“Now I understand the meaning of life”. The correspondence between Alma Mahler and Walter Gropius 1910–1964: Accessibility to sources and commented hybrid edition. Part I: 1910–1915

“现在我明白了生命的意义”。

• 批准号: 417658175
• 负责人: Privatdozentin Dr. Annemarie Jaeggi
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Bauhaus-Archiv - Museum für Gestaltung
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Research Grants
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 德国
• 起止时间: 2018-12-31 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/417658175?language=en
• 关键词: Now; understand; meaning; life; correspondence

In the summer of 1910 the young, musically trained Alma Mahler (1879–1964) became acquainted with the then unknown architect and later founder of the Bauhaus, Walter Gropius (1883–1969). When Gustav Mahler learned of the liaison, he abolished the prohibition on composing that he had imposed on the young bride as a condition of marriage, and promoted her musical development as a composer.The correspondence of c 850 letters by Alma Mahler and c 700 draft letters by Walter Gropius between the years 1910 and 1964 from the Bauhaus-Archive Berlin not only explains her activity and self-understanding as a composer in more detail, but above all provides insight into her activities as a patron of the arts and organizer of musical and cultural life in the first half of the twentieth century. The recently edited correspondence of Alma Mahler with Alban Berg and Arnold Schönberg has shown how much influence she had as a cultural activist in the field of music at the beginning of the 20th century. Without this influence, even the reception of Gustav Mahler’s works would have differed. Works by these three composers also appear as the subjects of the largely unpublished correspondence with Gropius. Due to Alma’s rare openness, the correspondence also clarifies not only her biography that is partly misunderstood by later self-representations, but also architectural and musical history from the 1910s to the 50s. Alma Mahler’s considerable influence is evident in her active discussion with Gropius on early design concepts, her suggestions of relevant foreign literature, her efforts in arranging assignments and contacts, and her demands for outstanding achievements. Furthermore, the correspondence provides detail on the development of Gropius’s theoretical work as well as his biography.In particular, the phase from the beginning of the relationship with Walter Gropius in 1910 to the marriage with him in 1915 represents a central testimony. The sources are, for the most part, completely unsorted and undated, and the largely key-worded draft letters by Gropius are mostly incoherent and difficult to decipher. The development of the material is a demanding task in the field of philology, which is only possible as a result of many years of preparation, and due to the image digitization of the letters already completed.All sources will be edited as completely as possible and the publication will comprise of two stand-alone components. Firstly, a book of the transcriptions, with an introduction to each letter and select extracts from the commentary in shortened form. Secondly, an online publication in open archive walter gropius of the digitized letters and drafts, alongside the transcriptions, normalized metadata and the critical apparatus, as well as individual and overarching commentary. In cooperation with the Zuse Institute Berlin, the longevity of the open source data will be guaranteed by using TEI standards. The letters will be searchable through Kalliope.

1910年夏天，年轻、受过音乐训练的阿尔玛·马勒(Alma Mahler，1879-1964)结识了当时默默无闻的建筑师沃尔特·格罗皮乌斯(Walter Gropius，1883-1969)。当古斯塔夫·马勒得知这一联系后，他废除了他强加给年轻新娘作为婚姻条件的作曲禁令，并促进了她作为作曲家的音乐发展。从柏林包豪斯档案馆1910年至1964年间阿尔玛·马勒的C850封信件和沃尔特·格罗皮乌斯的C700封信件草稿的信件不仅更详细地解释了她作为作曲家的活动和自我理解，而且最重要的是提供了对她在20世纪上半叶作为艺术赞助人和音乐和文化生活组织者的活动的洞察。阿尔玛·马勒最近编辑的与阿尔班·伯格和阿诺德·舍恩伯格的信件表明，她在20世纪初作为一名文化活动家在音乐领域产生了多么大的影响。如果没有这种影响，即使是对古斯塔夫·马勒作品的接受也会有所不同。这三位作曲家的作品也出现在与格罗皮乌斯的大部分未发表的书信中。由于阿尔玛罕见的开诚布公，信件不仅澄清了她的传记，也澄清了她从20世纪10年代到50年代的建筑和音乐史，这些传记被后来的自我陈述部分误解。阿尔玛·马勒的巨大影响力体现在她与格罗皮乌斯就早期设计概念的积极讨论，她对相关外国文学的建议，她在安排任务和联系方面的努力，以及她对杰出成就的要求。此外，这些书信详细介绍了格罗皮乌斯的理论工作和他的传记的发展，特别是从1910年与沃尔特·格罗皮乌斯开始关系到1915年与他结婚这一阶段是一个重要的见证。大部分资料来源完全没有分类，也没有注明日期，格罗皮乌斯的大部分关键字信件草稿大多语无伦次，难以破译。编写材料在文献学领域是一项艰巨的任务，这是多年准备的结果，而且由于字母的图像数字化已经完成。所有资料都将进行尽可能完整的编辑，出版物将由两个独立的组成部分组成。首先，一本抄写本，每个字母都有一个引言，并精选简短的评论摘录。其次，沃尔特·格罗皮乌斯以开放档案馆的形式在线出版数字化信件和草稿，以及抄本、规格化元数据和关键工具，以及个别和主要的评注。与柏林ZUSE研究所合作，将通过使用TEI标准来保证开放源码数据的寿命。这些信件将可以通过卡利奥普进行搜索。