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Profiles Person Place Organization Work by Schenker Journal Musical Composition Downloads temporarily removed for testing purposes	Hugo Heller 1870-1923 Documents associated with this person: Correspondence Diaries Viennese bookseller, gallery owner, concert agent. Heller founded his own bookshop in 1905 in Vienna, comprising a bookstore, an art gallery, at which in 1909 he organized an exhibition of forty paintings by Schoenberg, and a reception hall, as well as being the proprietor of a concert agency. He was an early publisher of Freud's works. Heller and Schenker No correspondence between Schenker and Heller is known to survive, but in 1912 Heller approached Schenker about the latter's planned Organization of Creative and Performing Artists. He is several times mentioned in Schenker's correspondence with Emil Hertzka of UE. Downloads temporarily removed for testing purposes Correspondence WSLB 132 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated August 25, 1912 Schenker returns the contract for Die letzten fünf Sonaten von Beethoven signed. — Proclaiming "Ex Austria lux," he says that Austria's tradition from Haydn to Brahms and Dvořák[sic] will now be followed by Schenker's "explanation" (Aufklärung) of that tradition, which will spawn a new generation of composers superior to the present "cacophony," with Universal Edition as the agent of that "rebuilding of tonal music" (Aufbau der Tonkunst). — He alludes to the possibility of teaching for the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde's proposed "Hochschule." — He prompts Hertzka to act on the Organization of Musicians project in the fall. WSLB 133 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), undated [August 26, 1912] Recounting the backstory of the move to found an [Austrian] organization of musicians, and painting it as a rearguard action by performers against the dominance of Neue freie Presse chief critic Julius Korngold and certain concert agents, Schenker reports an approach from Hugo Heller in Germany, and presses Hertzka to reveal how committed he is to the cause. — Remarking on the lack of coverage of music in [Austrian] newspapers, he complains at the timid tone of Universal Edition's advertising of his own works. OC 52/97 Typewritten letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated August 28, 1912 In an important letter on the plan for an organization of composers and concert musicians, Hertzka declares himself willing to be involved, sets out a timetable, issues a caution, and raises the issue of finance; in dealings with Hugo Heller, UE's and his own name should not yet be divulged. WSLB 134 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated September 7, 1912 Schenker asks for the first installment of his honorarium for Die letzten fünf Sonaten Beethovens to be sent, now that he is back in Vienna. — He reports on the Organization plan, and on progress on Op. 109. — He reiterates his claim for a supplementary honorarium for proof correction of Beethovens neunte Sinfonie. OC 52/98 Typewritten letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated September 16, 1912 In sending the first installment of Schenker's honorarium for the Last Five Sonatas of Beethoven, Hertzka apologizes for its delay. — He asks for a meeting about the Organization. OC 52/102 Typewritten letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated October 3, 1912 Hertzka gives his reaction to a letter from Hugo Heller to Schenker. WSLB 139 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated October 3, 1912 Schenker forwards a letter from Hugo Heller [from Germany] and asks how he should handle the matter [of the proposed Organisation], pointing out that a comparable movement has already be launched in Germany. WSLB 140 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated October14, 1912 Dr. Harpner is recovered; Schenker hopes to see Hugo Heller shortly. -- He prompts yet again for the "supplementary honorarium." Diaries Diary entry by Schenker for 25 August 1912 Diary entry by Schenker for 18 October 1912 Diary entry by Schenker for 19 October 1912 Diary entry by Schenker for 21 October 1912 Diary entry by Schenker for 22 October 1912 Diary entry by Schenker for 19 February 1915 Diary entry by Schenker for 7 September 1915 Diary entry by Schenker for 8 September 1915 Diary entry by Schenker for 10 September 1915 Diary entry by Schenker for 23 September 1915 Diary entry by Schenker for 24 September 1915 Diary entry by Schenker for 25 September 1915 Diary entry by Schenker for 30 September 1915 Diary entry by Schenker for 4 January 1916 Diary entry by Schenker for 3 November 1919 Diary entry by Schenker for 10 January 1920