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OC 54/128 Postal receipt for a letter to Otto Vrieslander, dated February 3, 1927
Postal receipt for corrections to the second Meisterwerk volume.
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OC 54/129 Typed letter from Otto Vrieslander to Schenker, dated February 10, 1927
Vrieslander assures Schenker that he has prepared the graphs for Mozart’s
Symphony in G minor with the utmost care, with due regard to his
instructions.
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OC 54/130 Typed postcard from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated February 12,
1927
Drei Masken Verlag inform Schenker that the proofs will be sent in the manner
that he has requested.
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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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OC 54/132 Typed letter from Otto Vrieslander to Schenker, dated February 15, 1927
Vrieslander informs Schenker that Alfred Einstein (DMV) has decided to engrave
the music examples for the second Meisterwerk volume in order to ensure a flawless
reproduction. He also reports that the width of the pages in the supplement will be
expanded, and notifies Schenker of the changes that he will make to the music examples
following this decision. Vrieslander states he has officially enquired with Einstein about
potential problems in the printing process, making clear that Schenker will not be able to
bear any additional costs for printing errors.
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OC 54/133 Copy of a letter from Otto Vrieslander to Alfred Einstein (DMV), dated February 15,
1927
Following Einstein’s determination to have the Urlinie graphs engraved, not
hand-drawn, Vrieslander asks that the engraver pays particular attention to the shape of the
large slurs, and suggests a meeting with the engraver to go over further problems. If the
graphs were relegated to an appendix, they could be as wide as necessary, for sake of
clarity.
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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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OC 54/135 Typed letter from DMV to Schenker, dated February 24, 1927
Drei Masken Verlag inform Schenker that there is a delay with the production
of the music examples for the second Meisterwerk yearbook. They anticipate that he will
receive the proofs soon.
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OC 54/193 List of review copies for Das Meisterwerk in der Musik, vol. 1
List of review copies for the first Meisterwerk
yearbook.
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OC B/227 Typewritten letter from V. A. Heck to Schenker, dated February 25, 1927
Heck has sent the sketchleaves for photographic reproduction.
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OC B/228 Typewritten letter from V. A. Heck to Schenker, dated February 21, 1927
Heck informs Schenker of a Beethoven manuscript in his hands.
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OC B/229 Handwritten delivery note from V. A. Heck to Schenker, dated February 21,
1927
Delivery note for manuscript of Beethoven's Fidelio.
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OJ 13/25, [1] Handwritten letter from Albert Trentini (on behalf of Hermann Rinn) to Schenker,
dated February 23, 1927
Trentini invites Schenker to contribute to Der Kunstwart.
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OJ 14/45, [61] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated February 23, 1927
Following a brief description of a recent illness, Violin replies to
Schenker's question about accepting the Order of Merit from the Viennese Academy of Art and
Science and advises him to accept it. He realizes that staying in Hamburg would be bad for
his son's long-term health and has spoken to Artur Schnabel about the possibility of moving
to Berlin or Frankfurt. An influential man in Frankfurt is the father-in-law of Paul Klenau;
Violin knows of Klenau's respect for Schenker, and asks his friend to write to Klenau in
support of his application for a post there.
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OJ 5/3, [1] Handwritten draft letter from Schenker to Adler, dated February 7, 1927
Schenker declines invitation to give lecture.
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OJ 5/4, [3] Draft letter from Schenker to the Akademie für Musik, dated February 7,
1927
Schenker repeats his intentions for the adjudication of the Sofie Deutsch
stipends after his death.
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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 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 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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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 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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OJ 9/4, [3] Typewritten letter from Joseph Marx and Alexander Wunderer (Akademie für Musik) to
Schenker, dated February 3, 1927
Schenker is asked to give the Federal Ministry of Education his opinion as to
how the Sofie Deutsch stipends should be adjudicated after his death.