Schenker Correspondence Project

Handwritten letter from Cotta to Schenker, dated December 18, 1907
= CA 72|¹

[Cotta letterhead]
STUTTGART, den 18. Dezember 1907.

Herrn
Dr. Heinrich Schenker
Wien.

Sehr geehrter Herr!

Wir bestätigen bestens dankend den Eingang Ihres gef. Schreibens vom 16 ds.² und haben infolge dessen Herrn Dr. Grunsky gebeten, mit der gewünschten persönlichen Anknüpfung sich noch etwas zu gedulden.

Von der Besprechung in der Berliner Allgemeinen Musikzeitung No. 38 aus der Feder Dr. M. Burckhardts haben wir mit großem Interesse Kenntnis genommen.³ – Es freut uns, zu hören, daß wir dem Manuskript der Fortsetzung Ihres Werkes in Kurzem entgegensehen dürfen.

Mit vorzüglicher Hochachtung
[ sign’d: ] J.G.Cotta’sche Buchhdlg.Nachf.

© 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 December 18, 1907
= CA 72|¹

[Cotta letterhead]
Dr. Heinrich Schenker
Vienna

Dear Sir!

We acknowledge with thanks the arrival of your est’d letter of the 16th inst.,² and have accordingly asked Dr. Grunsky to be patient a little longer with the desired attibution of authorship.

We were greatly interested to hear of the review in the Berliner Allgemeine Musikzeitung, No. 38, from the pen of Dr. M. Burkhardt.³ – We are happy to hear that we can look forward to the manuscript of the continuation of your work shortly.

Respectfully yours,
[ sign’d:] Heirs of the J.G. Cotta Bookdealership

© Translation Ian D. Bent 2005.

COMMENTARY:
Format: handwritten letter, holograph signature, single sheet recto
Sender address: Stuttgart
Recipient address: Vienna

FOOTNOTES:

¹ Cotta’s carbon copy.

² CA 71.

³ Max Burkhardt: ‘Neue Musikalische Theorien und Phantasien: Von einem Künstler,” Berliner Allgemeine Musik-Zeitung, No. 38, September 20, 1907, review of Harmonielehre; preserved in OC 2/p.20.

SUMMARY:
[ NMTP I = Harmonielehre:] Acks CA 71 and will comply; notes review by Burkardt. —[ NMTP II = Kontrapunkt:] Welcomes impending receipt of MS.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian D. Bent 2005

Bent, Ian
Cotta, J. G.
[ NMTP I = Harmonielehre:] Acks CA 71 and will comply; notes review by Burkardt. —[ NMTP II = Kontrapunkt:] Welcomes impending receipt of MS.
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; Grunsky, Karl; review; Burkhardt, Max; vol. II; Kontrapunkt; Counterpoint; MS
Handwritten letter from Cotta to Schenker, dated December 18, 1907
letter
academic; musicology; music theory
OJ 9/31, [17]
CA 72
1907-12-18
2005-08-17
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