Schenker Correspondence Project

Contract between UE and Schenker for Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue, delivered October 15, 1909, dated by Schenker October 17, 1909

[Note: handwritten insertions are given in italics; all deletions are ignored; all headings are centered in original]

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Kopie|¹
Zwischen dem Unternehmen
"Universal-Edition"
einerseits
und Herrn Professor Dr. Heinrich Schenker
andererseits
wurde heute vereinbart und beschlossen:

I.
Herr Professor Dr. Heinrich Schenker überlässt hiermit der "Universal-Edition"

a) die kritische Herausgabe resp. musikalische Revision, insbesondere die Eintragung aller ihm angemessen erscheinenden Vortragszeichen, Fingersätze, Anmerkungen instructiver und musikhistorischer Art etc. etc. der Werke:

Joh. Seb. Bach, Chromatische Fantasie & Fuge
[ much deleted ]

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[ para deleted ]

II.
Herr Professor Dr. Heinrich Schenker erhält für die im § I bezeichnete musikalische Arbeit ein Honorar von K 200.— in Worten Zweihundert Kronen

III.
Gegen Bezahlung des vorerwähnten Honorares überlässt Herr Professor Dr. Heinrich Schenker der "Universal-Edition" das Urheberrecht, welches insbesondere umfasst das ausschliessliche und alleinige Verlags-, Vertriebs-, Uebersetzungs- und Aufführungsrecht der von ihm übernommenen musikalischen Arbeit für alle Länder, alle Zeiten, für alle Veröffentlichungensarten ohne irgend welche Beschränkung.

IV.
Herr Professor Dr. Heinrich Schenker verpflichtet sich, von diesem ihm seitens der "Universal-Edition" zur kritischen Herausgabe, Revision, Arrangement etc. übertragenen Werk für eine andere Verlagsfirma oder Editions-Unternehmung keine gleichartige oder ähnliche musikalische Arbeit zu liefern.

V.
Ausserdem wurde noch vereinbart:

Wien, am 17. October 1909
[ sign'd: ] Dr. Heinrich Schenker m.p.

© Universal Edition A.G., Wien.
© Transcription Ian D. Bent 2005.

Contract between UE and Schenker for Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue, delivered October 15, 1909, dated by Schenker October 17, 1909

[Note: handwritten insertions are given in italics; all deletions are ignored; all headings are centered in original]

{1}
Copy|¹
Between the firm of
"Universal Edition"
for the one part
and Professor Heinrich Schenker
for the other part
it was agreed and determined that:

I.
Professor Heinrich Schenker commits herewith to "Universal Edition"

a) the critical edition or musical revision, in particular the insertion of all performance marks, fingerings, [and] annotations of a pedagogical and music-historical kind, etc., etc., that seem to him appropriate, of the works:

Joh. Seb. Bach, Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue
[ much deleted ]

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[ para deleted ]

II.
Professor Heinrich Schenker receives for the musical work indicated under § I an honorarium of 200.– Kr. in words two hundred Kroner.

III.
In return for payment of the above-mentioned honorarium, Professor Heinrich Schenker cedes to "Universal Edition" the copyright, which in particular comprises the exclusive and sole publishing, sales, translation, and performance rights of the musical work undertaken by him for all countries, all times, and all types of publication without any limit whatsoever.

IV.
Professor Heinrich Schenker commits himself not to supply any other publishing firm or enterprise with any similar or comparable musical version of the work for which he has undertaken a critical edition, revision, arrangement, etc., for “Universal Edition.”

V.
In addition, it was agreed that:

Vienna, October 17, 1909
[ sign'd: ] Dr. Heinrich Schenker m.p.

© Translation Ian D. Bent 2005.

COMMENTARY:
Format: contract

FOOTNOTES:

¹ Enclosed with OC 52/39, October 15, 1909.

SUMMARY:
[J. S. Bach: Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue:] Contract

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian D. Bent 2005.

Bent, Ian
UE
Schenker, Heinrich
[J. S. Bach: Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue:] Contract
DE
Cambridge University Faculty of Music-Ian Bent
IPR: Universal Edition A.G., reproduced here by kind permission; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent 2005.
UE; Schenker, Heinrich; contract; Bach, J. S.; Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue; Herausgabe; edition; Revision; revision; Bearbeitung; arrangement; Fingersatz; fingering; Anmerkung; annotation; Honorar; honorarium; Urheberrecht; copyright; sales; translation; performance
Contract between UE and Schenker for Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue, delivered October 15, 1909, dated by Schenker October 17, 1909
Contract
academic; musicology; music theory
OC 52/423
1909-10-17
2006-02-15
UE
email from Aygün Lausch (Universal Edition) to Ian Bent, 2004-09-09, confirming UE’s ownership of IPR and granting permission to post to pilot website
Pre-printed form; handwritten entries
Schenker, Heinrich (1909-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-1938)--Oster, Ernst (1938-c.1939)—New York Public Library (c.1939-)
IPR: Universal Edition, A.G.; Image: New York Public Library, New York; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent.
Vienna
1909