Schenker Correspondence Project

Handwritten letter from Cotta to Schenker, dated January 7, 1907
= CA 63|¹

[Cotta letterhead]
STUTTGART, den 7. Januar 1907.

Herrn Dr. Heinrich Schenker, Wien III.
Reisnerstraße 38.

Sehr geehrter Herr !

Wir beehren uns, die beiliegende Karte der Lindauer‘schen Buchhandlung in München zu Ihrer Kenntnis zu bringen, in welcher angefragt wird, wer der Verfasser der ”Neuen musikalischen Theorien und Phantasien” ist. Wir bitten Sie, uns freundl. wissen zu lassen, ob wir in diesem Falle und auch für die Folge auf besondere Anfrage hier Ihren Namen nennen dürfen. Mit Ihrer gefl. Antwort erbitten wir uns die fragl. Karte zurück.

Mit vorzüglicher Hochachtung
Ihre sehr ergebenen
[ stamp: ] pp. J. G. Cotta’sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger
[ sign’d: ] K Kurz

© In public domain, with the permission of the Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach, Cotta-Archiv (Stiftung der Stuttgarter Zeitung), Marbach am Neckar.
© Transcription Ian D. Bent 2005.

Handwritten letter from Cotta to Schenker, dated January 7, 1907
= CA 63|¹

[Cotta letterhead]
STUTTGART, January 7, 1907

Dr. Heinrich Schenker, Vienna III.
Reisnerstraße 38.

Dear Sir,

We have the honor of bringing to your attention the enclosed postcard from the Lindauer Bookdealership in Munich, in which is asked who the author of the New Musical Theories and Fantasies is. We ask you kindly to let us know whether in this and future cases, in response to this particular question, we may divulge your name. Please return the postcard in question with your answer.

With kind regards
Yours very truly
[ stamp: ] pp. Heirs of the J. G. Cotta Bookdealership
[ sign’d: ] K Kurz

© Translation Ian D. Bent 2005.

COMMENTARY:
Format: Handwritten letter, holograph signature, single sheet recto
Sender address: Stuttgart
Recipient address: Vienna III, Reisnerstraße 38

FOOTNOTES:

¹ Cotta’s carbon copy, pencil annotation “712 / 905” in top margin.

SUMMARY:
[ NMTP I = Harmonielehre:] May Schenker's identity be divulged?

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian D. Bent 2005

Bent, Ian
Cotta, J. G.
[ NMTP I = Harmonielehre:] May Schenker's identity be divulged?
DE
Cambridge University Faculty of Music-Ian Bent
IPR: In public domain; reproduced here by kind permission of the Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach, Cotta-Archiv (Stiftung der Stuttgarter Zeitung), Marbach am Neckar; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent 2005.
Cotta, J. G.; Schenker, Heinrich; NMTP; vol.I; Harmonielehre; Harmony; authorship; identity; Lindauer'sche Buchhandlung
Handwritten letter from Cotta to Schenker, dated January 7, 1907
letter
academic; musicology; music theory
OJ 12/27, [4]
CA 63
1907-01-07
2005-08-12
Cotta

Cotta letterhead; handwritten body of letter; holographic signature
Schenker, Heinrich (1907-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-c.1942)--Ratz, Erwin (c.1942-c.1955)--Jonas, Oswald (c.1955-1978)--University of California, Riverside (1978--)
IPR: In public domain, reproduced here with kind permission of the Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach, Cotta-Archiv (Stiftung der Stuttgarter Zeitung), Marbach am Neckar; Image: University of California, Riverside; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent.
Vienna
Stuttgart
1907