Hans Wolf (1912-2005), German conductor and educator, pupil of Schenker’s in the 1934/35 season. Wolf was also a student at the University of Vienna, where he wrote a PhD dissertation on the concepts of musical motion in 18th-century theory. His article in Der Dreiklang (1937) describes vividly Schenker’s manner of teaching in private lessons. In September 1934, Wolf traveled to Hamburg and was (as a Jew) prevented from returning to Austria by the Nazi authorities; Furtwängler, at Jonas’s and Schenker’s request, intervened to facilitate his return. — Wolf emigrated to the USA in the late 1930s, teaching in Iowa then serving with the US Army in World War II; from 1969 on, he worked for Seattle Opera; from 1981 to 1996, he directed Tacoma Opera. His correspondence to Schenker survives in OC (5 items and 2 joint items) and OJ (15/26: 4 items). In addition, Wolf is also mentioned in the following items: OJ 9/34, [40], June 2, 1934 (Cube to Schenker) OJ 5/18, 57, September 28, 1934 (Schenker to Jonas) OJ 5/18, 59. October 16, 1934 (Schenker to Jonas) OJ 5/18, 60, October 25, 1934 (Schenker to Jonas) OJ 12/6, [39], November 28, 1934 (Jonas to Schenker) OJ 12/6, [40], December 19, 1934 (Jonas to Schenker) Wolf’s writings before emigration: —“Die musikalischen Bewegungsbegriffe in den Generalbaß- und Kompositionslehren des 18. Jahrhunderts als Fortsetzung der Lehre vom Kontrapunkt” (PhD diss., U. of Vienna, 1936 or 1937). |
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| Hans Wolf (1912-2005), German conductor and educator, pupil of Schenker’s in the 1934/35 season. Wolf was also a student at the University of Vienna, where he wrote a PhD dissertation on the concepts of musical motion in 18th-century theory. His... | |