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Profiles Person Place Organization Work by Schenker Journal Musical Composition Downloads temporarily removed for testing purposes	Robert Müller-Hartmann born Hamburg, Oct 11, 1884; died Dorking, Eng, Dec 15, 1950 Documents associated with this person: Correspondence Diaries Robert Müller-Hartmann Germany composer. Müller-Hartmann studied at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin, then taught music theory at the Bernuth Conservatory in Hamburg from 1913, also at the Vogt Conservatory. He held a lectureship at Hamburg University 1922–33 (cf. OJ 14/45, [20]), while also serving as music critic for the Hamburgischer Correspondent and Hamburger Fremdenblatt. In 1937, he settled in London, later in Dorking (Surrey). In addition to orchestral and chamber works and Lieder, he wrote Aufgaben zur Harmonielehre [Exercises for the Theory of Harmony] (Leipzig, 1928). Sources: MGG NGDM Downloads temporarily removed for testing purposes Correspondence OJ 6/7, [1] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated June 13, 1921 Schenker gives an account of the move into Keilgasse 8 and describes his study in the apartment. He outlines his holiday plans, and explains how he is raising the fees for lessons in the autumn. 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. OJ 14/45, [20] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Heinrich Schenker, dated February 6, 1923 Violin thanks Schenker for Tonwille 3 and reports on growing social unrest and anti-French feeling in Germany. 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. OJ 14/45, [27] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Heinrich Schenker, dated December 11, 1923 Violin reports the conversion to a new, stable currency in Germany; Hamburg has been among the first cities to benefit from this, as a result of which he is somewhat better off and the prospects for the future appear brighter. He plans to come to Vienna for Christmas, if only for a few days; this will give him an opportunity to discuss arrangements for the distribution of copies of Der Tonwille to libraries and schools. JOB 94-3, [7] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hammer dated January 13, 1924 Schenker responds to a long letter from Hammer by, first, agreeing to his proposal to sittings for a portrait, and, second, saying that there is no one in music now capable of judging the artistry of musicians. Schenker feels he has uniquely this ability, but others in music do not understand him. OJ 6/7, [11] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated November 6, 1924 Schenker has received a photographic reproduction of the opening chorus of Bach's St Matthew Passion. — Gives account of delays to the publication of Tonwille 8/9 and 10, blaming Hertzka for being slow to send work to the engraver, and has written to him with a request to dissolve the Tonwille contract with UE. — Refers to a recent review by (Julius) Korngold, and recounts a long story about his piano dealer, Bernhard Kohn. 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. OJ 6/8, [5] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated September 6, 1931 In this long, sentimental letter, Schenker thanks Violin for founding a Schenker Institute in Hamburg and reflects on the intertwining of their fates through their connection with C. P. E. Bach. He also advises on the wording of the Institute’s prospectus. Diaries Diary entry by Schenker for 21 December 1914 Diary entry by Schenker for 15 December 1923