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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.
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.
OJ 89/7, [9] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated June 12, 1934
Schenker recounts a visit to Grinzing to view Hoboken's new house, and then to the Kobenzl; — reports on last-minute work for Der freie Satz and a new edition of the Beethoven piano sonatas; — comments on political developments in Europe; — Jeanette and he are leaving for the summer vacation.
OJ 89/7, [14] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated August 4, 1934
Schenker asks about Hoboken's address. — An article has appeared belatedly in the Deutsche Zeitschrift.
OJ 70/35, [6] Typewritten testimonial (carbon copy) from Schoenberg concerning Moriz Violin, dated July 21, 1939
Schoenberg letter of recommendation to "whom it may concern."
LC ASC 27/45, [16] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schoenberg, dated September 21, 1939
Violin expresses misgivings about his situation, and is concerned that his daughter is in Amsterdam.
Diary entry by Schenker for 26 June 1932
Diary entry by Schenker for 2 July 1933
Diary entry by Schenker for 14 September 1933
Diary entry by Schenker for 28 November 1933