Schenker Correspondence Project

Handwritten letter from Schenker to Jonas, dated December 9, 1930

Sehr geehrter Herr D^r Jonas!

Es sei Ihnen bestätigt, daß Sie vor Jahren einmal mein Schüler gewesen, hernach Schüler meines besten Schülers, H. D^r Hans Weisse,¹ der sich lobend über Sie aussprach. Was Sie in Ihrem Briefe als Kern meiner Lehre darstellen, darf [alt from daß] erwarten lassen, daß Sie sich mit ihr vertraut genug gemacht haben, um auch Andere in die Lehre einzuführen.

Ihr sehr ergebener
[ sign’d: ] H Schenker
9.12.30

© In the public domain.
© Transcription John Rothgeb 2006.

Handwritten letter from Schenker to Jonas, dated December 9, 1930

Dear Dr. Jonas,

Let it be confirmed that you were my student several years ago, and were subsequently the student of my best student, Dr. Hans Weisse,¹ who spoke of you with praise. What you depict in your letter as the core of my theory supports the expectation that you have become familiar enough with it to introduce the theory to others as well.

Yours very truly,
[ sign’d: ] H. Schenker
December 9, 1930

© Translation John Rothgeb 2006.

COMMENTARY:
Format: 1-p letter, holograph message and signature
Sender address: --
Recipient address: --

FOOTNOTES:

¹ Click on Hans Weisse.

SUMMARY:
Letter of recommendation for J.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary John Rothgeb 2006.

Rothgeb, John
Schenker, Heinrich
Letter of recommendation for J.
DE
Cambridge University Faculty of Music-Ian Bent
IPR: In the public domain; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: John Rothgeb 2006.
Schenker, Heinrich; Jonas, Oswald; recommendation; pupil; student; Weisse, Hans; theory
Handwritten letter from Schenker to Jonas, dated December 9, 1930
letter
academic; musicology; music theory
OJ 5/18, [3b]
1930-12-09
2006-04-22
Jonas
This document is deemed to be in the public domain as of January 1, 2006. Any claim to intellectual rights should be addressed to the Schenker Correspondence Project, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, at schenkercorrespondence@mus.cam.ac.uk.
letter; holograph message and signature
Oswald Jonas (1930-1978)—Special Collections, University of California, Riverside (1978-)
IPR: In the public domain; Image: Special Collections, University of California, Riverside; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: John Rothgeb.
Vienna
1930