Schenker Correspondence Project

Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated April 19, 1931

{recto}
Postkarte
[ picture with caption: Melk, Niederösterr.]

[Absender:] Schenker, Wien
III, Keilgasse 8

[An:] H [/] D^r. Oswald Jonas
Berlin-Schöneberg
Mühlenstr. [/] 2

[postmark:] || 3 WIEN 40 | 20 III. 31. 10 | [illeg] ||¹

[message continues here: see below]

{verso}
Sehr geehrter Herr D^r. Jonas!

Besten Dank für Ihre frdl. Mitteilung.² Ich habe seinerzeit D^r. Weisse|³ geschrieben, daß die Sammlung der Aufsätze, so lieb sie allseits gemeint ist, zu früh kommen würde . . die gewissen Summe “1.000 Mk” wird sich sicher besser verwenden lassen für neue Arbeiten von mir; (ich spreche davon, weil ich annehme, daß D^r. Weisse voran Ihnen mitgeteilt hat, daß er an einer “Subscription” dachte.) Trotzdem habe ich D^r. Weisse einen Zettel für Sie beigelegt, worauf ich die Blätter nannte, in die ich dazumal schrieb, – selbstverständlich wird nur eine Auswahl zu treffen|⁴ sein. {recto} Zu den dort genannten Blättern wollen Sie bitte den Münchner “Kunstwart”⁵ hinzufügen.

Zu Ihren Erfolgen bestens Glück wünschend (u. A. Einstein?⁶) grüße ich

Ihr
[ sign'd: ] H Schenker
19.4.31⁷

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

Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated April 19, 1931

{recto}
Postcard
[ picture with caption: Melk, Niederösterr.]

[Sender:] Schenker, Vienna
III, Keilgasse 8

[To:] Dr. Oswald Jonas
Berlin-Schöneberg
Mühlenstrasse [/] 2

[postmark:] || 3 WIEN 40 | 20 III. 31. 10 | [illeg] ||¹

[message continues here: see below]

{verso}
Dear Dr. Jonas,

Many thanks for your cordial message.² I wrote to Dr. Weisse³ at the time that the collection of essays, however well-meant on all sides, would come too early . . . the particular sum “1000 marks” would be better used for new works by me; (I speak of this because I assume that Dr. Weisse informed you ahead of time that he had in mind a “subscription”). Nevertheless, I have included for Dr. Weisse a slip of paper for you, on which I have itemized the publications in which I wrote at that time—naturally only a selection should be chosen.⁴ {recto} To the publications named there, please add Kunstwart of Munich.⁵

With best wishes for your successes (including with Einstein?⁶), greetings from

Yours,
[ sign'd: ] H. Schenker
April 19, 1931⁷

© Translation John Rothgeb 2006.

COMMENTARY:
Format: printed picture postcard, holograph addresses, message continuation, and signature recto, holograph message verso
Sender address: Vienna III, Keilgasse 8
Recipient address: Berlin-Schöneberg, Mühlenstrasse 2

FOOTNOTES:

¹ The postmarked month is clearly wrong, since this letter responds to OJ 12/6, [9], April 17, 1931.

² i.e. OJ 12/6, [9], April 17, 1931.

³ Click on Hans Weisse.

⁴ Underscoring possibly by the recipient.

⁵ To which Schenker contributed articles in 1929-33: see Nicholas Rast, "A Checklist of Essays and Reviews by Heinrich Schenker," Music Analysis 7/2 (July 1988), 131.

⁶ Alfred Einstein [create biogfile and link].

⁷ See above: the postmark date of “20.III.31” is clearly incorrect.

SUMMARY:
Acks OJ 12/6, [9]; planned collected essays is premature: 1,000 Marks better spent on new works.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary John Rothgeb 2006.

Rothgeb, John
Schenker, Heinrich
Acks OJ 12/6, [9]; planned collected essays is premature: 1,000 Marks better spent on new works.
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; Weisse, Hans; collected essays; subscription; Der Kunstwart; München; Munich; Einstein, Alfred
Handwritten letter from Schenker to Jonas, dated April 19, 1931
postcard
academic; musicology; music theory
OJ 5/18, 5
1931-04-19
2006-05-08
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.
printed picture postcard, holograph addresses, message continuation, and signature recto, holograph message verso
Oswald Jonas (1931-1978)—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
1931