June 16, 1925
Dahms sends birthday greetings to Schenker, and gratitude for the [Rothberger]
medallion. — Margarete Dahms has given birth to a girl. — Speaks of "rotten German laws."
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OJ 8/4, [38] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated June 22, 1925
Schenker thanks Violin for his most recent efforts concerning the
subscriptions to Der Tonwille; he is astonished to learn that Tonwille 10, published in
January 1925, did not reach some subscribers until June. He hopes that Violin will be able
to visit him in the Tyrol this summer, as he is expecting Vrieslander with his
son.
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OJ 6/7, [23] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated July 26, 1925
Two weeks after arriving in Galtür for the summer holidays, Schenker reports that
he has caught up on his sleep and has already dictated an essay on Reger's Variations and Fugue
on a Theme of J. S. Bach, Op. 81. He will not allow the legal wrangle with Universal Edition to
interfere with his holiday, but he is annoyed about not having been paid by Drei Masken Verlag
for the manuscript of Meisterwerk 1. He has responded to a critique of his Erläuterungsausgabe
of Op. 110, in an essay in Meisterwerk 1, but will not pursue other attacks upon his work and
those of his pupils. The Schenker medallion designed by Alfred Rothberger is going to a second
impression; but the mezzotint portrait by Viktor Hammer, which Jeanette finds a superior work,
has not yet been printed. Throughout the letter, Schenker urges Violin to bring his family to
Galtür sometime during the summer.
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OJ 6/7, [24] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated August 15, 1925
After expressing his sympathy for Violin, in response to his friend's depressing
postcard, Schenker gives an account of some of the summer events, including a visit from
Vrieslander and Hoboken and work on two essays for Meisterwerk 2. While continuing to rail
against Hertzka and Universal Edition, he repeats the story of Drei Masken Verlag failing to
send him 250 Marks upon receipt of the manuscript of Meisterwerk 1. His brother Moses is,
however, acquainted with the principal owner of Drei Masken, Felix Sobotka, and through this
connection the payment has been made.
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JOB 94-3, [12] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hammer, dated August 23, [1925]
Heinrich and Jeanette consider the test proof of the Schenker mezzotint
finished and urge him to finalize it. Heinrich tells Hammer about Anthony van
Hoboken.
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OJ 8/4, [39] Handwritten picture postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, undated, postmarked
August 27, 1925
Schenker sends greetings from the Tyrol, reports the publication of an article
on him by Elsa Bienenfeld, which includes a reproduction of his pupil Alfred Rothberger's
bronze medallion.
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OJ 11/10, [18] Handwritten postcard from Frimmel to Schenker, dated September 10, 1925
Frimmel will correct [errors pointed out by Schenker], and reports that his
Beethovenhandbuch is in press.
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OJ 11/36, [20] Handwritten letter from Hammer to Schenker, dated September 11, 1925
Hammer is working on the plate of the Schenker mezzotint.
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OJ 9/12, [5] Handwritten letter from Carl Bamberger to Schenker, dated September 27,
1925
Bamberger is officially a "conductor" at Danzig. -- He asks how to obtain a
Rothberger medallion of Schenker and inquires after Hammer's etching. -- He reports on
Hupka's progress in Cologne, and inquires after F.E. von Cube.
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OJ 11/54, [4] Handwritten letter from Hoboken to Schenker, dated September 28, 1925
Van Hoboken reports on his recent travels, describing the house that he has
rented for a year in Vienna; he is to register in Vienna for nine months for study purposes; he
thanks Schenker for the plan of work he has sent, and will start lessons with Schenker on
October 13, 1925; encloses $60 in advance monthly payment.
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OJ 9/8, [1] Handwritten letter from Wilhelm Altmann to Schenker, dated October 3,
1925
Altmann asks Schenker to send his [Hammer] portrait to the editor of Die
Musik.
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OJ 12/17, [8] Handwritten letter from Komorn to Heinrich Schenker, dated October 5,
1925
Cessation of lessons comes as a blow, but Mrs. Komorn thanks Schenker
unreservedly for all she has learned.
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OJ 11/36, [23] Handwritten letter from Hammer to Schenker, dated October 6, 1925
Hammer encloses as a gift two prints of his mezzotint of Schenker; Weisse will
convey to Schenker a print from which the printing block of the mezzotint can be made for
Die Musik's purposes. -- The Albertina has just purchased one of the
proofs.
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OJ 15/15, [19] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated October 7, 1925
Weisse asks Schenker to look at some suitable frames for Hammer's portrait of
him. He reports that several autograph manuscripts of Brahms are being put up for sale, of
which that of the cadenzas Brahms wrote for Beethoven's Fourth Concerto are particularly
interesting. He quotes from a letter by Gerald Warburg, indicating that Schenker's latest
theoretical concepts are being taught at Damrosch's music school in New
York.
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OJ 14/45, [46] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated October 23, 1925
Informing Schenker that he is beginning to recover after a disastrous year,
Violin reports that he has formed a trio with the violinist Mauritz van den Berg and the
cellist Friederich Buxbaum, and has scheduled concerts for January. His son has started
school, which he also regards as a blessing.
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OJ 6/7, [25] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated October 25, 1925
In this wide-ranging letter, Schenker commiserates with Violin about the high
cost of living, and his inability to raise his fees to keep up with it (in particular, he
feels unable to ask the wealthy Hoboken to pay more than his other pupils). He reports on
sales of a medallion bearing his image, and the imminent arrival of a mezzotint of his
portrait, made by Viktor Hammer, of which his brother Moses Schenker has bought the original
drawing. Vrieslander will write an essay about his work in Die Musik, accompanied by the
portrait, and things are now going well with the corrections to Meisterwerk 1 and the
writing of Meisterwerk 2.
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OJ 10/1, [91] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated December 1, 1925
The [Hammer] mezzotint has arrived; Dahms expresses a reservation about
it. — He has been writing for Die Musik. — He succeeded in getting compensation from UE.
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OJ 10/3, [46] Typewritten postcard from Deutsch to Schenker, dated December 15, 1925
Deutsch thanks Schenker for his postcard [not known to survive] and hopes to speak to him soon
about the matters raised therein. Deutsch, however, could neither read nor understand a sentence from Schenker's
postcard and affixes it to this reply.
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OJ 8/4, [40] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated December 21,
1925
Interrupting his correcting of the proofs for the first Meisterwerk Yearbook,
Schenker sends Christmas greetings to the Violins, and informs his friend that an
out-of-court settlement was made with Universal Edition. Recent concert appearances of the
cellist Buxbaum and the violinist van der Berg give him reason to believe that their trio
concerts with Violin will be successful. He has arranged for Hammer’s portrait of him to be
sent to Hamburg.
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OJ 11/54, [6] Handwritten letter from van Hoboken to Schenker, dated January 3, 1926
Van Hoboken sends New Year greetings; reports that he is to see in the Paris
Conservatory Library the autograph manuscript of Beethoven's "Appassionata" Sonata, which
Einstein has apparently already photographed; he will travel to Vienna on January 6 for lesson
on January 9.
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OJ 6/7, [27] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated January 15, 1926
Schenker agrees to to teach Violin's pupil Agnes Becker twice a week, as soon
as she is ready to come to Vienna. He reports Furtwängler's disillusionment with modern
music, and notes that Weingartner and Julius Korngold have expressed similar sentiments. He
is not optimistic that humanity in general will truly understand the classics, which
underscores the important of his (and Violin's) mission.
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OJ 8/4, [42] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated February 11,
1926
Schenker enquires about Violin's trio concerts with Buxbaum and van den Berg
went and ask if Hammer's portrait has arrived. He reports on the possible difficulties in
putting together the first Meisterwerk Yearbook, on account of the numerous music examples
and separate Urlinie graphs, and summarizes the contents of the second
Yearbook.
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OJ 6/7, [28] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated March 1, 1926
In a wide-ranging letter responding to Moriz Violin's previous letter,
Schenker asks his friend to confide in him his personal troubles. He offers his support in
the wake of the recent display of vanity of the cellist Friedrich Buxbaum. He is trying to
find a way of getting the Hammer portrait to him safely, possibly by having it sent directly
from Artaria's art shop. Finally he confirms the lack of musical giftedness of his new pupil
Agnes Becker, recently arrived from Hamburg where Violin had been teaching
her.
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OJ 10/3, [50] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated March 26, 1926
Deutsch requests that the Schenkers' planned visit for afternoon tea be postponed because their
children and nanny have contracted flu.
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OJ 10/3, [51] Handwritten letter from Hanna Deutsch to Jeanette Schenker, dated April 8, 1926
Hanna Deutsch tries to arrange a date for the Schenkers, Hoboken and Vrieslander to visit for
afternoon tea.
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OJ 10/1, [92] Typewritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated May 21, 1926
Dahms reports plans, with a young Munich publisher, to launch a popular music
"almanach," anti-modern, propagandizing for "our ideas," and later a serious periodical. —
He has to raise 10,000 Marks, and asks for Heinrich's help in doing this. — Margarete has
had surgery.
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OC B/192 Two typewritten letters from Wilhelm Altmann to Schenker, dated June 9,
1926
Letter 1: Altmann replies to Schenker's inquiry about manuscripts of two
Mozart symphonies. Letter 2: Altmann gives his summer travel plans; delay in publishing
article about Schenker in Die Musik; advice for Weisse over choice of
publisher.
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OJ 9/12, [6] Handwritten letter from Carl Bamberger to Schenker, dated June 15, 1926
Bamberger has introduced pianist Stefan Askenase to Schenker's
Erläuterungsausgabe of Op. 111, to the latter's delight. He would like to visit the
Schenkers in Galtür.
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OJ 10/1, [94] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated June 26, 1926
Dahms thanks Schenker for his report [on the viability of the almanach
proposal]. — He plans to devote part of the almanach to Beethoven, and asks whether Schenker
might contribute something new, or grant permission to reprint some of what he has written
in Der Tonwille.
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OJ 10/1, [95] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, undated, presumably late June or early
July, 1926
Dahms's almanach plans have failed. — Germany has shown its gratitude for his
work by denying him a divorce [from Agnes] for 15 years.
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OJ 14/45, [112] Handwritten postcard from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated July 5, 1926
Violin announces his arrival in Bad Gastein, to improve his health. The rest
of his family is in Bistrai, near Bielitz, in Silesia.
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OJ 8/4, [43] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, written July 8, 1926
Schenker expresses his pleasure that the Violins are on holiday in Badgastein;
he enquires about whether Violin has received a complimentary copy of Meisterwerk 1, which
his publishers seem slow to dispatch, and whether he has further plans to give piano trio
concerts.
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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.
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OC B/193 Handwritten postcard from Wilhelm Altmann to Schenker, postmarked August 3,
1926
Altmann thanks Schenker for Meisterwerk I and describes his summer
travels.
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OJ 10/1, [97] Handwritten postcard from Dahms to Schenker, dated August 11, 1926
Dahms gives his travel plans and [temporary] Berlin address.
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OJ 9/34, [2] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated August 14, 1926
Cube is having difficulty getting his father to pay Schenker for lessons given over the previous
year, and asks Schenker to write firmly to the latter; speaks of his attempts to make contacts within Düsseldorf
artistic circles.
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OJ 15/16, [56] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated August 20, 1926
The composition of a clarinet quintet has kept Weisse from writing to Schenker.
Instead of writing a long letter to him about the first Meisterwerk Yearbook, he would like to
meet with him in Vienna to discuss its content.
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OJ 11/54, [8] Handwritten letter from Hoboken to Schenker, dated August 22, 1926
Hoboken will probably not now visit Schenker in Galtür; explains his and his
wife's departure from Munich and their subsequent travels to Bern, Naples, and Capri, and
reports that his house in Vienna should be ready for occupancy on October 1. — Vrieslander and
he are considering founding a music journal, and wish to discuss the idea with Schenker.
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OJ 5/7a, [3] (formerly vC 3) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, dated August 26, 1926
Schenker has received indication of part-payment from Cube's father [for Cube's
lessons] and promise of the remainder soon. Schenker travels to Vienna August 28. Weisse has
completed a clarinet quintet.
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OJ 14/45, [55] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated September 5, 1926
Violin reports that he had to cut short his holiday in Bad Gastein because his
son Karl was again seriously ill. The costs of treatment amounted to nearly 4000 Marks, and
this sum must be paid by the end of the year.
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OJ 5/7a, [5] (formerly vC 5) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, undated [c. October 7, 1926]
Schenker praises Cube's talent as a writer; informs Cube of forthcoming article on Schenker by
Vrieslander with portrait by Hammer; expresses his wish that Cube's father would pay all that he owes
him.
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OJ 14/45, [56] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated October 10, 1926
Violin reports that his son Karl's health has improved, but that he has to
find a new apartment because Karl cannot stay on the ground floor. He will obtain a copy of
the current issue of Die Musik, and reports that a review of (presumably) Meisterwerk 1 has
appeared in the Hamburger Fremdenblatt.
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OJ 8/4, [44] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated November 10,
1926
Schenker enquires about the health of Violin and his son Karl. He has received
a cordial letter from Hindemith, assuring him that the fruits of his theory may be found in
his works, including the Urlinie; he has responded politely but candidly.
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OJ 10/1, [98] Handwritten postcard from Dahms to Schenker, dated November 13, 1926
Dahms has written his review of Meisterwerk, and has dispatched a copy of his
Almanach to Schenker.
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OJ 14/45, [57] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated November 17, 1926
Violin reports on having moved to a new apartment, no longer on the ground
floor, which his sister and (especially) a friend in Berlin named Martha Loeb have helped to
finance. He is amused what Schenker told him about his letter from Hindemith, whose words,
he believes, ought to be taken at face value.
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OJ 9/34, [3] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated November 25, 1926
Cube asks for a letter of recommendation to be sent to the Provincial School
Council.
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OJ 9/34, [4] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated December 14, 1926
Cube was not given recognition, and has to take an examination for purposes of the appointment. Sends
Christmas greetings.
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OJ 5/7a, [7] (formerly vC 7) Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Cube, dated December 19, 1926
Schenker acknowledges receipt OJ 9/34, [4], and asks to be told
outcome.
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OJ 6/7, [30] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated December 19, 1926
Schenker expresses his delight that his friend received sufficient financial
help to be able to move into a new apartment for the sake of his son Karl's health. He
reports having shown Agnes Becker some straightforward examples of the Urlinie, out of
desperation (she shows little aptitude for piano playing), and then explains that a great
deal of time, patience and faith are needed to understand such things. Of his current
pupils, only Elias, Brünauer, Hoboken and (to some extent) Albersheim are capable of
following the ramifications of the new theory, which he sees as his unique gift to the
world. At present, he is working on his "crowning work," Free Composition.
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OJ 10/1, [99] Handwritten postcard from Dahms to Schenker, dated December 28, 1926
Dahms's review of Meisterwerk 1 is out. Christmas greetings.
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OJ 9/34, [5] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated December 31, 1926
Teaching situation has been resolved; asks Schenker's advice on an Urlinie graph; will hear from
Conservatory in New Year; sends New Year's greetings.
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OJ 14/45, [60] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated January 3, 1927
Violin reports on his son Karl's continued health problems and also his
affection for his "Onkel Heinrich" (and with it, a wish to be in Vienna rather than in
Hamburg). Agnes Becker has apparently sent Schenker some analytical work on a sonata for
comment. Finally, he announces a forthcoming concert, with (Egon) Pollak, of a concerto for
two pianos by C. P. E. Bach in an arrangement by Schenker.
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OC 54/111 Typed letter from Otto Erich Deutsch to Schenker, dated January 8, 1927
Deutsch thanks Schenker for his recent communications, including a copy of the
contract with Drei Masken Verlag for the Meisterwerk Yearbook, and asks for a copy of
relevant extracts from the correspondence with the publishers. He reports progress in the
establishment of a Photogram Archive at the Austrian National Library, with the cooperation
of Dr Robert Haas and financial support from Anthony van Hoboken; similar plans to
photographically reproduce autograph manuscripts are underway at the Beethoven House in
Bonn, and (for manuscripts of Bach and Handel) also in England. He advises Schenker that
proofs will start arriving from the printing-house Waldheim in a few weeks, and expresses
his delight in being able to assist Schenker in the promotion of his work.
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OJ 10/3, [55] Typewritten postcard from Otto Erich and Hanna Deutsch to Schenker, dated January
18, 1927
Deutsch asks Schenker not to mention his name in connection with the
“curiosity” about Schubert mentioned in his postcard of January 15.
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OC 54/124 Typed letter from Otto Vrieslander to Schenker, dated January 20, 1927
Vrieslander has received the Urlinie graphs for two essays in the second
Meisterwerk Yearbook, and explains to Schenker that he will exercise the utmost care in
preparing them for publication.
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OJ 11/54, [11] Handwritten note from Annamarie van Hoboken to Jeanette Schenker, dated January 20,
1927
Mrs van Hoboken thanks Jeanette for her invitation, and will come on January
27.
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OJ 15/15, [21] Handwritten postcard from Weisse to Schenker, dated January 21, 1927
Weisse provides Schenker with Gerald Warburg's address in New York City. He
also asks a question about Schenker's fingerings for the trills in the second movement of
Beethoven's Op. 111.
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OJ 9/34, [6] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated January 24, 1927
Acknowledges Schenker's reply and corrections. There will be no problem with his
teacher's examination in May. Reports on recent activities.
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OJ 11/54, [12] Handwritten letter from van Hoboken to Schenker, dated January 28, 1927
Hoboken had to cancel his planned visit to John Petrie Dunn because of illness. —
He reports on library visits in London and Paris, discusses manuscripts and conditions for
photography, purchases. — He plans no further trips this season.
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OJ 5/7a, [8] (formerly vC 8) Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Cube, undated [January 31, 1927]
Schenker wishes Cube well in his new job, offers encouragement over his graphing
technique, and praises his writing.
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OJ 9/34, [7] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated February 7 1927
Cube reports on his careers as critic and teacher.
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OC 54/131 Typed postcard from Otto Vrieslander to Schenker, postmarked February 14,
1927
Vrieslander explains the way he has dealt with Schenker’s detailed comments on
the graph of Mozart’s Symphony in G minor.
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OJ 5/7a, [9] (formerly vC 9) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, dated February 15, 1927
Schenker acknowledges and returns Cube's review; reports on the progress of his
own publications.
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OJ 6/7, [32] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated February 16, 1927, with postscript
from Fanny Violin
Replying to Violin's previous letter, Schenker expresses surprise about (Egon)
Pollak's enthusiasm for C. P. E. Bach's Double Concerto. He also expresses uncertainty about
whether to accept an honor from the Academy of Arts and Science in Vienna. A translation and
adaptation of part of his Counterpoint, vol. 2, has been prepared; and Herman Roth's book on
counterpoint has also been published. He sends little Karl a picture of himself, and leaves
space for Violin's sister Fanny to add a short greeting.
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OC 54/134 Typed letter from Otto Vrieslander to Schenker, dated February 20, 1927
Vrieslander, at pains to ensure that the music illustrations in the second
Meisterwerk Yearbook are accurately and elegantly printed, reports that the engravers are
having difficulty interpreting Schenker’s music examples. He is putting his own work to one
side in order to work exclusively on creating clear and elegant graphs; he proposes to come
to Vienna in mid-March to go through all his work with Schenker.
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OJ 8/4, [46] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Violin, postmarked [February] 26,
1927
Responding to a request from Violin, Schenker says he will write to Paul von
Klenau on behalf of Violin, apparently in connection with a possible position in
Frankfurt.
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OJ 8/4, [47] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Violin, dated February 27, 1927
Schenker is about to write to Paul von Klenau on Violin's behalf, but asks
whether he should wait until Easter, as suggested in Violin's previous
letter.
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OJ 5/9, [1] Handwritten draft letter from Schenker to Deutsch, dated February 28,
1927
Schenker explains to Deutsch why he does not want to be considered for
an honor from the Austrian Republic. He thanks Deutsch (and Karl Kobald) for their
kind intention to put his name forward.
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OJ 12/11, [11] Handwritten letter from Klenau to Schenker, undated [c. March 23, 1927]
Klenau agrees to approach his brother-in-law to help Moriz Violin. — He
responds to a comment by Schenker about Albert Schweizer.
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OJ 8/4, [48] Handwritten picture postcard from Schenker to Violin, dated March 27,
1927
Schenker has written to Paul von Klenau on Violin's behalf, and received an
assurance that Klenau will write to his brother-in-law (not father-in-law, as Violin had
originally thought) but thinks that Artur Schnabel will be more influential. Klenau will
visit the Schenkers on Saturday.
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OJ 8/4, [49] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Violin, dated March 29, 1927
In advance of seeing Klenau, Schenker reports on a meeting with Wilhelm
Altmann and Ludwig Rottenberg, who believe that only people under 30 years old are likely to
be appointed to a post of the sort that Violin is seeking in Frankfurt – a situation that he
finds appalling.
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OJ 14/45, [63] Handwritten letter from Violin to Schenker, dated March 31, 1927
In reply to Schenker's recent postcards, Violin maintains that Klenau's
support for his appointment in Frankfurt is important, as the Ministry of Education in
Berlin can exert only a limited amount of pressure on the Frankfurt circle.
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OJ 10/1, [100] Typewritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated April 13, 1927
His Almanach has been a success but produced no financial return in a hostile
environment. — They are leaving Berlin for the south; he has lost faith in German spirit,
intellect, and morality.
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OJ 10/3, [59] Typewritten express postcard from Deutsch to Schenker, dated April 14,
1927
Deutsch invites the Schenkers for afternoon tea at the weekend; Hoboken and
Vrieslander will also be there.
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OJ 14/45, [64] Handwritten letter from Violin to Schenker, dated April 14, 1927
Violin thanks Schenker for his article (on Beethoven). He is still hoping for
a positive reply regarding Paul von Klenau's support for him in Frankfurt.
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OJ 10/3, [60] Typewritten express postcard from Deutsch to Schenker, dated April 21,
1927
Deutsch looks forwarded to seeing the Schenkers at Hoboken’s place. The
Society of the Friends of Music would like their print of a Haydn sketchleaf to be returned;
Eusebius Mandyczewki is unable to find a copy of Scarlatti’s Op. 1 (a collection of six
keyboard sonatas).
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OJ 11/54, [13] Handwritten postcard from van Hoboken to Schenker, dated April 22, 1927
Hoboken invites the Schenkers to a quartet concert.
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OJ 8/4, [50] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated April 25, 1927
Schenker explains that what he is doing behind the scene to assist Violin in
obtaining a post in Frankfurt, and hopes for some news from Wilhelm Altmann. Artur Schnabel
will be more useful to his cause than Paul von Klenau and his brother-in-law Heinrich
Simon.
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OJ 15/16, [57] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated April 29, 1927
Lacking an official state teaching certificate, Weisse asks Schenker for a
testimonial that states that he studied with him from 1908 to 1915, and in 1919, and that he is
fully qualified to teach harmony, counterpoint, composition, and piano.
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OJ 9/12, [7] Handwritten letter from Carl Bamberger to Schenker, dated May 10, 1927
Bamberger has been appointed second conductor at the Darmstadt operahouse. He
asks to visit Schenker in Vienna.
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OJ 9/8, [3] Handwritten postcard from Wilhelm Altmann to Schenker, dated May 26, 1927
Altmann reports on conversion of Hoch Conservatory to
Hochschule.
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OJ 6/7, [33] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated May 27, 1927
Schenker has tried to find out more about the plans for the conservatory in
Frankfurt to be upgraded to a music Hochschule (and, presumably, for Violin to be posted
there), but he is reluctant to press his contacts too far, as this may prove
counterproductive.
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OJ 9/34, [8] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated May 28, 1927
Cube reports on the state teaching examination, on which he was graded
"satisfactory," deploring the way it was conducted.
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OJ 5/7a, [10] (formerly vC 10) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, dated June 1, 1927
Schenker congratulates Cube on appointment to professorship; reports that Oppel
has been appointed to a professorship at the Leipzig Conservatory, and on the spread of
Schenker's theory elsewhere; looks forward to visit from Cube.
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OJ 10/3, [63] Typewritten postcard from Deutsch to Schenker, dated June 4, 1927
Deutsch has found a reference to the autograph manuscript of Beethoven’s Piano
Sonata in G, Op. 79, and tells Schenker he can find out more about it from the British
Museum. The Hammers are visiting him on Wednesday (June 8), and he hopes that the Schenkers
will be able to join them.
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OJ 14/45, [66] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated June 17, 1927
In deepest admiration and gratitude, Violin sends Schenker (59th) birthday
greetings and pictures of his children.
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OJ 10/3, [64] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated June 24, 1927
Deutsch has received the second galley proofs to the second Meisterwerk
yearbook but did not read them as he did not have a source with which to compare them. He
will, however, assist Schenker correcting the page proofs, if necessary.
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OJ 6/7, [34] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated June 30, 1927
Schenker answers Violin's birthday greetings letter philosophically. He is
able to work on the final version Der freie Satz at leisure and in good spirits. He reports
on the establishment of an archive of photographic reproductions of autograph and gives an
account of a visit from Violin's sister Fanny: in return for a picture of Karl Violin, he is
enclosing two pictures of himself and one of Jeanette. Finally, he urges his friend to spend
part of the summer in Galtür.
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Sbb 55 Nachl. 13, [2] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Furtwängler, dated July 3, 1927
Schenker recommends Oppel's Mass, and commends Anthony van Hoboken to
Furtwängler.
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OJ 10/3, [65] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated July 11, 1927
Deutsch tells Schenker that the second edition of Schindler’s Beethoven
biography is available, but not the first. --- He explains at length a misunderstanding over
the reprinting of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op. 57, with correction strips, before Universal
Edition reissued Schenker’s edition, revised in the light of the facsimile of the autograph
manuscript. --- He is thoroughly pleased with Hoboken’s text (announcing the Photogram
Archive) and gives an account of his and Hoboken’s movements over the summer.--- He reports
on a project in America to find a completion for Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony, and
expresses his regret that Drei Masken Verlag have been slow to prepare the second
Meisterwerk yearbook for publication.
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OJ 11/16, [6] Handwritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, dated July 18, 1927
Furtwängler mentions several mutual acquaintances, and hopes to see Schenker in
Vienna.
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OJ 6/7, [35] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated August 5, 1927
In a wide-ranging letter, Schenker underscores the importance of his friend's
taking a holiday, and tries to persuade him to visit him in Galtür. There he was visited by
Reinhard Oppel, who has been appointed to a theory post at the Leipzig Conservatory, where
he will teach from Schenker's texts. He comments at length on the decline of society, as
exemplified by the July Revolt. The second Meisterwerk volume has gone to the bookbinders;
until it is published, he will be working on Der freier Satz.
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OJ 89/1, [2] Handwritten letter from Schenker to van Hoboken, dated August 12, 1927
Schenker acknowledges van Hoboken's letter, OJ 11/54, 14, dated August 7, 1927;
encloses seven articles; responds regarding Haydn, Furtwängler, the "Appeal" for the
Photogrammarchiv, an exhibition in Frankfurt, John Petrie Dunn, Reinhard Oppel, Das Meisterwerk
in der Musik, vol. II, Otto Erich Deutsch, and an honorarium; and sends best wishes for the
Hobokens' trip to Switzerland, reporting on von Cube.
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OJ 11/32, [1] Typed letter from Robert Haas to Schenker, dated August 19, 1927
Acknowledges "Appeal"; looks forward to working with
Schenker.
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OJ 11/54, [15] Handwritten letter from van Hoboken to Schenker, dated August 28, 1927
Hoboken reports on meeting with Furtwängler regarding the Photogrammarchiv, and
expresses the hope that it will be possible to interest Furtwängler in performance according to
the sources in the Archive; he encloses the final version of the "Aufruf" for the Archive, and
discusses negotiations with the Austrian National Library and Ministry of Education. — Comments
on Oppel's plan to teach in Leipzig. — Agrees to Schenker's lesson plan and fee for 1927/28. —
Describes his travel plans, which include meetings with Louis Koch in Frankurt, Ludwig
Schiedermair in Bonn, contact with John Petrie Dunn in England, C. S. Terry in Scotland, and
Maurice Cauchie in Paris, and photographing [of sources] at the [Paris] Conservatory.
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OJ 5/7a, [11] (formerly vC 11) Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Cube, dated September 7, 1927
Schenker acknowledges Cube's postcards; Cube will receive the appeal [for photostats of
MSS].
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OJ 10/3, [67] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated September 8, 1927
Deutsch has the text of the prospectus for the second Meisterwerk yearbook
prepared by Otto Vrieslander, which the publishers say is too long and he thinks is
unnecessarily repetitious. He is forwarding it to Schenker for his opinion.
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OJ 89/1, [5] Handwritten letter from Schenker to van Hoboken, dated September 13, 1927
Schenker acknowledges OJ 11/54, [17], and discusses the nature of a "prospectus"
and the suitability of Vrieslander's text for that purpose. — He expresses an interest in
Hoboken's latest discoveries, and asks whether the latter could inquire in London as to the
whereabouts of the autograph manuscript of Beethoven's Op. 106.
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OJ 11/54, [18] Handwritten letter from van Hoboken to Schenker, dated September 18, 1927
Van Hoboken reports on his visit to John Petrie Dunn: his career, his grasp of
Schenker's theory, his situation at Edinburgh University, his publications. — Tomorrow he is to
visit C. S. Terry.
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OJ 11/32, [2] Typed letter from Robert Haas to Schenker, dated September 30, 1927
Haas invites Schenker to view the Photogrammarchiv.
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OJ 8/4, [51] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated October 5, 1927
Schenker has asked a former pupil (Felix-Eberhard von Cube), who knows Dr.
Simon in Frankfurt, about the likely opening date of a music Hochschule there, but has
received little information in return. the second volume of Meisterwerk will be published
very soon.
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OJ 9/34, [9] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated October 29, 1927
Cube has had 'flu; reports on his [conservatory] teaching of Schenkerian theory
(though disguised from the authorities), his private teaching, his work in composition; he has
joined the Reichsverband deutscher Tonkünstler und Musiklehrer. Dunn has sent him his
translation [of part of Kontrapunkt], which he thinks may serve classroom use better than that
of Vrieslander. He is enjoying using his radio; sends two Galtür portraits; his father has had a
son.
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OJ 9/8, [4] Handwritten picture postcard from Wilhelm Altmann to Schenker, dated November 8,
1927
Altmann thanks Schenker for Masterwork 2; — Has retired but is temporarily
continuing in his position; — Reports publication of his handbook for string quartet
players.
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OJ 5/7a, [12] (formerly vC 12) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, dated November 9, 1927
Schenker thanks Cube for the pictures enclosed with OJ 9/34, [9] and expresses
pleasure at Cube's reports of his teaching, composition, listening to the radio, Urlinie
studies, and advocacy of good editions; refers to Vrieslander's planned monograph on Schenker,
the prospectus for Meisterwerk I and II, and the call [for the
Photogrammarchiv].
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OJ 14/45, [68] Handwritten letter from Violin to Schenker, dated November 13, 1927
Violin thanks Schenker for sending him the second volume of Meisterwerk, which
he regards as a milestone in offering the strongest statement of his theories. He is
accompanying a cellist in early January and will not be able to get to Vienna at Christmas
after all. His wife and son – who is now able to get up and around – are hoping to go to
Vienna at Easter.
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OJ 10/1, [101] Handwritten postcard from Dahms to Schenker, undated [c. November 14,
1927]
Meisterwerk 2 has still not arrived; Dahms gives an address in Nice.
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OJ 8/4, [52] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Violin, dated November 16, 1927
Schenker congratulates Violin on obtaining many private pupils, and for his
continued activity as a performer. He expresses his joy that Violin's son Karl will be
visiting Vienna next year.
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OJ 10/1, [102] Handwritten postcard from Dahms to Schenker, dated November 30, 1927
Meisterwerk 2 has arrived, and Dahms rejoices at its content and form of
expression.
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OJ 9/12, [8] Handwritten letter from Carl Bamberger to Schenker, dated December 2,
1927
Bamberger praises Schenker's initiative in the Photogrammarchiv and Anthony
van Hoboken's philanthropy; he is making progress as a conductor.
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OJ 10/18, [2] Handwritten letter from Elias to Schenker, dated December 25, 1927
Miss Elias begs Schenker to accept her present of the Brahms piano
works.
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OJ 14/45, [69] Handwritten letter from Violin to Schenker, dated December 27, 1927
Violin reports that his concert (cello recital) has been put back a week
because of a tendon problem in his left hand. He owes Otto Vrieslander a response to his
recent written work, but he feels that Vrieslander does not truly understand Schenker's
cause, does not have the same "orientation" towards it as he, and expresses himself poorly.
(Weisse, he says, could have done things better.) However, all this pettiness is nothing
compared with the achievement of Meisterwerk 2, and of the "crowning" work that will soon
follow.
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OJ 12/17, [9] Handwritten calling card from Komorn to Heinrich Schenker, dated December 29,
1927
New Years greetings and thanks.
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OJ 6/7, [36] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated December 29, 1927
Sending greetings for the New Year, Schenker expresses the hope that his
friend's fortunes will begin to improve in 1928. He agrees with Violin's pronouncements on
Vrieslander’s character and ability to convey Schenker's thoughts, and has no idea of what
to expect in Vrieslander's (supposedly) forthcoming monograph on him. Weisse, whom he
regards as a more skilled interpreter of his work, has announced plans for a monthly
journal, Die Tonkunst, to be edited with his pupils Oswald Jonas and Felix Salzer, which
will be based exclusively on Schenker's theoretical approach. But he is afraid that Weisse
might leave Vienna, to teach at Damrosch's music school.
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OJ 9/34, [10] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated January 30, 1928
Cube reports progress in his class and private teaching, performance of his
compositions, his forthcoming lecture; outlines plan for an exhibition in Duisburg to celebrate
Schenker's 60th birthday; has heard nothing of Hoboken's "Aufruf."
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OJ 10/3, [77] Handwritten letter from Hanna and Otto Erich Deutsch to Schenker, dated March 1,
1928
The Deutsches accept the Schenkers’ invitation for the afternoon of Wednesday,
March 7.
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OJ 11/32, [3] Typed letter from Robert Haas to Schenker, dated March 1, 1928
The Photogrammarchiv has a source that Schenker is at liberty to
consult.
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OJ 10/3, [78] Handwritten letter from Hanna Deutsch to Schenker, dated March 2, 1928
Hanna asks Schenker to accept her apologies for not being able to visit them
on March 7, as Otto Erich has been invited to tea with the President of the
Republic..
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OJ 10/3, [79] Handwritten letter from Hanna Deutsch to Schenker, dated March 4, 1928
The Deutsches will visit the Schenkers on Wednesday, March 14. Hanna reports
that Hoboken has been unwell.
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OJ 11/54, [22] Handwritten letter from Hoboken to Schenker, dated March 11, 1928
Hoboken recounts the difficulties he is having in getting 2,500 photographs of
autograph manuscripts made at the Paris Conservatory.
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OJ 11/54, [23] Handwritten letter from Hoboken to Schenker, dated March 21, 1928
Hoboken has still made no progress on photographic work at the Paris
Conservatory. — He will go to Rotterdam and Münster. — Speaks of the importance of his Archive
work and contacts he has made. Will probably go to a concert featuring music of Alban Berg. — He
asks Schenker to intervene with O. E. Deutsch.
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OJ 8/4, [54] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated April 2, 1928
The Schenkers invite Violin to an evening meal at their
apartment.
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OJ 9/34, [11] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated April 24, 1928
Cube describes difficulties with his colleagues, loss of pupils, and reactions to
his lecture; Scheuermann and Schmemann will put Schenker exhibits in their shop windows, items
requested; inquires after Weisse journal plan.
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OJ 5/7a, [14] (formerly vC 14) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, dated April 29, 1928
Schenker sympathizes with Cube over the hostilities he faces; contrasts his own theory to the
approach of Riemann. Has arranged for Hammer portraits to be sent to Cube [for bookshop exhibits], and directs him
to biographical information about himself. Describes the trials of his 20s, which were surpassed by the difficulties
he faced later with publishers and organizations. Upholds Joachim and Messchaert as models of performance art, and
speaks of his contact with Brahms. Asks whether Cube will be joining him in Galtür in the summer.
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OJ 9/34, [12] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated May 24, 1928
Cube acknowledges receipt of the Hammer engravings and reports on the planned
Scheuermann exhibition; reports on a forthcoming lecture and seminar, and the growth of his
student numbers.
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OJ 10/3, [87] Handwrittenwritten picture postcard from Hanna and Otto Erich Deutsch to Schenker,
dated June 10, 1928
The Deutsches hope to see the Schenkers once before both couples go away for
the summer, and they invite them for tea on Tuesday, June 12.
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OJ 10/3, [89] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated June 17, 1928
Deutsch sends Schenker birthday greetings; he hopes that the last volume of
his “great work” [i.e. Der freie Satz] will bring satisfaction to him and comfort to the
world.
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OJ 14/45, [70] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated June 17, 1928
Violin sends 60th birthday greetings to Schenker, adding that he is unlikely
to leave Hamburg this summer.
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OJ 89/2, [6] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated June 22, 1928
With thanks for birthday greetings, Schenker expresses how highly he values the
Photogrammarchiv while endorsing van Hoboken's turning down of an "honor" that he was offered. —
Schenker has, at Einstein's request, updated his entry in Riemann's Musiklexikon. — With the
success of the Urlinie through Der Tonwille, he no longer considers himself isolated.
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OJ 6/7, [38] Handwritten letter, with envelope, from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated June 23,
1928
Schenker thanks Violin for his kind birthday greetings, explaining the
discrepant birth dates assigned to him. He reaffirms his spiritual solidarity with his
friend. He has read some articles and reviews mentioning his work, at all of which he
laughs.
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OJ 9/34, [13] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated July 6, 1928
Cube reports on Scheuermann exhibit, and consequent interest and sales, encloses
associated newspaper article; also on recent lecturing and composition activity. He is unlikely
to visit Schenker this year; recalls people at Galtür.
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OJ 10/18, [3] Handwritten letter from Elias to Schenker, dated July 11, 1928
Miss Elias is glad that Schenker is "not dissatisfied" with her graphings of
his piano piece Op. 4, No. 1 and looks forward to her October lessons for a detailed
discussion. — She inquires about Vrieslander's "monograph." — She was interested to see the
autograph and first edition of "Erlkönig" juxtaposed in a Schubert
exhibition.
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OJ 5/7a, [17] (formerly vC 17) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, dated July 13, 1928
Schenker offers consoling words for low turn-out to Düsseldorf lecture; praises
recent article by Cube, but corrects overstated connection between himself and Brahms and
Joachim.
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OJ 8/4, [56] Handwritten picture postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated July 25,
1928
Writing to the sanatorium in the Harz mountains, Schenker ask Violin how
things are with him.
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OJ 11/54, [24] Typed letter from Hoboken to Schenker, dated August 27, 1928
Hoboken recounts his and his wife's travels through Germany, including encounters
with Thomas Mann and others. He expects to return to Vienna in mid-October.
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OJ 9/5, [3] Handwritten letter from Gerhard Albersheim to Schenker, dated September 5,
1928
Josef Albersheim has approved the continuation of his son's three lessons a
week; Gerhard looks forward to resumption.
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OJ 15/15, [32] Handwritten postcard from Hertha Weisse to Jeanette Schenker, dated September 28,
1928
In reply to a postcard from Jeanette Schenker, Hertha Weisse recommends
linoleum as a covering for the flat surfaces of a sideboard and bench.
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OJ 5/7a, [19] (formerly vC 19) Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Cube, dated September 29, 1928
Schenker has received large-format Urlinie charts from Harry Hahn and recommends
format to Cube.
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OJ 9/34, [14] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated October 4, 1928
Cube acknowledges OJ 5/7a, [18] and [19], and comments; reports on his own recent activities and
plans, and on events in the Conservatory, on a forthcoming Schubert festival, and Radio Vienna. He is about to
return the Hammer etching.
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OJ 5/7a, [20] (formerly vC 20) Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Cube, dated October 8, 1928
Schenker acknowledges receipt of Hammer portrait; urges Cube when in Cologne to
visit Gerhard Albersheim's parents and Felix Hupka.
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OJ 8/4, [59] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated October 22,
1928
The large-format graphs prepared by Harry Hahn have been greeted
enthusiastically by Schenker's pupils and friends; Schenker suggests that a "light
projection apparatus" (i.e. an overhead projector), which is now often available in schools
and hospitals, might be more practical.
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OJ 9/34, [15] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated November 7, 1928
Cube reports his activities in Cologne, especially his work with Heinrich Lemacher, who is a
"connoisseur of the Urlinie"; reports on his compositions. Will visit Hupka and Albersheim next
time.
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OJ 10/1, [103] Typewritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated November 23, 1928
Dahms is unable to attend the Schubert conference in Vienna. — His latest
appeals on marital situation have been rejected.
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OJ 15/16, [60] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated December 16, 1928
Weisse reports the birth of his (first) child, a girl. In a postscript, he
informs Schenker that C. P. E. Bach's "Prussian" and "Württemberg" sets of keyboard sonatas
have been published in a modern edition.
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OJ 8/4, [60] Handwritten poscard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated December 22,
1928
The Schenkers send the Violins their best wishes.
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OJ 6/7, [41] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated February 27, 1929
Schenker thanks Violin for his concerns, describes how they survived the cold
weather earlier in February, reports that his monograph on the "Eroica" Symphony is finished
and that he has written an article about the Photogram Archive, which has acquired over
seven thousand pages of manuscripts. He looks forward to seeing his friend in the
summer.
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OJ 14/45, [77] Handwritten letter from Violin to Schenker, dated March 20, 1929
Violin thanks Schenker for his letter with the voice-leading sketch of Bach's
C major Invention, and for the article from Der Kunstwart on the Photogram Archive. He is
enjoying the climate of Nice, and seems to be getting on well with the French language; a
lady who overheard him playing the piano praised his expressive playing.
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OJ 9/34, [16] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated March 26, 1929
Cube is listening by radio to music being performed in Vienna. The two caricatures are his
fellow composition teachers at Duisburg. Reports on his work at Cologne Conservatory: success with previous
lectures, and forthcoming lecture series.
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OJ 11/54, [25] Typed letter from Hoboken to Schenker, dated March 27, 1929
Hoboken has broken off his friendship with Otto Vrieslander after discovering
that the latter has been cheating him.
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OJ 89/3, [1] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated March 28, 1929
Schenker expresses surprise at Vrieslander's "deception" and approves Hoboken's
response to him.
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OJ 9/34, [17] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated April 5, 1929
Miss Edith Sauerbrey may call on Schenker.
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OJ 5/7a, [22] (formerly vC 22) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, date not visible (April 1929)
Schenker expresses pleasure at what Cube has sent him in OJ 9/34, [16] and [17],
and offers advice and a warning: ordinary people are not interested in beauty in art, but look
for quick, easy judgments.
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OJ 8/4, [62] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Violin, dated May 3, 1929
Schenker assures Violin that there is no friction whatever between his sister
Fanny and himself; he looks forward to seeing him in the summer.
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OJ 10/3, [100] Typewritten picture postcard from Deutsch to Schenker, dated May 6, 1929
Deutsch invites the Schenkers to their place on Wednesday, May 8, or the
following Wednesday.
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OJ 9/34, [18] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated May 14, 1929
Cube explores the possibility of a student of his, Erich Voss, studying with
Schenker.
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OJ 5/7a, [23] (formerly vC 23) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, dated May 15, 1929
Gerhard Albersheim will leave a space in Schenker's calendar that Schenker offers
to Erich Voss; will teach him himself because Weisse may not be up to date with Der freie Satz;
Voss to contact him.
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OJ 15/16, [61] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated May 29, 1929
Weisse reports that Gerhard Albersheim is going to see him about the
possibility of having lessons from him. He congratulates Schenker on completing his study of
the "Eroica" Symphony, and hopes to be able to get together with his teacher sometime in the
next two weeks.
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OJ 12/50, [2] Handwritten letter from Bernhard Martin to Schenker, dated June 15, 1929
Bernhard Martin sends Schenker a "little treasure box" and wishes him and
Jeanette a recuperative vacation.
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WSLB 408 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated June 19, 1929
Schenker inquires after Hertzka's decision on the "Eroica" monograph; gives
his vacation address.
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PhA/Ar 56, [3] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Haas, dated July 6, 1929
Schenker draws Haas's attention to an article in the Neue Freie Presse
regarding Haydn manuscripts.
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OJ 89/3, [3] Typewritten letter (carbon copy) from Hoboken to Schenker, dated July 7,
1929
Hoboken recounts recent travels. — Is now at Kliffende, where he is about to
build a house. — Reports meetings with Hubermann and Harburger; encloses a letter and articles
from the latter. — Refers to a Vrieslander problem.
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OJ 5/7a, [25] (formerly vC 25) Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Cube, dated July 14, 1929
Voß is coming to Vienna.
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OJ 9/34, [19] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated July 18, 1929
Acknowledges two postcards; no word from Eric Voss; reports on teaching activities; reports on
composing and sends two sonatas for Schenker's comment.
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OJ 10/3, [104] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated July 28, 1929
In a long letter, Deutsch thanks Schenker for encouraging him to apply for the
post of Head Archivist at the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde following the death of the
previous postholder, Eusebius Mandyczewski, on July 13. He comments on the present state of
play at the Archive, above all on its insecure position. — He also expresses his regret that
Austrian Radio is no longer interested in his “Chamber Ensemble” broadcasts with professors
from the Vienna Academy, and that some of the players are no longer enthusiastic about them;
he hopes to start a new initiative of that sort in the autumn. — He is in good standing with
Hoboken, but the work on his private library is not bringing him rewards. — He enjoyed his
recent trip to Italy, and thinks that he might have become an art historian had he gotten to
know the country earlier.
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OJ 5/7a, [27] (formerly vC 27) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, dated August 10, 1929
Schenker reponds, on information from Reinhard Oppel, to Cube's question in OJ
9/34, [19] about finding a publisher; advises Cube to seek friends who will play his music,
after which publication should ensue. Schenker gives detailed comments, with music examples, on
Cube's two piano sonatas, praising them highly and making suggestions for
improvement.
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OJ 11/16, [7] Handwritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, dated August 30, 1929
Furtwängler comments retrospectively on the Heidelberg affair, and rejoices over
the "Eroica" monograph.
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OJ 89/3, [8] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated September 10, 1929
Schenker increases his lesson fee by inflation. — He reports on Oppel and
Vrieslander, referring to his (Schenker's) not having been appointed to a professorship at
Heidelberg; on Albersheim's marriage, and approaches made to him by Cube and
Waldeck.
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OJ 89/3, [9] Typewritten letter from Hoboken to Schenker, dated September 15, 1929
Hoboken encloses his analytical study of Brahms's Intermezzo, Op. 117, No. 1,
and raises several technical matters. — He reports on his building project, and responds to
Schenker's refusal, in OJ 89/3, [7], to continue acting as intermediary with Vrieslander. —
He encloses a check for his lesson fee.
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OJ 10/18, [4] Handwritten letter from Elias to Schenker, dated September 23, 1929
Miss Elias confirms her forthcoming lesson for October 1, and plans to finish
her voice-leading sketch of a fugue by Handel.
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OJ 6/7, [43] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated November 13, 1929
Urging his friend to write only when he feels up to it, Schenker gives Violin
some news of his own: that the Eroica Symphony monograph is finished but a publisher who is
capable of dealing with the numerous music examples must be found; that Schenker will work
unceasingly on Der freie Satz once the Eroica is out of the way; that the Photogram Archive
has grown in size in two years, and that so many requests for information have been received
that a yearbook is planned, with critical reports, new editions, and the like; that Hoboken
and Vrieslander have fallen out (over money matters); that Schenker's brother Mozio (Moses)
has separated from his wife after 25 years of marriage and that he his has been giving music
lessons to Mozio’s son, a cellist in the Baden city orchestra.
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OJ 14/45, [80] Handwritten letter from Violin to Schenker, dated November 19, 1929
Violin apologizes for not having written, but does not want to burden Schenker
with negative thoughts. He will try to help find a publisher for the "Eroica" analysis, and
also offers some thoughts of comfort on hearing the news that Schenker's brother and
sister-in-law have separated. He has little energy left, but is somehow able to muster it
when needed, e.g. at a sold-out orchestral concert in which he played better than ever. He
promises to be in Vienna over Christmas.
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OJ 6/7, [44] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated November 24, 1929
After reply to some of the more personal points in Violin's previous letter,
Schenker welcomes his friend's efforts to look for a publisher for the Eroica Symphony
monograph, noting that, in spite of the difficulties that Hertzka has caused him, his books
are still in print and his status as a theorist has been acknowledged by the the fact that
the universities of Heidelberg and Leipzig have expressed an interest in appointing him. A
recent article in the Deutsche Tonkünstler-Zeitung will give Violin further ammunition when
approaching a publisher. That same issue also contains an article by Schoenberg touching on
various canonic works (Bach, Prelude in C sharp minor for the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1;
Beethoven, Seventh Symphony, finale; Mozart, slow introduction to the "Dissonant" Quartet).
He feels that it is beneath his dignity to make a formal reply; but to illustrate what he
means, and why he is contemptuous of Schoenberg, he provides several voice-leading graphs
and other music examples concerning these works.
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OJ 11/16, [8] Handwritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, dated December 16, 1929
Furtwängler asks to visit Schenker on December 19th.
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OJ 6/7, [45] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated December 23, 1929
Schenker, expressing misgivings about the medical profession, nonetheless
hopes that Karl Violin's impending operation is successful. He is still awaiting news about
a publisher for the "Eroica" monograph; Furtwängler's illness has delayed some lines of
enquiry, and Hertzka (at Universal Edition) has not been cooperative.
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OJ 12/50, [5] Handwritten letter from Bernhard Martin to Schenker, undated [January 1 or 2,
1930]
In thanking Schenker for all that he has learned from him, Bernhard Martin
sends New Year's greetings to Heinrich and Jeanette. He looks forward to the "Eroica
monograph."
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OJ 9/34, [20] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, January 2, 1930
Offers New Year greetings; reports on his current mood, on the Conservatory, his private
teaching, and publication plans. Describes Urlinie of C major Prelude from WTC I. Reports on
compositional activity and reading.
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OJ 10/3, [116] Handwritten postcard from Hanna Deutsch to Schenker, dated February 1,
1930
The Deutsches invite the Schenkers for dinner on Wednesday, February 5, 1930.
Hoboken will also be there (without his wife).
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OJ 6/7, [47] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated March 2, 1930
Schenker reports on two concerts at which Hans Weisse's Octet was performed
for the first time. Furtwängler was enchanted by it, Schenker was impressed by the quality
of the voice-leading in general, the construction of the finale movement (a passacaglia) in
particular. He was touched to see that a pupil of Weisse's, Dr. Felix Salzer, had subvented
the cost of the rehearsals and concerts, and the provision of food and drink for the
audience; this he compared with Antony van Hoboken's reluctance to help him with the
publication costs of his recent work.
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OC B/136-138 Handwritten letter from Gerhard Albersheim to Schenker, dated March 20–21,
1930
After correction by Schenker, Albersheim has finalized an article on
Schenker's work, which he will submit to a journal. He will now prepare himself for the
state examinations.
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OJ 14/45, [84] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated May 15, 1930
Violin apologizes for not having written, but his family have moved to a more
affordable apartment and, around the same time, his wife was taken seriously ill with
appendicitis. Things are better now.
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OC 54/298 Typewritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, dated May 30, 1930
Furtwängler is angry at Straube's reply, and may sound out Max Hesse — He has
resigned his Vienna position.
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OJ 14/45, [85] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Jeanette Schenker, dated June 16,
1930
Violin thanks Jeanette Schenker for sending him a recent article. His wife and
daughter will spend the summer holiday with his brother-in-law, who is also paying for a
three-week holiday for him and his son Karl.
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OC 54/305 Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated June 19, 1930
A new print of works by C. P. E. Bach has arrived at Hoboken’s; Deutsch would
like Schenker to look at it. -- He advises Schenker to make corrections to Tomay’s
calligraphy [of the voice-leading graphs] as soon as they are ready, and not to wait until
September, if the "Eroica" monograph is to be published by the end of the
year.
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OJ 9/34, [21] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated June 25, 1930
Acknowledges OJ 5/7a, [29] and offers mitigation for Vrieslander's
non-acquaintance with the Urlinie (to which Cube has just introduced new violin teachers).
Reports on Erich Voß, and on concert plans at Conservatory. Reports on his teaching. Threat of
financial difficulties; he has offered his services to the Hochschule für Musik in
Berlin.
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OC 54/299-300 Handwritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, June 26, 1930
Furtwängler reports on his meeting with Breitkopf &
Härtel.
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OC 54/307 Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated June 27, 1930
Deutsch has been in touch with the production team and the publishers of the
third Meisterwerk yearbook and transmits to Schenker the estimated costs of producing the
book, including details of text printing, lithography and paper. -- In a postscript, he
offers to help with the proof corrections of the text.
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OJ 14/45, [115] Handwritten postcard from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated July 3, 1930
Violin is spending two weeks with Karl in Schierke, in the Harz Mountains. In
the fall, he will have to make a decision about what to do about his son.
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OC 54/199-200 Handwritten letter from Georg Tomay to Schenker, dated July 9, 1930
Tomay encloses the imprints of the music examples for the third Meisterwerk
volume, along with the original manuscripts, and requests clarification on various matters.
He invites Schenker to send corrections at his earliest convenience, and informs him that
the printing of the appendix will be undertaken in Leipzig instead of Vienna owing to a
significant reduction in production costs.
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OJ 6/7, [49] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated July 10, 1930
Acknowledging his recent letter to Jeanette, Schenker expresses his regret
that Violin and his son Karl are still troubled by health problems and reports some recent
news. Furtwängler's intervention with Breitkopf & Härtel on behalf of Weisse's Octet was
in vain; he had also sought the same firm's agreement to publish the "Eroica" analysis, but
this will now appear as the third Meisterwerk Yearbook. The Schenkers are expecting many
visitors in Galtür, including Furtwängler, Reinhard Oppel, Schenker's nephew and his wife,
and Jeanette's sister and family. Hoboken is prepared to fund the publication of a collected
edition of the works of C. P. E. Bach (with financial support from the city of Hamburg), but
Schenker is cautious about this because his paid involvement in the project might result in
work that would jeopardize progress on Der freie Satz. He has been included in the latest
edition of Meyers Konversations-Lexicon, and has received favorable citation in Romain
Rolland's latest Beethoven book.
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OC 54/315 Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated July 30, 1930
Deutsch makes further reports on the anticipated costs of the third
Meisterwerk yearbook. -- He has come across an arrangement of Beethoven’s Op. 74 Quartet as
a symphony and found some important early editions of the Op. 22 Sonata. -- He would like
Schenker to meet his friend [Leopold] Liegler, whose theories about literature resonate with
the concept of Urlinie.
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OJ 6/7, [50] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated July 31, 1930
Schenker assures his friend that he understands his difficulties, and that he
can be proud of holding his head high above those who do not understand music, or are
incapable of interpreting it beautifully. His own problems are focussed around money,
especially as his brother (Moses) has not given him the second part of his inheritance. He
has sought to find cheaper ways of producing the music examples for his latest writings: he
is more satisfied with the Eroica examples than the engraved illustrations from previous
volumes of Das Meisterwerk in der Musik, and is planning to issue Der freie Satz with a
volume of examples that is separate from the text. He repeats the news, from an earlier
letter, of his being mentioned in Romain Rolland's most recent Beethoven book, and of his
entry in Meyers Konversations-Lexicon, and also reports on an item about him in the Deutsche
Tonkünstler-Lexikon.
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WSLB-Hds 191.567 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Deutsch, dated August 15,
[1930]
Schenker thanks Deutsch for his careful, helpful reading of the proofs
to the third Meisterwerk yearbook. -- Tomay has assigned the autography of the
foreground graphs for the second movement of the "Eroica" Symphony to an apprentice;
these are full of mistakes and will have to be done again. But Tomay’s own work, on
the third and fourth movements, is excellent. -- In a postscript, he comments on his
entry in the most recent Meyers Lexikon, and on a review of the second Meisterwerk
yearbook in the Deutsche Tonkünstler-Zeitung.
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OC 54/319 Typewritten picture postcard from Deutsch to Schenker, dated August 30,
1930
Deutsch asks Schenker to suggest a time when the two of them can get together
in Vienna.
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OJ 14/45, [87] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated October 13, 1930
Violin has just heard that Hans Weisse will be lecturing in Berlin in
December; he plans to go there to hear him. His pupil Agnes Becker, returning from a trip to
London, has discovered that Schenker's Beethoven sonata edition is much in demand,
especially from students at the Royal Academy of Music.
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OJ 14/45, [88] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Jeanette Schenker, dated October 18,
1930
Upon hearing from Furtwängler that Schenker is unwell, Violin asks Jeanette
for news about him.
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OC 54/328 Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated October 19, 1930
Deutsch suggests a way of placing the loose music illustrations and the bound
graphs of the Urlinien inside the third Meisterwerk yearbook. He invites the Schenkers for a
visit soon, perhaps on Friday, October 24.
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OJ 6/7, [51] Handwritten letter, with envelope, from Schenker to Violin, dated October 21,
1930
Writing after a long and serious illness, Schenker assures his friend that he
is alive and well. The doctors have pronounced him generally fit, but he suffers from a
painful tightening of the thorax, and also a flickering that causes him to "lose" letters
and notes. He has had to give many double-lessons of late, in theory, which he finds tiring.
To Hoboken, who, though gifted, is concerned only about his money and often comes to lessons
without having prepared anything, he would rather play than give over-long lectures. He is
concerned, for his own sake as much as for Weisse's, about the lectures in Berlin that
Weisse will deliver, and about his eagerness to debate with Alfred Lorenz; he is glad that
Violin is going to Berlin, and will give him instructions about what to do there. His
Beethoven sonata edition brings in 100 shillings per month – a good deal for the publishers
– and his brother still has half of his inheritance. But he is still alive – with Der freie
Satz.
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OC 54/330 Handwritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated October 24, 1930
Deutsch recommends three modifications to the layout of the supplements for
the third Meisterwerk yearbook.
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OJ 11/32, [4] Typed letter from Robert Haas to Schenker, dated November 17, 1930
The proposed C. P. E. Bach contract is not yet clinched; hopes to see Schenker
and Hoboken soon.
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OJ 9/34, [22] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated November 22, 1930
Cube thinks attending Weisse's lectures would enable him to make contact with
"people of stature" in Berlin, where he would like to teach Schenker's theory, and asks Schenker
for the time and place, referring to the difficulties of travel in these "catastrophic times."
Will check up on Reichert. Has been invited to give six lectures locally, and has a concert of
his compositions coming up.
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OJ 6/7, [52] Letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, in Jeanette Schenker's hand, dated November
26, 1930
Schenker summarizes the achievements and ambitions of several of his pupils
and followers (Albersheim, Cube, Vrieslander, Roth, Jonas, and Weisse), noting that Weisse
is the most ambitious of all of these though he is not completely at home in the new theory.
He fears that something might go wrong at Weisse's forthcoming lecture at the Central
Institute for Music Education, and hopes that Violin will listen with a sharp ear. Weisse
will give a trial run of the lecture at the Schenkers' apartment.
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OJ 12/6, [5] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated November 28, 1930
Jonas regrets any misunderstanding over his request for "a few lines of
recommendation"; he had intended only to ask for "general lines," not recommendations to
individuals. Jonas clarifies Schenker's confusion over his Munich lecture, and points to his
devotion to Schenker's cause for fifteen years, stating what he considers to be the core of
Schenker's thought as he would publicly represent it.
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OJ 11/32, [5] Typed letter from Robert Haas to Schenker, dated November 29, 1930
Accepts Schenker's invitation to Hans Weisse's lecture, and gives two pieces
of information.
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OJ 5/18, [3a] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Jonas, dated December 2, 1930
Schenker asks Jonas to draft a recommendation for himself, and approves Jonas's
formulation of the core of his teaching.
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OJ 15/15, [51] Handwritten postcard from Weisse to Schenker, dated [December] 3, 1930
Carl Bamberger has just returned from Tokyo, and Weisse would like to bring
him to the Schenkers on Friday (December 5).
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OJ 11/54, [29] Typewritten letter from Hoboken to Schenker, dated December 5, 1930
Hoboken depicts the abundance of music in Berlin, contrasting Furtwängler,
Klemperer and Kleiber. — He has decided to withdraw his planned financing of the
Photogramarchiv's collected edition of C. P. E. Bach.
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OJ 10/3, [135] Handwritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated December 25, 1930
Deutsch’s son Peter has broken a leg ice-skating. He is devastated by the news
of Hoboken’s withdrawal of support for the C. P. E. Bach collected edition). He will discuss
the terms [of payment] regarding the third Meisterwerk yearbook in person, and advises that
review copies be sent out in January.
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OJ 10/3, [136] Handwritten picture postcard from Hannah Deutsch to Schenker, dated December 30,
1930
The Deutsches invite the Schenkers for the afternoon of January 4,
1931.
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OJ 11/54, [30] Handwritten letter from Hoboken to Schenker, dated January 5, 1931
Hoboken sends New Year's greetings and speaks of next lesson.
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OJ 6/8, [1] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated January 9, 1931
In this long and wide-ranging two-part letter, which includes a graphic
analysis of J. S. Bach’s Two-part Invention in E-flat major, Schenker praises the work of
Hans Weisse, who has recently returned from lecturing in Berlin and may be offered a post
there (on Furtwängler’s recommendation), emigrate to America (with the help of Gerald
Warburg), or even found an institute that would give employment to Felix Salzer and other
Schenkerian disciples under one roof. — A letter from Violin, which has just arrived in the
morning post, speaks of Violin’s own intention to establish a Schenker Institute in Hamburg.
For this, Schenker recommends Felix-Eberhard von Cube (in preference to Reinhard Oppel) and
Otto Vrieslander as possible theory teachers, if not Weisse himself. — The letter concludes
with a tirade against those who have caused him financial misery (including his brother
Mozio), culminating in a cynical passage in which Schenker advises his friend to look after
himself and engage some dull pedagog to teach conventional theory. In the end, he wishes
Violin luck with the enterprise, and thanks him for having helped rescue him from Hertzka’s
clutches.
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OJ 12/9, [26] Handwritten letter from Karpath to Schenker, dated February 3, 1931
Karpath replies to a letter from Schenker showing himself to be in need of help.
— Karpath reports on contact with Robert Brünauer, who was seeking financial
support.
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OJ 10/1, [104] Typewritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated February 7, 1931
Dahms is looking forward to reading Meisterwerk III and inquires after Der
freie Satz. — He has cut himself off from Berlin and Germany; his marital situation has
finally been resolved, and he and his wife and child have settled in Paris.
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OJ 9/34, [23] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated February 10, 1931
Cube acknowledges issue of Der Kunstwart; encloses a letter from Walter Braunfels responding to his
plans to establish a Rhineland base for Schenkerian teaching at the Cologne Hochschule für Musik; wonders whether
Anthony van Hoboken might be approached for financial assistance on this, and if so how the approach should be
made.
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OJ 5/30, [1a] Handwritten draft letter from Schenker to Preetorius, undated [February 12–13,
1931]
Schenker draws Preetorius's attention to part of Meisterwerk III, and
invites him to consider his (Schenker's) theory of coherence in music as a basis for
that in other arts, hence unity among the arts. -- He envisions a "club" of artists
to discuss these matters.
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OJ 12/6, [7] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated February 25, 1931
Jonas sends three essays and asks for Schenker's comments.
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OJ 14/23, [23] Handwritten picture postcard from Seligmann to Schenker, undated [February 28, 1931]
Seligmann thanks Schenker for his recent correspondence, is heartened by what
Hans Weisse has written (about the reception of Schenker’s work in Berlin); he looks forward
to reading about Rameau (in the third Meisterwerk yearbook).
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OJ 5/18, 3c Handwritten picture postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated March 1, 1931
Schenker acknowledges receipt [of essays].
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OJ 10/3, [140] Handwritten picture postcard from Hannah Deutsch to Schenker, dated March 2,
1931
Deutsch will meet Schenker at the Café Aspang on Thursday, March
5.
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OJ 14/23, [24] Handwritten postcard from Seligmann to Schenker, postmarked March 11,
1931
Seligmann thanks Schenker for sending him the third Meisterwerk yearbook and
says he greatly enjoyed learning about Rameau in the opening essay. But, he says, Schenker
can hardly be surprised that he is ignored by the Ministry [of Education] if he constantly
offends the people who are responsible to the Minister.
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OeNB Mus.Hs. 36390/1 [1] Handwritten letter from Violin to Schenker, dated March 12, 1931
Violin says that things are in order [with the planned Schenker Institute in
Hamburg], but that Hans Weisse will not take part. He will visit Vienna at the end of the
month to consult his friend, whom he asks to say nothing about the matter to
Weisse.
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OJ 8/5, [3] Handwritten picture postcard from Schenker to Violin, dated March 14,
1931
Schenker expresses his delight that Violin will soon be coming to
Vienna.
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OJ 5/18, 4 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Jonas, dated March 16, 1931
Schenker comments on the essays that Jonas has sent him, and the prospects for
publication.
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OJ 5/7a, [35] (formerly vC 35) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, dated March 28, 1931
Schenker put Cube's Cologne Highschool proposal to van Hoboken, and now reports on the reaction,
discussing the latter's character in so doing.
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OJ 12/6, [8] Handwritten postcard from Jonas to Schenker, dated March 30, [1931]
Jonas thanks Schenker for OJ 5/18, 4; — reports that his own essay and a review
of Das Meisterwerk III will appear in the Zeitschrift für Musikwissenschaft; — asks question
about a discussion in Der Tonwille of a Bach fugue copied out by Beethoven.
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OJ 5/45, [6] Handwritten draft letter of recommendation by Schenker for Hans Weisse, dated April 13,
1931
In a letter of recommendation Schenker praises Weisse's creativity and
pedagogical skill, and declares him the best representative of his own theory.
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OJ 6/8, [2] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated April 14, 1931
Having heard that Weisse is leaving for America, Schenker asks if Violin has
had a response from Cube. He has had a postcard from a pupil of Cube’s, Erich Voss, who
would like to know the content of Der freie Satz.
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OJ 12/6, [9] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated April 17, 1931
Acknowledges OJ 5/18, 6. Discusses plan for collected publication of Schenker's
essays and reviews. — Gives news of his own forthcoming publication.
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OJ 10/3, [147] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated May 2, 1931
Deutsch asks Schenker to return the edition of the first version of
Beethoven’s Variations WoO 74. Needing a few weeks’ peace and quiet in the summer holidays,
he is looking for a place in the Tyrol that is more than 1,500 meters above sea level, and
asks Schenker’s advice about accommodation, possibly in Galtür.
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OJ 9/34, [25] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated May 9, 1931
Cube describes his feelings and final dealings with the Conservatory in Duisburg,
and preparations for work with Violin in Hamburg; he reports on his two best pupils, Erich Voss
and Lieselotte Müller.
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OJ 5/7a, [36] (formerly vC 36) Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Cube, dated June 6, 1931
Schenker will write to Cube from Galtür, with Mozart calling
card.
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OJ 11/32, [8] Typed letter from Robert Haas to Schenker, dated June 27, 1931
Haas sends summer greetings, and agrees to advise Angi Elias.
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OJ 5/7a, [38] (formerly vC 38) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, in Jeanette Schenker's hand, dated June 30, 1931
Schenker encloses the [Mozart calling] card, and sends an article from Der Kunstwart; he
emphasizes that Moriz Violin's new institute is a "school," not a "seminar," and offers detailed advice;
comments that his theory from Harmonielehre to Meisterwerk constitutes a self-contained whole; recommends use of
C. P. E. Bach's Versuch with his theory applied to the examples; and foretells the Urlinie-Tafeln that should be
available to Violin/Cub in Hamburg and to Weisse in New York. His eyes have suffered and need complete
rest.
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OJ 14/23, [25] Handwritten picture postcard from Seligmann to Schenker, postmarked July 17,
1931
Seligmann acknowledges the receipt of Schenker’s article about a lost Mozart
letter, published in Der Kunstwart. He was surprised to learn that some Mozart scholars
doubted its authenticity.
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OC 38/155v Handwritten letter (fragment) from Violin to Schenker, dated July 18,
1931
Violin’s son collapsed while away on a school holiday, but is now recovering.
The family are about to move to a new apartment in Hamburg, and Violin is sending Schenker a
copy of the prospectus for the Schenker Institute.
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OJ 10/3, [151] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated July 29, 1931
Deutsch reports illness in his family over the summer. -- He is glad to see
Schenker’s article on the lost Mozart letter in print, and mentions other places in which it
was reproduced. He has made some discoveries about Lord Horatio Nelson and Haydn, which
have, however, been misrepresented in the press.
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OJ 10/3, [152] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated August 19, 1931
Replying to Schenker’s recent letter and postcard, Deutsch says that he will
be out of the country in the first half of September (travelling with a choir). He is
delighted with the recent review [of the third Meisterwerk yearbook], and is always happy to
see Schenker’s work praised. His wife and family have now recovered from illnesses. He is
still awaiting a letter from Drei Masken Verlag.
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OJ 9/34, [26] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated August 19, 1931
Cube informs Schenker that Moriz Violin's son has been taken ill; Cube sends
Schenker a copy of the Schenker Institute prospectus.
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OJ 15/16, [80] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated August 25, 1931
Weisse, on holiday, will not be returning to Vienna before making his way ‒
via Nuremberg and Berlin ‒ to Hamburg, where his ship to America sets sail on September 17.
He gives Schenker the address of the Mannes Music School, and reports that he has heard
nothing of late from Furtwängler.
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OJ 9/34, [27] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated September 8, 1931
Line drawing of Moriz Violin. Cube reports on health of Violin's son; discusses his
relationship with Violin, and the prospects of the Schenker Institute in Hamburg; Cube will be assisting at
a lecture given by Hans Weisse.
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OJ 11/54, [35] Handwritten letter from Hoboken to Schenker, dated September 27, 1931
Hoboken encloses a check for 39 past lessons and reports on his work during
the summer. -- He comments on books by Hans Meyer and Cassirer.
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OJ 15/16, [82] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated October 15, 1931
Weisse describes his new life in America; — is touched by the spirit that
pervades the Mannes Music School; — has given a lecture to the faculty on the role of a
theorist in a music school. — He reports that he has 22 pupils, and is about to meet George
A. Wedge, Dean of the Institute of Musical Art. — He asks whether Schenker has had any news
from Hamburg.
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OJ 9/34, [28] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated October 16, 1931
Cube reports enrollment and quality of students at the Schenker Institute,
Hamburg; his own teaching is increasingly small-group-tuition based, drawing on Tonwille and
Meisterwerk. Karl Violin is recovering.
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OJ 10/3, [158] Handwritten picture postcard from Hannah Deutsch to Schenker, dated October 20,
1931
Deutsch’s meeting, first mentioned in his letter of October 16, has been
postponed by two days, until Thursday, October 22.
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OJ 10/3, [160] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated October 24, 1931
Deutsch is pleased that his “plotting” to obtain for Hoboken a civic honor
from the Austrian state is working so far. He has spoken on the telephone with Ludwig
Karpath and will see him next week. Hoboken’s character seems not to have been blotted by an
incident in Munich some time ago: whatever misdeed he may have for which he had been
accused, and which led to his (brief) incarceration, can never be proved.
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OJ 15/16, [83] Handwritten letter from Hertha Weisse to the Schenkers, dated November 5,
1931
Hertha Weisse thanks the Schenkers for an invitation to their place, and asks
Jeanette to suggest two possible dates.
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OJ 11/16, [9] Handwritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, dated November 8, 1931
Furtwängler would hear with Schenker. — He has heard good news of Weisse from
Violin.
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OJ 15/15, [63] Handwritten picture postcard from Hertha Weisse to Jeanette Schenker, dated November
16, 1931
Hertha Weisse accepts an invitation from Jeanette Schenker.
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OJ 6/8, [9] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated December 24, 1931
Thanking Violin for his recent letter, Schenker bemoans the present condition
of the world, and expresses the hope that his health will enable to see him through the
worst of the days to come.
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OJ 12/24, [2] Handwritten calling card from Kromer to the Schenkers, dated December 30,
1931
New Year's greetings
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OJ 11/54, [37] Handwritten letter from Hoboken to Schenker, dated January 1, 1932
Hoboken sends New Year's greetings, refers to an article about the Photogram
Archive, and outlines his travel plans.
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OJ 5/7a, [41] (formerly vC 41) Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Cube, dated January 14, 1932
Schenker acknowledges a [non-extant] letter, and asks for a clipping from the Frankfurter
Allgemeine Zeitung.
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OJ 15/16, [84] Handwritten letter from Hertha Weisse to the Schenkers, dated February 9,
1932
Hertha Weisse gratefully accepts a second invitation from the
Schenkers.
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OJ 89/5, [2] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated February 27, 1932
Schenker thanks Hoboken effusively for the letter of guarantee [for Der freie
Satz publication costs].
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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.
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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.
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OJ 11/16, [10] Typewritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, dated April 5, 1932
Furtwängler thanks Schenker for a gift, and wishes to call on
him.
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OJ 5/18, 9 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Jonas, dated April 9, 1932
Schenker has presented Furtwängler with a copy of Brahms's arrangement of
Handel's Saul, has told him of Jonas's plan for Furtwängler to perform it, and asked him to give
Jonas access to the score.
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OJ 9/8, [5] Printed and handwritten card from Wilhelm Altmann to Schenker, dated April,
1932
[printed:] Altmann thanks those who sent good wishes for his 70th birthday. —
[handwritten:] Reports on his travel plans and his forthcoming publication.
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OJ 9/34, [31] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated May 8, 1932
Cube sends Schenker an Urlinie graph of Schubert's song "Der Dopplegänger," and offers an
extended commentary. Describes his work and state of mind, and comments on working with Moriz Violin; he
expresses fears for the Hamburg Schenker Institut. He has just got married.
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OJ 8/5, [10] Handwritten picture postcard from Schenker to Violin, postmarked May 12,
1932
Schenker expresses his joy at Violin’s forthcoming trip to Vienna and thanks
him for a clipping about C. P. E. Bach and the city of Hamburg.
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OJ 11/2, [3] Handwritten letter from Emma Fischer to Schenker, dated May 26, 1932
Baroness Fischer sends her commiserations to Schenker on the death of Alfred
Rothberger, and comments on the latter's(?) children. -- She will be playing movements 2 and
3 of her piano concerto on the radio, and asks Schenker to listen. -- She has broken her
left ankle.
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OJ 15/16, [85] Handwritten letter from Hertha Weisse to Heinrich Schenker, dated May 26,
1932
Hertha Weisse reports that her husband will be arriving in Vienna in a couple
of days, but that the Mannes School needs a bit more time to consider a proposal [presumably
for the joint publication of the Fünf Urlinie-Tafeln / Five Analyses in Sketchform by
Universal Edition in Vienna and the David Mannes School in New York].
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OJ 38/338 Incomplete handwritten letter from Elias to Schenker, undated [c. June 16,
1932]
Miss Elias sends best wishes for the Schenkers' vacation in
Igls.
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OJ 9/34, [33] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated July 2, 1932
Cube outlines, with music examples and graphs, a theory of tonal system and modal
mixture based on "the series of 5ths," "the closed-up circle of 5ths," and "differentiation of
the resultant intervals in a diatonic projection" as a scale. He asks for Schenker's
reaction.
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OJ 12/6, [13] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated July 14, 1932
Jonas reports on his visit to Berlin, where he failed to meet with Furtwängler; —
discusses Brahms-Handel Saul and Beethoven Op. 109. — He has heard about the Fünf Urlinie-Tafeln
from Hoboken and Salzer; — discusses plans for publishing his Das Wesen des musikalischen
Kunstwerkes. — Has received books from Alfred Einstein.
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OJ 5/18, 11 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Jonas, dated July 18, 1932
Schenker tries to account for Furtwängler's unavailability for a conference over
the Handel Saul score. — He does not need the copy of [Beethoven] Op. 109 offered by Mr. Kromer.
— An introduction to his theory would be "in order," but its marketing might be problematic and
require a benefactor; he regrets that Anthony van Hoboken is not such a person.
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OJ 11/32, [10] Typed letter from Robert Haas to Schenker, dated July 22, 1932
Haas sends summer greetings and urges holding a Board of Trustees' meeting in
September.
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OJ 11/54, [40] Typewritten letter from Hoboken to Schenker, dated July 29, 1932
Hoboken comments on some contemporary music; — he comments adversely on the
new edition by Edouard Ganche of Chopin's works; — he may visit the Schenkers and bring Eva
Boy with him.
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OJ 11/16, [11] Handwritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, dated August 2, 1932
Furtwängler thanks Schenker for his letter and for sending Urlinie graphs;
praises Schenker's "fight ... for genius"; he is unable to visit now, but hopes to later;
inquires about Weisse.
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OJ 15/22, [3] Handwritten letter from Willfort to Schenker, dated August 6, 1932
Willfort reports that Salzer has escaped with only minor injuries; — is thrilled
by the Five Analyses in Sketch-Form, of which he has just seen a copy.
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OJ 5/18, 12 Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated August 28, 1932
Schenker will return to Vienna in September and would like Jonas to visit him. —
Questions about Stern Conservatory and songs by Vrieslander.
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OJ 12/6, [14] Handwritten postcard from Jonas to Schenker, dated August 30, [1932]
Jonas is leaving today for Berlin, and will write to Schenker from
there.
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OJ 12/6, [15] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated September 5, 1932
Jonas encloses sample page-make-up by Saturn-Verlag, and asks Schenker to send
addresses for recipients of invitations [to subscribe]. Reports on his professional
prospects and contacts in Berlin, and on reviewing.
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OJ 89/5, [5] Typewritten letter (carbon copy) from Hoboken to Schenker, dated September 5,
1932
Hoboken sets out his plans to leave Vienna, pack his furniture and put his
music collection in store, and how he sees the continuation of his lessons with and work
under Schenker.
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OJ 9/34, [34] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated September 12, 1932
Cube outlines the conflict between Moriz Violin and the school authorities over
inspection of the Hamburg Schenker-Institut, portrays his own differences of opinion with
Violin, and asks for Schenker's opinion.
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OJ 11/16, [12] Handwritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, dated September 22, 1932
Furtwängler was prevented from visiting Schenker in August by having to go
into the Cottage Sanatorium, Vienna. He hopes to see Schenker during the winter, and asks
whether he might like to do the ceremonial address for the Brahms
Centenary.
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OJ 5/18, 14 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Jonas, dated September 23, 1932
Schenker sends further addresses [for Jonas's subscription appeal]. —He fears
Hoboken may reduce his support.
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OJ 12/6, [38] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated September 25, [1932]
Jonas reports letter from Hoboken re subscriptions to his Einführung; also
reports re publishing (Breithaupt), reviewing (for Einstein), and imminent broadcast talks,
and teaching next academic year; also re Sandra Droucker lecture on Schenker in
Oslo.
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OJ 12/6, [16] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated October 1, 1932
Further on Hoboken and the number of subscriptions; Jonas thanks Schenker for
approving an article about the Photogrammarchiv that he hopes will be published in Die
Musik.
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OJ 11/16, [13] Handwritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, dated November 16, 1932
Furtwängler is in Vienna and wants to visit Schenker today.
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OJ 9/34, [35] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated December 7, 1932
Cube reports on his current state of mind, his work on a Bach graph (commenting
on a graph by Angi Elias), promises to send an article on Schenker that has appeared in the
Frankfurter Zeitung, on the difficulties of the Schenker-Institut, and on Moriz and Karl
Violin.
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OC 18/37-38 Handwritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, dated December 10, 1932
Furtwängler shares Schenker's assessment of Ludwig Karpath, and has not
written a letter for publication. — He has been exploring possibilities for Schenker in
Berlin, particularly taking over a masterclass at the Akademie der Künste, with additional
lectures at the Stern'sches Conservatory. — He has heard from Hans Weisse. — He encloses a
review by Herman Roth, and comments on the latter's character.
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OJ 12/6, [18] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated December 15, 1932
Jonas comments on Schenker's article in Der Kunstwart; reports conversation
with Furtwängler; would like to write something on Handel-Brahms Saul; has heard nothing
further from van Hoboken.
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OJ 6/8, [14] Handwritten letter, with envelope, from Schenker to Violin, dated December 19,
1932
In this characteristically long end-of-year letter to his friend, Schenker
mentions his forthcoming edition of Brahms’s study of consecutive octaves and fifths,
Jonas’s book on his achievements as a theorist, Zuckerkandl’s book on opera, and the
possibility of an English translation of his Theory of Harmony.
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OC 38/346v Handwritten letter from Violin to Schenker, dated December 22, 1932
In this partly incoherent message which responds to Schenker’s recent letters,
especially that of December 19, Violin urges his friend to remain optimistic. He will
discuss things with Furtwängler that should be beneficial. He asks to borrow Hindemith’s
letter to Schenker.
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OJ 11/32, [13] Typed letter from Robert Haas to Schenker, dated December 22, 1932
Haas gives information about an early copy of a Beethoven
score.
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OJ 12/24, [5] Handwritten calling card from Kromer to the Schenkers, dated December 22,
1932
New Year's greetings
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OJ 12/9, [29] Handwritten postcard from Karpath to Schenker, dated December 23, 1932
Karpath calls urgently for the awaited letter from Furtwängler.
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OC 38/341v Handwritten letter from Moriz and Fanny Violin to Schenker, dated December 24,
1932
Violin asks Schenker’s opinion about a reply to a letter he sent to Joseph
Marx, who had been in Constantinople (Istanbul) for the purpose of regenerating a music
conservatory there; he encloses a copy of Marx’s reply, which mentions Schenker in
particular.
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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.
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OJ 6/8, [16] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated December 29, 1932
Schenker advises Violin to keep up the pressure on Josef Marx regarding a
possible position at the Vienna Akademie; he will do the same. He again discourages his
friend from approaching Anthony van Hoboken with an appeal for financial
assistance.
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OC 18/43 Typewritten letter from Karpath to Schenker, dated December 31, 1932
Karpath answers Schenker's accusations against Joseph Marx among others, in a
placatory manner. — He encourages Schenker to ask Furtwängler for the awaited letter. — He
will contact Marx and Franz Schmidt.
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OeNB H Autogr.856/20-3 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Josef Marx, dated January 19, 1933
Schenker urges Marx to advocate on behalf of Moriz Violin as a candidate for a
post at the Akademie für Musik, extolling his qualities as musician and
colleague.
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OC 18/44 Typewritten letter from Karpath to Schenker, dated January 23, 1933
Karpath reports that Joseph Marx is a candidate again for the Directorship of
the Academy. — He will advocate to Marx and to Karl Kobald that Schenker be appointed as a
professor at the Academy. — He says that he will write a letter to
Furtwängler.
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OJ 6/8, [21] Handwritten letter from Schenker to the family of Moriz Violin, postmarked January
24, 1933
Schenker sends condolences, from Jeanette and himself, to the whole Violin
family on the death of Karl Violin, reassuring them that they did all they could in his
lifetime.
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OJ 12/6, [19] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated January 28, 1933
Jonas still has no response from Hoboken re: his Einführung; encloses four
essays; reports on forthcoming article, his teaching and advocacy of critical editions,
planned radio lectures and performance, and other work.
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OJ 15/16, [88] Handwritten letter from Hertha Weisse to Schenker, dated February 15,
1933
Hertha Weisse reports that, through Hans's teaching at Columbia University and
the Mannes School, Schenker's work has gained a footing in New York (where people seem more
receptive to new ideas), and she expresses her gratitude to Schenker for breathing life into
the spirit that has given such joy to her husband's pupils. The children are growing up
speaking German, and she has begun to restudy the piano.
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OJ 89/6, [2] Typewritten letter (carbon copy) from Hoboken to Schenker, dated February 15,
1933
Miss Boy has had an angina attack — they are to be married; — The number of
subscriptions for Jonas's book is disappointing; — Hoboken is weighing up his financial
support for it with that for Schenker's Freier Satz.
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OC 18/23 Typewritten letter from Josef Marx to Schenker, dated February 28, 1933
Marx thanks Schenker for hospitality on January 18. He lacks the influence at
the Vienna Akademie to introduce Schenker's theoretical system, but has advocated for the
inclusion of Schenker's name on the list of publications to be taken into account in its
teaching. He has had Violin's name put down for a forthcoming teaching position, but cannot
say how the Ministry of Education will judge that name.
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OC 18/55 Handwritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, dated March 2, 1933
Furtwängler asks if he can visit Schenker that evening.
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OJ 12/6, [20] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated March 20, 1933
Van Hoboken is willing to advance 600 Mk for the Einführung; Jonas inquires,
in that regard, after the plan to reprint Schenker's Harmonielehre, indicating that he had
previously prepared a reformulation of that work for teaching purposes; — he alludes to
introductory lectures to Furtwängler concerts, and the Handel-Brahms Saul
project.
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OJ 14/23, [26] Handwritten postcard from Seligmann to Schenker, dated March 20, 1933
Seligmann apologizes for being unable to accept an [evening] invitation from
the Schenkers on account of his health. He hopes that, when his health has recovered,
something could be arranged for an earlier hour (5 o’clock).
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OJ 9/8, [6] Typewritten postcard from Wilhelm Altmann to Schenker, dated March 22, 1933
Altmann did not know of the letter from Brahms to Kalbeck about which Schenker
had written him. — He hopes for an economic upturn [now Hitler is in power].
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OJ 9/12, [9] Handwritten picture postcard from Carl Bamberger to Schenker, dated March 29,
1933
Bamberger asks Schenker to prepare the score and parts of a Handel concerto
grosso in the next five days.
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OJ 6/8, [22] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated April 21, 1933
Schenker eagerly awaits Violin’s arrival in Vienna. He will soon send his
friend a copy of the Brahms study Oktaven und Quinten.
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OJ 8/5, [17] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Violin, postmarked April 28, 1933
Schenker reports that his article „Was wird aus der Musik?“ has just been
published in the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
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OJ 9/8, [7] Handwritten postcard from Wilhelm Altmann to Schenker, dated April 29, 1933
Altmann thanks Schenker for sending a copy of his Brahms Octaven und Quinten
article.
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OJ 12/6, [21] Handwritten postcard from Jonas to Schenker, dated May 2, [1933]
Jonas thanks Schenker for Brahms study; — he will be in Vienna to see Hoboken on
16th and will visit Schenker.
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OJ 89/6, [6] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated May 3, 1933
Schenker congratulates Hoboken and Eva Boy on their engagement, and comments
on a Frankfurter Zeitung article that Hoboken has sent him, and satirizes the laws that
Hitler has recently introduced. — He encloses his own article, "Was wird aus der Musik?" —
He encloses an invoice from Universal Edition.
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OJ 5/18, 25 Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated May 4, 1933
Schenker expresses doubts about Hoboken's motives for discussion, and reports
two new publications.
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OJ 12/6, [22] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated May 9, 1933
Jonas acknowledges OJ 5/18, 25. — If agreement can be reached on his
Einführung, he hopes for publication in the fall; — he has read the two articles by
Schenker; — he sends a recent article on Photogrammarchive; — he will be in Vienna on
16th.
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OJ 9/34, [37] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated May 11, 1933
Cube, in response to OJ 5/7a, [45], defends his choice of a descent from 3, with neighbor-note 4, in
his analysis of the first theme of Beethoven Op. 26, mvt 1, with graphs as "proof"; he also defends political
developments in Germany, and attributes his threatened hunger to Violin's return to Vienna.
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OJ 5/7a, [46] (formerly vC 46) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, dated May 14, 1933
Schenker disagrees with Cube's assertion in OJ 9/34, [37], that the Urlinie of the theme of
Beethoven, Op. 26, first movement, was a third-progression, not a fifth-progression, giving graphic proofs and
explaining Cube's misuse of the neighbor note. Hitler has done "historical service" in getting rid of Marxism;
someone is needed to get rid of musical Marxists; Schenker has created the tools. He provides background to
Moriz Violin's departure from Hamburg, reports on Jonas, Weisse, and Oppel, and inquires whether Cube has heard
from Furtwängler.
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OC 18/59 Typewritten letter from Furtwängler to Schenker, dated May 17, 1933
Furtwängler asks to call on Schenker on May 20.
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OJ 11/32, [14] Handwritten letter from Robert Haas and Julius von Kromer to Schenker, dated May 24,
1933
Haas is sending requested books of his, and invites borrowing over summer.
Kromer adds PS.
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OJ 6/8, [23] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated May 3, 1933
Preparing for Violin’s arrival, Schenker proposes that he ask the same lesson
fee that his friend would ask, 25–30 shillings per hour, for any new pupils he takes on. (He
will charge Miss Weber less, Hans Wolf perhaps a bit more.) Wolf will get tuition in theory,
but continue to study the piano with Violin.
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OJ 11/32, [15] Typed letter from Robert Haas to Schenker, dated June 2, 1933
Haas is unable to lend Griesinger's Haydn book over the entire vacation. Sends best wishes
for the summer.
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OJ 9/15, [3] Handwritten notecard from Elsa Bienenfeld to Schenker, dated June 6, 1933
Bienenfeld thanks Schenker for her visit to him on June 2, 1933, and invites
him to meet Felix Weingartner on June 14, 1933.
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OJ 10/18, [5] Handwritten letter from Elias to Schenker, dated June 17, 1933
Miss Elias sends best wishes for Schenker's birthday, and reports a visit from
Robert Brünauer. — She encloses an "assessment" by Paul Stephan of a concert conducted by
Carl Bamberger.
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OeNB H Autogr.856/20-5 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Josef Marx, dated July 8, 1933
Schenker asks Marx to intercede with Oswald Kabasta on behalf of Carl
Bamberger for the latter to be relayed on Radio Wien.
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OJ 5/7a, [47] (formerly vC 47) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, dated July 18, 1933
Schenker reports on a newspaper article and abortive radio program about his theory, by
Theo Goos; also on Jonas's forthcoming book, on van Hoboken, Moriz Violin, and Hans Wolf; and on
progress with Der freie Satz.
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OJ 89/6, [8] Typewritten letter (carbon copy), from Hoboken to Schenker, dated July 20,
1933
The Hobokens will not come to Reigersberg; — He re-sends his two songs for
further comment; — He sends a booklet by Gottfried Benn; — They are isolated in
Partenkirchen, and are distressed at events in Germany; — Alfred Cortot has visited the
Photogram Archive and expressed an interest.
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OJ 6/8, [24] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated May 9, 1933
Schenker suggests a possible time for Wolf’s first lesson, and a schedule for
him and Miss Weber. He is surprised to hear that Violin is thinking of emigrating to
Palestine, and suggests that the Jews there should come to Vienna to study with himself as a
“first-class Jew.” Their summer plans are not yet fixed.
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OJ 89/6, [10] Typewritten letter (carbon copy), from Hoboken to Schenker, dated August 5,
1933
Hoboken is gratified by Schenker's praise of his song compositions; — He will
continue his Chopin projects someday, but is preoccupied with the worsening European
political situation; — He comments on Kleiber, Max Graf, on Goos's estimate of Schenker's
importance, and returns newspaper clippings that Schenker has sent him with
comments.
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OJ 13/2, [2] Typewritten letter from Alfred Weissberger to Schenker, dated August 18,
1933
Alfred Weissberger concurs with Schenker as to the lower value now placed on
ability and knowledge, though he thinks the younger generation see the arts as a means of
obtaining a livelihood; he will sound out the viability of a Beethoven course for the
following year, and leaves open the possibility of approaching Schenker
again.
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OJ 9/34, [38] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated September 7, 1933
Cube reports on his poor health and straitened cirumstances, teaching at two
conservatories and private pupils; he eagerly awaits Der freie Satz, and reports on his
investigation of diatonic systems.
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OJ 11/32, [16] Handwritten letter from Robert Haas to Schenker, dated September 10, 1933
Haas expresses pleasure at Schenker's comments on his performance practice
book, and asks if Schenker can donate a copy of Meisterwerk I to the
Archive.
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OJ 12/6, [23] Handwritten postcard from Jonas to Schenker, dated September 12, [1933]
Jonas's article on Schenker is published. — He has received part of his book in
proof; asks about appropriateness of an appendix.
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OJ 11/32, [17] Typewritten letter from Robert Haas to Schenker, dated September 20, 1933
Haas promises to have the Griesinger Haydn book delivered, and mentions
several other matters.
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OJ 10/18, [6] Handwritten letter from Elias to Schenker, dated September 22, 1933
Miss Elias thanks Schenker for allowing her to continue on her
three-lessons-a-week schedule. — She rejoices at his good progress on Der freie Satz, and
the news that Jonas's book will be published.
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OJ 8/5, [20] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Violin, dated September 26, 1933
Schenker has just given Hans Wolf a lesson, and insists on a full program of
tuition for him at a decent rate of pay. He reports that Vrieslander is writing a book about
him, and says that he will give him a copy of Jonas’s recent article when he next sees him.
He has written a letter to Alfred Weissberger on his friend’s behalf.
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OJ 5/18, 29 Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated October 7, 1933
Schenker is forwarding issues [of the periodical containing Jonas's article]
to Hoboken.
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OJ 8/5, [21] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Violin, dated October 8, 1933
Schenker inquires after Violin, from whom he has not heard for some time. He
reports that Hoboken is in France but will return at the end of the month to resume
lessons.
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OJ 8/5, [22] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Violin, dated October 25, 1933
Schenker reports that Ludwig Karpath has been lying, and that six new
appointments have already been made at the Vienna Academy. His new pupil, Hans Wolf, is
thirsting after Urlinie analysis, which Schenker has to resist.
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OJ 8/5, [23] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Violin, dated October 27, 1933
Schenker has worked out a lesson plan that leaves him free on Wednesday
afternoon, a time he would like to reserve for visits from Violin and his family; but his
friend should feel free to turn up at other times.
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OJ 12/6, [46] Handwritten postcard from Jonas to Schenker, dated October 31 [1933]]
Jonas has been sick; — he has seen Furtwängler briefly; — Jonas believes that he
will not have space for the planned appendix on the Photogramm Archive in his book; — he
inquires about Hoboken.
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OJ 5/18, 30 Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated November 6, 1933
Schenker reports van Hoboken's pending arrival in Vienna; — He refers to
Furtwängler and Richard Strauss.
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OJ 8/5, [24] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Violin, dated November 6, 1933
A new housemaid has meant some disruption to the routine in the Schenkers’
apartment, and a visit has to be rearranged; Hoboken is returning to
Vienna.
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OJ 8/5, [25] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Violin, postmarked November 27,
1933
In a message deprecating Hoboken’s character, Schenker believes that Hoboken
(the “wandering Dutchman") is trying to stretch out his tuition by paying social calls with
his wife outside lesson times; he likes Vienna because the cost of living is lower than in
Holland.
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OJ 12/6, [25] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated December 3, 1933
The majority of Jonas's Das Wesen des musikalischen Kunstwerks has gone to the
printer; — Furtwängler has promised to recommend it to the Berlin Hochschule für Musik; — no
word from van Hoboken. Jonas inquires after Free Composition.
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OJ 12/6, [26] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated December 10, 1933
Jonas asks how the music examples in Das Meisterwerk were printed, with
respect to his Das Wesen des musikalischen Kunstwerks. — In Riemann's Musiklexikon, ed. A.
Einstein, Einstein's reference to Schenker appears under "Bach."
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OJ 6/8, [29] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated December 11, 1933
Schenker asks Violin to seek his sister Fanny’s help in finding someone who
can produce typed copies of an article about him published in America [Israel Citkowitz,
“The Role of Heinrich Schenker”].
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OJ 12/6, [27] Typewritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated December 18, 1933
Jonas acknowledges OJ 5/18, 32; requests copy of Schenker's Syrische Tänze;
quotes from Schenker's entry in a Jewish lexicon. — He reports on local conditions; has
heard nothing from van Hoboken.
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OJ 5/18, 33 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Jonas, dated December 21, 1933
Schenker sends article [by Citkowitz]. — In response to Jonas's quoting from a
Jewish lexikon, he refers to the sermons by Cardinal Faulhaber, and writes of his pride in
being Jewish but in having assimilated thoroughly enough to establish favorable relations
with the Catholic church, antisemites, and the news media. — Implying a parallel between
himself and Jesus, he offers his "monotheistic theory of music" as "a new message to the
world from the Jews." — He has no copy of his Syrische Tänze; — writes of the work's
history.
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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 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 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 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 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 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, [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 6/8, [25] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated September 23, 1933
Schenker arranges a time for Violin and his sister to have supper with him:
not too late in the evening. He does not intend to teach Hans Wolf for less than two hours a
week, on account of the substance of the theoretical material, but is willing to lower his
hourly rate for him.
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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 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 6/8, [26] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated September 24, 1933
The Schenkers’ maid is ill and has been taken to the hospital, so the dinner
invitation to the Violins must be postponed.
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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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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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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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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 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 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 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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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 44/42 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 44/20 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 44/18 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 44/12 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 44/37 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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FS 40/1, [27] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Salzer, dated September 16, 1934
Schenker suggests Thursday for a visit.
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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 44/19 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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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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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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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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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 44/46 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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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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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 44/9 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 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 44/2 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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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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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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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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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/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 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 11/54, [41]-[42] Handwritten letter, with envelope, from Hoboken to Schenker, dated January 1,
1935
Hoboken wishes Schenker good health, and strength to complete Der freie Satz.
— He discusses the furniture in the new premises of the Photogram Archive, and gives his
travel plans for January.
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OJ 15/22, [9] Handwritten note from Willfort to Schenker, dated January 1, 1935
New Year greetings and thanks.
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OJ 12/6, [41] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated January 13, 1935
Jonas hopes Schenker is well; ‒ he plans to be in Vienna from 22 to about 28
January; — he is reading the Hildebrand-Fiedler correspondence.
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OJ 11/32, [18] Handwritten letter from Robert Haas to Jeanette Schenker, dated January 14,
1935
Haas sends commiserations to Jeanette on the death of
Heinrich.
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OJ 12/24, [9] Handwritten letter, with envelope, from Kromer to Jeanette Schenker, dated January
14, 1935
Kromer sends condolences to Jeanette at Heinrich's death.
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OJ 12/20, [2] Typewritten letter from the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Dlabač, Kraus) to Jeanette
Schenker, dated January 15, 1935
The Society send commiserations to Jeanette on the death of her
husband.
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OJ 12/17, [10] Handwritten note from Komorn to Jeanette Schenker, dated January 18, 1935
Mrs. Komorn sends condolences to Jeanette, and pays tribute to
Heinrich.
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OJ 14/23, [28] Handwritten postcard from Seligmann to Jeanette Schenker, postmarked February ?3,
1935
Seligmann agrees to pay a visit to the Schenkers the following
Wednesday.
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OJ 10/18, [10] Handwritten notecard from Elias to Jeanette Schenker, dated February 17,
1935
Miss Elias sends Jeanette Schenker a clipping of Moriz Violin's obituary for
Heinrich, together with publication details of Otto Vrieslander's edition of C. P. E. Bach's
Kurze und Leichte Klavierstücke.
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OJ 15/16, [96] Handwritten letter from Hertha Weisse to Jeanette Schenker, dated February 21,
1935
In this letter of condolence, sent together with one by Hans, Hertha Weisse
explains that the obituary of Schenker in the New York Times by Olin Downes, though based
partly on information supplied by Hans, was hastily written and contains many errors. A
pupil of Hans [Adele Katz] has prepared an article on Schenker's theory, which will soon be
published in an American music journal.
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OJ 15/16, [97] Handwritten letter from Hans Weisse to Jeanette Schenker, dated February 21,
1935
In a letter of condolence to Schenker's widow, Weisse expresses his distress
at having, within the space of two years, lost his parents and now his spiritual father. He
offers to help Jeanette and Oswald Jonas read the proofs for Der freie Satz; but he cannot
afford to come to Europe in the summer, as the Mannes College can guarantee only half his
salary for next year. He asks her to send him a memento of her husband, and to consider
entrusting to him the care of some of Schenker's unpublished work.
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OJ 12/6, [43] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Jeanette Schenker, dated March 9, 1935
Jonas thanks Jeanette for the opportunity to look at work of Schenker's
[unspecified]; Jonas, Salzer, and Saturn Verlag wish to bring out a music journal in
Schenker's memory: Jonas requests access to unpublished materials; he inquires whether
Jeanette has reached an understanding with Saturn Verlag over aphorisms.
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OJ 15/26, [3] Handwritten picture postcard from Hans Wolf to Jeanette Schenker, postmarked May 18,
1935
Wolf sends greetings to Jeanette Schenker.
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OJ 15/16, [98] Handwritten letter from Hans Weisse to Jeanette Schenker, dated May 26,
1935
Weisse outlines a plan to give Jeanette financial support in the form of a
collection from his most dedicated pupils, equivalent to 200 Austrian shillings per month,
for a year, and encloses the first of three planned annual payments. — He inquires whether
Schenker's notes on C. P. E. Bach’s Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments
might be included in an Afterword to a projected English translation. — He plans an
exposition of Schenkerian theory for use in schools, for which he needs to receive a copy of
Der freie Satz. — He thanks Jeanette for mementos of her husband, and says a few words about
his family and their summer plans.
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OJ 10/18, [11] Handwritten notecard from Elias to Jeanette Schenker, dated June 19, 1935
Miss Elias sends Jeanette Schenker a photograph of Heinrich and will visit his
grave with Marianne Kahn.
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OJ 12/6, [45] Handwritten letter from Jonas and Salzer to Jeanette Schenker, dated June 27,
1935
Jonas and Salzer raise the founding of a new journal dedicated to Schenker's
teaching and ideas, and also the possible publication of Schenker's Nachlass.
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OJ 10/18, [12] Handwritten letter from Elias to Jeanette Schenker dated June 28, 1935
Miss Elias thanks Mrs. Schenker for photographs, and regrets having missed her
phone calls. — She hopes Mrs. Schenker will recuperate in the spa house. — She reports that
Mrs. Schenker's wishes have been carried out with regard to Heinrich's gravestone and
remarks on the beauty of the inscription. — She comments on an article by Victor
Zuckerkandl, and reports her own activity in graphing a piano piece by Schenker and
re-graphing Beethoven's "Appassionata" Sonata.
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OJ 89/8, [2] Handwritten letter from Jeanette Schenker to Anthony van Hoboken, dated June 29,
1935
Jeanette informs Hoboken that she has received from Ernst Oster an errata list
for Der freie Satz, and asks Hoboken whom he thinks would be a qualified person to check
this.
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OJ 15/22, [10] Handwritten letter and envelope from Willfort to Jeanette Schenker, dated July 5,
1935
Willfort lays out his plans for an abbreviated edition of Schenker's
Harmonielehre, and explains his negotiations with Alfred Kalmus of UE.
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OJ 11/54, [43] Typewritten letter from Hoboken to Jeanette Schenker, dated July 12, 1935
Hoboken regrets the printing errors in Der freie Satz and suggests that Ernst
Oster prepare a list.
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OJ 15/16, [99] Handwritten letter from Hans Weisse to Jeanette Schenker, dated July 14,
1935
Weisse thanks Jeanette Schenker for her letter and copy of Der freie Satz
which he has read through and is about to study carefully. His initial impressions are that
its conception and content are impressive, but that there are a lot of misprints; and he
regrets that the foreword does not mention the financial help Schenker received from [Paul]
Khuner. He approves Jeanette's idea of depositing Schenker's Nachlass in the
Photogramm-Archiv in the Austrian National Library.
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OJ 15/22, [11] Handwritten letter and envelope from Willfort to Jeanette Schenker, dated July 18,
1935
Willfort explains his involvement in plans for a re-edition of the Harmonielehre,
and thanks Jeanette for two photographs.
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OJ 10/18, [13] Handwritten letter from Elias to Jeanette Schenker dated August 1, 1935
Jeanette Schenker, currently in Hofgastein, has decided where to live in the
future; that involves leaving Keilgasse. — Elias supports Jeanette in her view of a new
edition of Harmonielehre. — Elias is surprised to hear the plan for a Schenker Institute in
Vienna. — She regrets that Schenker's aphorisms will not be published by Ungar. — She has
been unable to meet with Moriz Violin regarding the "Appassionata" Sonata. — She is reading
Der freie Satz.
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OJ 15/16, [100] Handwritten letter from Hans Weisse to Jeanette Schenker, dated September 18,
1935
Weisse thanks Jeanette for sending a photograph of her late husband’s
death-mask, and other photographs. — He offers her advice about what to do with Heinrich's
library of books, and with his sketches and other unpublished analyses. The bulk of the
letter is a critique of Der freie Satz, about which he has serious misgivings, partly
concerning the title and subtitle, partly concerning its status as a textbook
(Lehrbuch).
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OJ 15/16, [101] Handwritten letter from Hans Weisse to Jeanette Schenker, dated October 22,
1935
Weisse thanks Jeanette for the photographs of her husband, and will distribute
them to his pupils soon, when he sends the next payment of financial support that he has
collected from them on her behalf. — He is actively engaged in bringing Schenker's ideas to
an English-speaking audience, and urges her to consider agreeing to a suitably shortened
version of Harmonielehre, rather than a word-for-word translation. — For Der freie Satz, an
English translation would do more harm to Schenker's cause than not to have it translated at
all, and it would be necessary to reconceive the presentation of the theory entirely,
especially with respect to terminology. — He suggests that there may be a market for
Schenker's library in American universities and libraries.
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OJ 15/26, [4] Handwritten letter from Hans Wolf to Jeanette Schenker, dated November 16,
1935
Wolf thanks Jeanette Schenker for sending him a portrait of Brahms. He has
been busy with doctorate work and private teaching.
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OJ 11/54, [45]-[46] Handwritten letter, with envelope, from Eva van Hoboken to Jeanette Schenker, dated
December 15, 1935
Eva van Hoboken sends 200 shillings for a copy of "Brahms
Erinnerungen."
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OJ 11/16, [17] Typewritten letter from Furtwängler to Jeanette Schenker, dated January 15,
1936
Furtwängler thanks Jeanette Schenker for the gift of Der freie
Satz.
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NYnscl MP.0008.01/1/1, 4 Handwritten letter from Jeanette Schenker to Arthur Waldeck and Nathan Broder, dated
March 9, 1936
Jeanette has received an article about Schenker written by Waldeck and Broder
and thanks the authors for the article and accompanying message. — She informs them that the
Wiener Schenker-Institut has successfully started up.
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OJ 12/6, [47] Handwritten postcard from Jonas to Jeanette Schenker, undated November [9],
1936]
Jonas proposes date and time to visit Jeanette.
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OJ 11/16, [18] Typewritten letter from Furtwängler to Jeanette Schenker, dated April 20,
1937
Furtwängler thanks Jeanette Schenker as a gift the score of the St. Matthew
Passion with Heinrich Schenker's annotations.
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OJ 12/6, [48] Handwritten postcard from Jonas to Jeanette Schenker, dated February 17,
1938
Jonas reports on a meeting at UE re: the prospects for a proposed Schenker
edition series and an English translation, and for prospects in the USA.
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OJ 10/18, [15] Handwritten letter from Elias to Jeanette Schenker dated February 27,
1938
Mis Elias remarks that theory teachers tend to revert to the teaching of
Ludwig Thuille for fear of Schenker. — She is eagerly awaiting issues 8/9 of Der Dreiklang,
and recommends a radio relay of the St. Matthew Passion.
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OJ 10/18, [16] Handwritten postcard from Marianne Kahn and Angi Elias to Jeanette Schenker, dated
April ?3, 1938
Kahn and Elias are well and hope to see Jeanette in Vienna
soon.
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OJ 12/17, [11] Handwritten postcard from Komorn to Jeanette Schenker, dated May 10, 1938
Mrs. Komorn is delighted to receive a postcard from Jeanette, she tells her of
her current difficulties, and encourages her to come and visit.
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OJ 10/18, [17] Handwritten postcard from Angi Elias to Jeanette Schenker, dated October 21,
1938
Elias inquires how Jeanette is, and invites her to visit her in Vienna or meet
in the city center.
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OJ 14/1, [3] Handwritten postcard from Felix Salzer to Jeanette Schenker, undated [November 5,
1938]
Salzer asks if he can visit Jeanette Schenker on Monday or Tuesday.
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OJ 10/18, [19] Handwritten calling card from Elias to Jeanette Schenker, undated [?1939]
Miss Elias has missed a phone call from Jeanette and asks her to call
again.
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OJ 10/18, [20] Handwritten letter from Elias to Jeanette Schenker dated May 21, 1939
Mis Elias rejects a suggestion made in Jeanette's previous letter. She
inquires about the health of Jeanette's sister.
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OJ 12/24, [10] Handwritten picture postcard from Kromer to Jeanette Schenker, dated May 24,
1939
Kromer is away, and will let Jeanette know when he returns.
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OJ 12/24, [11] Typewritten postcard from Kromer to Jeanette Schenker, dated July 22,
1939
Kromer apologizes for not having been in touch; Kromer's wife appends a
note.
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OJ 14/7, [1] Handwritten letter from Felix Kornfeld to Jeanette Schenker, dated August 23,
1939
In probably the first such communication since 1910, Felix Kornfeld describes to
his mother, Jeanette Schenker, his current difficult situation, his deportation to a
concentration camp and release, his joblessness and divorce, his son (with photograph), and his
urgent need to emigrate, and asks whether his mother has contacts abroad that could facilitate
this.
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OJ 12/24, [12] Handwritten postcard from Kromer to Jeanette Schenker, dated September 18,
1939
Kromer thanks Jeanette for her call and card, reports that Ratz is not in
Vienna.
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OJ 71/10a, [1] Typewritten letter (carbon copy) from Heribert Esser to Tomáš Kornfeld, dated April
20, 1988
Esser enquires whether the recipient is related to Jenny
Kornfeld.
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OJ 71/21a, [1] Handwritten picture postcard from Tomáš Kornfeld to Heribert Esser, dated May 5,
1988
Tomáš Kornfeld confirms that he is a descendant of the Kornfeld
family.
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OJ 71/21a, [2] Typewritten letter from Tomáš Kornfeld to Heribert Esser, dated June 7,
1988
Tomáš Kornfeld gives information about his grandmother Jenny Kornfeld (=
Schenker), his grandfather (Emil), father (Felix) and uncle (Erich), in particular contacts
between his grandmother and father.