“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 Works by these three composers also appear as the subjects of the largely unpublished correspondence with Gropius.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，受过音乐训练的年轻阿尔玛·马勒（Alma Mahler，1879-1964）结识了当时默默无闻的建筑师、后来包豪斯的创始人沃尔特·格罗皮乌斯（Walter Gropius，1883-1969）。他将禁止作曲作为结婚的条件强加给年轻的新娘，并促进了她作为作曲家的音乐发展。 c 的信件1910 年至 1964 年间，柏林包豪斯档案馆阿尔玛·马勒的 850 封信件和沃尔特·格罗皮乌斯的约 700 封信件草稿，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作为作曲家的活动的深入了解。阿尔玛·马勒是二十世纪上半叶的艺术赞助人和音乐和文化生活的组织者，最近编辑的阿尔玛·马勒与阿尔班·伯格和阿诺德·勋伯格的通信显示了其影响力。她作为20世纪初音乐领域的文化活动家，如果没有这种影响，即使是这三位作曲家的作品的接受也会有所不同。由于格罗皮乌斯罕见的开放性，这封信不仅澄清了她的传记（部分被后来的自我陈述所误解），还澄清了从 1910 年代到 20 世纪 10 年代的建筑和音乐史。 50年代阿尔玛·马勒的巨大影响体现在她与格罗皮乌斯对早期设计理念的积极讨论、她对相关外国文献的建议、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，信件还提供了发展的细节。格罗皮乌斯的理论工作以及他的传记。特别是从 1910 年与沃尔特·格罗皮乌斯建立关系到 1915 年与他结婚的阶段代表了一个核心证词。大多数情况下，格罗皮乌斯的信件草稿完全没有分类，也没有注明日期，而且大多语无伦次，难以破译。材料的发展是语言学领域的一项艰巨任务，只有在以下情况下才能实现。这是多年准备的结果，并且由于字母的图像数字化已经完成。所有来源将被尽可能完整地编辑，出版物将由两个独立的部分组成：首先，一本转录书，其次，在开放档案馆沃尔特·格罗皮乌斯（walter gropius）的在线出版物中，介绍了每封信的简介和评论的摘录，其中包括数字化信件和草稿，以及转录、标准化元数据和关键装置，以及个人和总体内容。与柏林 Zuse 研究所合作，将通过使用 TEI 标准来保证开源数据的寿命。这些信件将可通过 Kalliope 进行搜索。