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Profiles Person Place Organization Work by Schenker Journal Musical Composition Downloads temporarily removed for testing purposes	Piano Sonata in Ab major, Op. 26 Documents associated with this entity: Correspondence Diaries Lessonbooks Other material Types composition Names Piano Sonata in Ab major, Op. 26 mc000061 Relationships Piano Sonata in Ab major, Op. 26 is composed by Ludwig van Beethoven Downloads temporarily removed for testing purposes Correspondence OJ 10/3, [5] Handwritten letter from Otto Erich Deutsch to Schenker, dated January 8, 1920 Deutsch reports that Hertzka wants the music connoisseur edition of the "Moonlight" Sonata to include facsimiles only, not textually cleaned editions. Deutsch outlines the basis of the contract (editors will receive 8% of the retail price) and the production timetable. He asks if Schenker would rather take on a different facsimile due to competition from a Copenhagen publisher. Schenker's Theory of Harmony was not it stock in Vienna. OC B/162 Typewritten letter from Wilhelm Altmann to Schenker, dated April 19, 1920 Altmann advises Schenker on the early sources of Beethoven piano sonatas in the Library's possession. OJ 10/3, [74] Typewritten postcard from Deutsch to Schenker, dated November 22, 1927 Deutsch suspects that with the typesetters' "messing up" of Schenker’s revised copy of Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony the material has been made illegible. — He has been in contact with people regarding a possible radio talk by Schenker, and one by himself on the redesigning of the Mozarteum. — He reports that the pianist Heinz Jolles would like Schenker to prepare an edition of one of Beethoven’s variation sets (WoO 80 or the “Diabelli”), and that Josef Braunstein is gratified to hear of Schenker’s interest in his recent book on the "Leonore" overtures. OJ 5/7a, [27] (formerly vC 27) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, dated August 10, 1929 Schenker reponds, on information from Reinhard Oppel, to Cube's question in OJ 9/34, [19] about finding a publisher; advises Cube to seek friends who will play his music, after which publication should ensue. Schenker gives detailed comments, with music examples, on Cube's two piano sonatas, praising them highly and making suggestions for improvement. OJ 9/34, [36] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated May 1, 1933 Thanks Schenker for sending Brahms's Octaven u. Quinten, expresses his longing for Der freie Satz, sends an example of his work, and expresses concern over his future. OJ 5/7a, [45] (formerly vC 45) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, dated May 6, 1933 Schenker congratulates Cube on the submitted work and offers analytical comments; and laments the economic conditions for musicians. OJ 9/34, [37] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated May 11, 1933 Cube, in response to OJ 5/7a, [45], defends his choice of a descent from 3, with neighbor-note 4, in his analysis of the first theme of Beethoven Op. 26, mvt 1, with graphs as "proof"; he also defends political developments in Germany, and attributes his threatened hunger to Violin's return to Vienna. Diaries Diary entry by Schenker for 21 November 1928 Diary entry by Schenker for 4 May 1933 Lessonbooks OC 3/1: Jan 1912-Mar 1912 Hans Weisse: lesson: Tuesday February 6, 1912 OC 3/1: Jan 1912-Mar 1912 Hans Weisse: lesson: Friday February 9, 1912 OC 3/1: Jan 1912-Mar 1912 Robert Brünauer: lesson: Friday February 9, 1912 OC 3/1: Jan 1912-Mar 1912 Hans Weisse: lesson: Tuesday February 13, 1912 OC 3/1-2: Oct 1912-Jun 1913 Robert Brünauer: lesson: Tunesday, May 27, 1913 OC 3/1-2: Oct 1912-Jun 1913 Robert Brünauer: lesson: Tuesday, June 3, 1913 OC 3/2-3: Oct 1913-Jun 1914 Jenny Kornfeld: lesson: Saturday November 8, 1913 OC 3/3: 1918/19 Trude Kaff: lessons: 1918/19 OC 3/3: Oct 1919-Jun 1920 Hans Weisse: lessons: Feb 1920-Jun 1920 Other material OC 2/p. 60, [3] Review: Bekker, "Musiker-Faksimiles"