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December 1–24, 2022
Learn to pray
Object #6
Learn to pray
Arnold Schönberg: Die Jakobsleiter. Oratorium
Wien: Universal-Edition, 1917
A Christmas gift from Arnold Schönberg to his mother-in-law Henriette Kolisch, 1924
Arnold Schönberg Center, Vienna
Dearest Mama, It says here:
“Learn to pray: ‘Those who pray become one with God.’”
I would like to be a priest, or even better a prophet, of this belief. But if it should be denied me, then I know why.
You can also turn the sentence around:
“Those who cease to be one with God lose the ability to pray.”
Hopefully “Jacobs Ladder” will give you a happy, pure Christmas feeling
Warmest wishes
Arnold
Christm[as] 1924
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Warmest wishes
Object #1
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Mahler biography
Object #2
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Quite magnificent
Object #3
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With greatest admiration
Object #4
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The splendid Christmas gift
Object #5
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Learn to pray
Object #6
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Beethoven letters
Object #7
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The finest Viennese poet
Object #8
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Immensely happy
Object #9
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Yours, Webern
Object #10
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Poems during the war
Object #11
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In warmest devotion
Object #12
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A very vivid historical picture
Object #13
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Giving Schönberg the score
Object #14
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Do not send any gifts here
Object #15
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Magnificent words about Zemlinsky
Object #16
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Esteemed Master
Object #17
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Missing parcels
Object #18
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Several hours of good entertainment
Object #19
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Quite valuable
Object #20
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Capacity for enthusiasm
Object #21
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Solace and Enlightenment
Object #22
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Most heartfelt wishes for Christmas
Object #23
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A very pleasant Christmas
Object #24