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Letters from Schoenberg (arranged by correspondent)
Letters to Schoenberg (arranged by date; arranged by correspondent)


Letters from Schoenberg: 1940

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194??.??.?? [not seen] P.S. Es ist schrecklich: Ich komme eben
194??.??.?? [not seen] P.S. Ich möchte gerne ein Buch in deuts
[194]?.??.?? ACA ACA-ASCAP SURVEY: Category, Total, Total publ.
[194??.??.??] AMPAS I herewith invite the Academy of M.P.A. & S. to ta
[194]?.??.?? Carnegie Inst of Tech Purchasing Department Order No. A 36533
194?.??.?? CBS During and after World War I America seized German
[1940?.08?.??] LC Ich ermächtige hiemit die Universal Edition A.G. W
[194?.??.??] U.E. In order to settle all the problems which disturb
[194]?.??.?? U.S. Consul, Austria Arnold Schoenberg, Professor of Music at Universit
[194]?.??.?? U.S. Consul, France Arnold Schoenberg, Professor of Music, composer, f
194?.??.?? UCLA Mr. Peter Abraham is an applicant for a Fellowship
[194??.??.??] Who's Who in Music The names of the contributors to your Who is Who i
[1940?.??.??] Who's Who on the Pacific Coast Arnold Schoenberg Composer, Professor of Music at
[194]?.??.?? Achron, Marie I could much easier have written a ten page articl
[1940?.11?.??] Allen, Leroy W. UCLA I enjoyed your telegram. I enjoyed the performance
194?.??.?? Coulter, Eliot B. U.S. Dep of State I should like to thank you for your kind letter of
[194]?.??.?? Eames, Henry Purmont Will gladly arrange to give private seminary[!]
1940?.??.?? Engel, Carl Schirmer If my friend Carl Engel could convince the publish
[194?.??.??] Frank, Serge In a hurry I want only to tell you, that the artic
19[4?]?.??.?? Frank, Serge Mr. Frank is one of the finest musicians I have me
[194??.??.??] Goldberg, Albert You have the habit to mention me always with a mal
[1948?.??.??] List, Kurt Listen Magazine Wire whether you received my package containing th
1940.??.?? Mann, Thomas Wahrscheinlich um Ihnen meine Schätzung und beson
[1940].??.?? Mann, Thomas Wenn die Hand, die ich glaube ausgestreckt zu sehe
194?.??.?? Nixon, Roger Alfred Not being able to be present at your wedding cerem
[194?.??.??] Putterman, David J. Sorry am unable to compose Chomocho
[19??.??.??] Reis, Claire R. League of Composers Confidentially, the poem is on page 180 of the Cam
[1940?.??.??] Richter, John H. ich bin so überlastet mit Refugee-Angelegenheiten,
[19??.??.??] Rodriguez, José Please excuse me for telling you that I have to wi
[194?.??.??] Rodriguez, José Earle C. Anthony, Inc I have been a[t] a book shop these days and inquir
[194??.??.??] Schirmer, Gustave Schirmer Please read the letter I sent to Deems Taylor as p
1940?.??.?? Schönberg, Georg die Instrumente kann ich nicht verkaufen.
[194?.??.??] Schönberg, Georg Ich kann nicht nach Darmstadt kommen: bitte verstä
[194?.??.??] Schönberg, Georg warum habe ich so lange nichts von dir gehört.
[194?.??.??] Stein, Erwin Boosey & Hawkes Contract | Re: Opus 16. | 1. The fact that the par
[194?.??.??] Thorner, Maurice Here [are] the facts. I start with the insignifica
[1940?.??.??] [ilg.] 1) I have given in the past three years several af
1940.01.02 Slonimsky, Nicolas I am very glad about your agreement to translate m
1940.01.09 Kalmus, Edwin F. Kalmus I have been ill these days: before that I was abse
1940.01.09 Nachod, Hans The other day Mr Rainger wrote, that he is going t
1940.01.13 Schönberg, Georg Ich habe jetzt wenigstens ein halbes Jahr keine di
1940.01.15 ASCAP Enclosed you find my check of $10 for my membershi
1940.01.15 Guggenheim Foundation May I repeat, what I wrote upon your request about
1940.01.16 Goldschmied, Alfons ich habe Ihrem Vater, um ihm rasch zu helfen, kein
1940.01.16 Goldschmied, Heinrich ich sende Dir separat ein Affidavit, welches hoffe
1940.01.16 Klug, Ludwig ich bin verzweifelt, nicht erst seit heute, sonder
1940.01.16 Violin, Moritz ich habe so lange nichts von Ihnen gehort und ich
1940.01.18 Steuermann, Clara Would like to learn Broude's decision about struct
1940.01.19 Maclise, D.G. UCLA I apologize for the delay of my answer to your re
1940.01.20 Coop, Squire Hearty congratulations to your great success in Sa
1940.01.20 Pettis, Ashley U.S. Fed Works Agcy Many thanks to you and Mrs. McFarland for inviting
1940.01.21 Taylor, Deems Why do you think so little of us composers? Does
1940.01.22 Engel, Carl Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
1940.01.23 Adams, Robert D.W. Univ of Kansas City It is a pity your letter from January 16 arrived j
1940.01.23 Violin, Moritz My airmail letter was mistakenly addressed to 115
1940.01.24 Stuart, Robert Emmett St. Louis Inst Mus I wrote you a few days ago, but I made a number of
1940.01.27 Stuart, Robert Emmett St. Louis Inst Mus I can name a certain number of my students and wil
1940.01.27 Violin, Moritz leider habe ich heute diesen Brief bekommen, nach
1940.02.?? LC Unfortunately, like many university men, I am not
1940.02.01 Strang, Gerald May we request the pleasure of your company at a r
1940.02.01 [various] May we request the pleasure of your company at a r
1940.02.02 Polnauer, Josef es ist hier die Absicht aufgetaucht, für die Stude
1940.02.05 Schönberg, Heinrich ich habe schon so lange nichts von dir gehört. Sch
1940.02.08 Reese, Gustave Schirmer I know I should have written you long time ago, wh
1940.02.09 Zemlinsky, Alexander dein Brief hat mich sehr gefreut. Ich hatte schon
1940.02.10 Melzer, Eugene C. Mr. Eugene C. Melzer has studied with [me], during
1940.02.10 Pettis, Ashley It is impossible [for] me to answer all the questi
1940.02.10 Story, Russell M. Claremont Colleges Dear Dr. Russell would say: with pleasure I extend
1940.02.10 Stuart, Robert Emmett St. Louis Inst Mus Upon your request I asked Mr. Weiss again, whether
1940.02.10 Violin, Moritz nach dem beiliegenden Brief scheint es doch nicht
1940.02.11 Wittenberg, Franz Es ist ein großes Glück im Unglück, daß es Ihnen
1940.02.14 U.E. Ich bitte Sie beiliegenden Brief zur Kenntnis zu n
1940.02.14 Kalmus, Edwin F. Kalmus I have relatives in Germany and can not dare to ma
1940.02.14 Kalmus, Edwin F. Kalmus On the occasion of a legal controversy with Associ
1940.02.14 Kalmus, Edwin F. Kalmus You asked me some time ago, whether I would give y
1940.02.[15?] Reese, Gustave Schirmer Would you please tell me whether my letter from Fe
1940.02.20 Balagur, Leon Mr. Leon Balagur is one of the victims of Hitleris
1940.02.20 Kalmus, Edwin F. Kalmus Until now we both were convinced that UE has no le
[1940.02.20?] Reese, Gustave Schirmer On February 8 I asked you to send me a specified n
1940.02.25 Finney, Theodore M. I enclose the galley proof of my papers which I ha
1940.02.26 Engel, Carl Schirmer I could write you 10 letters at once, if I would h
1940.02.26 Gruenberg, Louis Having heard Saturday's League broadcast and decid
1940.02.26 Rebner, Adolf ich freue mich, daß Sie aus der Hölle entkommen k
1940.03?.?? Greissle, Felix ich sehe eben in meiner Überraschung - daß du für
[194?].03.01 Schönberg, Arthur Ask Stuttgart consul whether two affidavits airmai
1940.03.04 Kalmus, Edwin F. Kalmus I will answer your letters about the publication i
1940.03.04 Slonimsky, Nicolas I am of course very anxious to learn how you get a
1940.03.04 Speiser, Maurice J. When--about seven months ago--I got a letter from
1940.03.05 C.F. Peters Das Volksliederbuch Für die Jugend das die Peters
1940.03.05 Kalmus, Edwin F. Kalmus We must find a way to republish (at least) some of
1940.03.06 Kalmus, Edwin F. Kalmus I would regret it very much if you would refuse to
[194?.??.??] Schirmer I feel that I should now no longer wait for your d
1940.03.14 [various] UCLA This letter aims to find your support for the foll
1940.03.15 Dessau, Paul Ich danke Ihnen sehr für Ihren Brief und die warme
1940.03.15 McFarland, Frances U.S. Fed Works Agcy I did not know you expected an answer of mine, bec
1940.03.19 Graf, Herbert Lesen Sie bitte, beiliegenden Brief von Rose Paule
1940.03.19 Neuhut, Otto Leider konnte ich für meinen Freund Karl Grünwald
1940.03.19 Pauly, Rose Ob ich mich an Sie erinnere? Gewiß, und besonders
1940.03.20 Allen, Leroy W. UCLA I reconsidered my ideas for my classes and I find
1940.03.22 UCLA As I am this time not in the position to attend th
1940.03.25 Smith, Moses Columbia Not only have I not forgotten your name nor your f
1940.03.28 Perlman, William J. I agree with [your] proposition to include my phot
1940.04.02 Stiedry, Fritz Vor ungefähr einem Jahr hatte ich mit Otto Klemper
1940.04.09 Knudsen, Vern O. UCLA I am sorry, I could not yet finish the manuscript
1940.04.09 Violin, Moritz aufrichtig gestanden: ich bin sehr froh, daß Sie
1940.04.10 McCormick, Ken Doubleday I am very glad Oscar Levant talked to you about my
1940.04.17 New Friends of Music First Kammersymphonie composed 1906, premiere 1907
1940.04.24 [various] UCLA Having received many favorable letters approving m
1940.05.02 McInerney, M.N. Prentice-Hall, Inc I must apologize [for] the delay of my answer to y
1940.05.19 Violin, Moritz Ich möchte gerne wissen, ob Sie meinen Brief vom 1
1940.05.20 Arlt, Gustave Otto UCLA May I recommend Miss Helen Swaby, who intends to p
1940.07.12 Goehr, Suzanne A présent il est trés difficile de trouver un nomm
1940.07.17-18 McCormick, Ken Doubleday Please, do not think I am a fool, that I discontin
1940.07.17 McInerney, M.N. Prentice-Hall, Inc May 2 I sent you a section of my textbook on music
1940.07.18 McCormick, Ken Doubleday I choose four samples of the great number of mater
1940.07.19 Hawkes, Ralph Boosey & Hawkes You will be surprised to get my answer after so lo
1940.07.19 Walter, Bruno Herr Renato hat mir die Empfehlungsschreiben bedeu
1940.07.20 Breidter, Eliaria Vous comprenez peut être que je ne peux pas écrire
1940.07.20 Waring, Richard G. MTAC I am sorry, I can not participate in person at you
1940.07.25 Harry W. Brintnall Co I need some bookbinding supplies. Woul[d] you kind
1940.07.26 Richter, John H. I want to inform you, that I sent the following tw
1940.08.04 LC I have been asked by the publisher of my work, Uni
1940.08.04 LC I herewith authorize the Universal Edition, A.G. V
1940.08.04 LC Ich ermächtige hiemit die Universal Edition A.G. W
1940.08.04 U.E. Beiliegend sende ich die mit Ihrem Brief vom 22. M
1940.08.06 Etude In your October 1923 issue of the Etude you publis
1940.08.07 Greissle, Gertrud ich habe gehofft, wie du mir schreibst, daß ihr e
1940.08.13 Rosenwald, Hans H. Who's Who in Music Very sorry I never paid for publicity and will nev
1940.08.15 Richter, John H. besten Dank für Ihren Brief. Beiliegend finden Si
1940.08.25 Assoc Music Publ The Kolisch Quartett asked you to send them the pa
1940.08.30 Aranyi, Francis entschuldigen Sie die große Verspätung meiner Ant
1940.08.30 Steiner, Arnoldo deinen Brief vom 25.VI.habe ich vor längstens 14 T
1940.08.31 Dent, Edward Joseph The extraordinary circumstances under which we liv
1940.08.31 Finney, Theodore M. Several weeks ago you wrote me that you will send
1940.08.31 Kindler, Hans National SO Assn Es sind eben jetzt Pläne gemacht worden, Pierrot L
1940.08.31 McCormick, Ken Doubleday Will you please reread my letter from July 17. You
1940.08.31 McInerney, M.N. Prentice-Hall, Inc I have the impression you feel yourself it is a me
1940.08.31? Smith, Moses Columbia I accept your proposition of an outright royalty o
1940.08.31 Smith, Moses Columbia I am afraid I left you unduly long wait[!] with my
1940.08.31 Stiedry, Fritz in 14 Tagen fangen meine Klassen an und ich habe
1940.09.01 Engel, Carl Schirmer During at least five months I wrote no letters, ex
194?.09.05 Toldi, Julius beiliegend ein Scheck $10.
1940.09.10 Goehr, Rudolf verzweifeln Sie nicht: solange Sie leben, kann imm
1940.09.11 Emergency Rescue Comm I was informed that your committee extends its ble
1940.09.23 Dessau, Paul gerne gebe ich meine Einwilligung zur Benützung me
1940.09.25 Klemperer, Otto Sie sind falsch unterrichtet worden. Ich habe nich
1940.09.30 Smith, Moses Columbia The records are finished and I start to relax and
1940.10.06 Smallens, Alexander Ballet Theatre The plan to use my Verklärte Nacht for a ballet su
1940.10.16 Eggarter, Fred W. nachdem ich unsern ganzen Briefwechsel durchgelese
1940.10.20 Engel, Carl Schirmer A few days ago I sent you the songs and songs[!]
1940.10.21 Schirmer About a week ago I got your "Statement of Royaltie
1940.10.21 Adler, Raïssa ich bin froh endlich etwas--überhaupt--über Mitzi
1940.10.21 Dorian, Frederick Carnegie Inst of Tech Ihre Absicht, meinen Chor "Friede auf Erden" aufzu
1940.10.21 O'Connell, Charles RCA I was told that your company has made records from
1940.10.21 Reese, Gustave Schirmer On April 19, 1939 you asked me about my views on y
1940.10.23 Who's Who Publication Company Every information[!] about me is to be found in: E
1940.10.24 Adams, Mildred Emergency Rescue Comm I am so sorry that I could not answer your letters
1940.10.29 Engel, Carl Schirmer Have not received your answer nor my check stop
1940.10.29 Smith, Moses Columbia Have not received contracts nor fee stop please se
1940.10.31 Colbert, Henry New Friends of Music Under separate cover I sent you today the parts of
1940.10.31 Stiedry, Fritz das ist die Kopie meines Briefes an die New Friend
1940.11.?? Greissle, Felix To meet Mr. Arnold Schoenberg G. Schirmer, Inc. re
1940.11.04 Engel, Carl Schirmer Two weeks since my letter and one since telegram p
1940.11.06 Levant, Oscar Hearty congratulations. Will be in New York for a
1940.11.09 U.S. Consul, Austria I understand that a contract to teach music in New
1940.11.09 Hirschmann, Ira A. Bloomingdale's Many thanks for your and Mrs. Hirschmann's kind in
1940.11.12 Engel, Carl Schirmer Will arrive Friday November fifteenth with superch
1940.11.12 Schönberg, Georg ich fahre eben nach New York, zum erstenmal seit 1
1940.11.12 Underwood, Roy Accept with pleasure your offer $100 for lecture N
1940.11.13 Greissle, Gertrud Departing today for my concert and lecture you cer
1940.11.13 Schoenberg, Gertrud All well good trip could sleep four hours had brea
1940.11.13 Schoenberg, Gertrud Ich denke fortwährend an dich, denkst du [ein] Biß
1940.11.13 Schoenberg, Gertrud Jetzt bin ich schon 16 Stunden von euch fort und d
1940.11.14 Schoenberg, Gertrud eben bin ich in den Zug nach New York umgestiegen.
1940.11.14 Schoenberg, Gertrud Excellent night quite well but zero temperature wi
[1940.11.14] Schoenberg, Gertrud How are you? Will you come to the railroad station
1940.11.14 Schoenberg, Gertrud ich schreibe heute abend, denn wer weiß, wann ich
1940.11.14 Schoenberg, Gertrud Just got in New York train everything all right al
1940.11.15 Schoenberg, Gertrud I gladly accepted Mr Engels invitation live 125 Ea
1940.11.16 Schoenberg, Gertrud Das ist Schirmer's Rezeption die Übertragung ist:
1940.11.17 Schoenberg, Gertrud I am perfectly well, very cautious. Rehearsal very
1940.11.18 Schoenberg, Gertrud also ein Teil meiner Abwesenheit ist immerhin scho
1940.11.18 Schoenberg, Gertrud einmal ums jetzt jeder als erstes angeredet werden
1940.11.18 Schoenberg, Gertrud Many thanks for all your letters. Performance was
1940.11.19 Schoenberg, Gertrud Everything perfect. Great success. Got letters and
1940.11.20 Schoenberg, Gertrud ich bin sehr müde von Meetings, interviews, lunche
1940.11.20 Schoenberg, Gertrud nun ist es immerhin schon Mittwoch und mir kommt,
1940.11.20 Schoenberg, Gertrud Perfectly well but very busy with interviewing pho
1940.11.21 Schoenberg, Gertrud heute ist hoffentlich ein interessanter Tag.
1940.11.21 Schoenberg, Gertrud Perfectly well. Tomorrow reception. Hope you hav
1940.11.21 Schoenberg, Gertrud Zemlinsky better than expected. Wire by Western Un
1940.11.22 Aranyi, Francis Will arrive Detroit Sunday night nine thirty five
1940.11.22 Newlin, Claude M. Thank you very much for your kind letter. | To arr
1940.11.23 Schoenberg, Gertrud Fur exchangeable already bought yesterday
1940.11.24 Schoenberg, Gertrud in einer Stunde soll ich in Detroit ankommen, um 9
1940.11.24 Schoenberg, Gertrud Left nine AM all well arrive East Lansing Michigan
1940.11.25 Schoenberg, Gertrud Arrived one AM. Tonight lecture. Am perfectly wel
1940.11.25 Schoenberg, Gertrud morgen abends steige ich in Chicago in der Superch
1940.11.26 Schoenberg, Gertrud (gute ist ein bißchen übertrieben, denn ich habe j
1940.11.26 Schoenberg, Gertrud Going by auto to Chicago Stay at Mr Abelson 4601 W
1940.11.27 Schoenberg, Gertrud Slept well. Am perfectly well. Weather good. Arriv
1940.11.28 Klemperer, Otto lassen Sie mich zuerst auf die Frage der $200.- di
1940.12.04 Simon, Erich ich glaube die Korrektur ist sehr gut gelesen.
1940.12.05 Meyer, Leonard B. I have not the time to examine your pieces as thou
1940.12.05 Polnauer, Richard es ist gar nicht solange her, da ich von Ihrem Bru
1940.12.05 Steiner, Arnoldo es tut mir leid, daß ich dir nur ein negatives Re
1940.12.06 Engel, Carl gestern waren es acht Tage, daß ich, von Lansing,
1940.12.07 Byrens, Florence Pelleas and Melisande is orchestrated for 16 1st a
1940.12.08 Blankfort and Kleinwaks, Inc I want to buy at once a black, double-breasted sui
1940.12.08 Harvard University This letter serves to introduce Mr. Serge Hovey. M
1940.12.08 Engel, Carl ich erhielt den beiliegenden Airmail
1940.12.08 Hirschmann, Ira A. New Friends of Music I feel I owe you this letter in which I am going t
1940.12.08 Schwartz, Ivan Guild Recordings, Inc I thank you for your kind offer to record my Secon
1940.12.15 Stiedry, Fritz Our living room full of friends and pupils admire
[1940.12.15?] Stiedry, Fritz This is here already several days. We did open it
1940.12.16 Adams, Mildred Emergency Rescue Comm Referring to the enclosure to my letter from Sept.
1940.12.16 Eichberg, Friedrich ich habe Artur, dessen Briefe beiliegen (bitte ret
1940.12.16 Schönberg, Arthur Ich sende dir mein Affidavit und wünsche herzlichs
1940.12.17 Eggarter, Fred W. Ich sende Ihnen beiliegend einen Scheck über $30 (
1940.12.17 Krasner, Louis It is a great pleasure to me to thank you for your
1940.12.17 Smith, Moses Columbia I regret so much that I had not the opportunity to
1940.12.17 Stokowski, Leopold Only a few people wrote me about the performance o
1940.12.25 De Witt, Carl Reader's Digest Enclosed [is] an article, published April 1940, wh
1940.12.28 Brunswick, Mark Placement Comm f Muscn May I introduce Mr. Otto Besag, a pupil of Bernhar
1940.12.28 Dorian, Frederick Carnegie Inst of Tech Ich komme erst heute dazu Ihren Brief zu beantwort
1940.12.28 Polnauer, Josef vielen Dank für Ihre guten Wünsche zu meinem Gebur
1940.12.28 Schönberg, Georg ich weiß gar nicht, wie lange es her ist, daß du
1940.12.28 Schönberg, Heinrich es ist eine Ewigkeit her, daß ich kein Wort von e
1940.12.28 Schreiner, Alexander Mormon Tab Choir I wanted to answer you earlier, but only now
1940.12.28 Sonderling, Jacob ich habe lange nichts von Ihnen gehört.
1940.12.28 Webern, Anton vor allem ein glückliches Neues Jahr, Dir und den
1940.12.29 Sandler, Lou Sidney's, Ltd Enclosed my check of $4.12 for the difference of y
1940.12.29 Zemlinsky, Alexander Just heard your wonderful Sym[f]onietta. Hope it i


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Letters from Schoenberg (arranged by correspondent)
Letters to Schoenberg (arranged by date; arranged by correspondent)