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OTUFM 62-A-015
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[Letter from Viktor Zuckerkandl to Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn, February 6, 1960]
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- February 6, 1960 (Creation)
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1 page, typed with handwritten signature. Handwritten comments on the back in black ink dated February 7th
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(1896-1965)
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Zuckerkandl addresses Fröbe-Kapteyn’s recent poor health and asks if she can recommend a medical center for Zuckerkandl’s wife [Marianne]. He is concerned that his title [for the 1960 conference] might be vague or misleading, so he proposes an alternative [“Tongestalt als Selbsterkenntnis”]. On the back, handwritten on February 7, he proposes two more titles [“Musik: die hörbare Gestalt der Welt und der Menschen,” “Die Tongestalt als Hörbild der Welt und der Menschen”].
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English
German
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Eranos, Folder 1
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Article:
- Zuckerkandl, Viktor. 1960. “Die Tongestalt.” Die neue Rundschau 71, no. 4 (Winter): 720–756.
Lecture given at Eranos, published:
- Zuckerkandl, Viktor. 1961. “Die Tongestalt (mit Notenbeispielen).” In Eranos-Jahrbuch 1960: Mensch und Gestaltung, edited by Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn, 265–307. Vol. 29 of Eranos Jahrbuch. Zürich: Rhein-Verlag.
- Translated: Zuckerkandl, Viktor. 1961. “La figura tonal.” Translated by Adela Grego de Jiménez. Humboldt 2, no. 8: 45–59.
- Re-published: Zuckerkandl, Viktor. 1964. “Die Tongestalt.” In Vom musikalischen Denken: Begegnung von Ton und Wort, 13–58. Zürich: Rhein-Verlag.
Correspondence:
- See related correspondence between Zuckerkandl and Fröbe-Kapteyn discussing plans for the 1960 conference.