CA 136 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cotta, dated October 23, 1910
Schenker asks that a review copy of Kontrapunkt 1 be sent to Max Graf;
incloses a review.
OJ 15/15, [G] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated March 16, [1912]
Weisse sends a newspaper clipping for Schenker's possible use in his Ninth
Symphony monograph.
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.
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.
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.
OC 54/83 Typed letter from Alfred Böhme (DMV) to Schenker, dated June 15, 1926
Drei Masken Verlag are sending Schenker ten hard-bound complimentary copies of
the first Meisterwerk Yearbook, although he may contractually be entitled only to five
hard-bound and five paper-bound copies. They ask him to send the addresses to which review
copies may be sent. (Schenker has made some pencil notes about the receipients of the
complimentary copies.)
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.
OeNB H Autogr.856/20-1 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Josef Marx, dated December 25, 1932
Schenker has read articles by Marx in a newspaper expressing disatisfaction at
musical life in Vienna; Schenker asks urgently to have a face-to-face meeting with Marx to
discuss these matters and probably others concerning Moriz Violin.
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.
OJ 89/6, [4] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated March 22, 1933
Schenker thanks Hoboken for money transferred, for contact with Dlabač, and
for information about Jonas. — Oktaven u. Quinten may be published within three weeks. —
Schenker has warned Kalmus about paper quality and lithographer. — He expresses reservations
about Joseph Marx for inability to understand his work. — Weisse has 90 students enrolled
for his course [at Mannes School]; and Furtwängler deems Schenker the "great music
theorist."
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.