Schenker Correspondence Project

Handwritten letter from Cotta to Schenker, dated November 15, 1905
= CA 4 = OJ 59/9, [1], p.3¹

[Cotta letterhead]
STUTTGART, den 15. Novbr. 1905

Herrn Dr. Heinrich Schenker Wien III
Reisnerstr. 38

Sehr geehrter Herr!

Herr Eugen d’Albert,² mit welchem wir in angenehmen geschäftlichen Beziehungen stehen, machte uns empfehlend auf Ihre Arbeit “Neue musikalische Theorien und Phantasien von einem Künstler” aufmerksam, nachdem wir Ihre neuliche direkte Anfragen wegen großer anderweitiger Inanspruchnahme abschlägig beantworten mußten. Unter den veränderten Umständen sind wir nun gleichwohl gerne geneigt, auf Ihr freundliches Anerbieten näher einzugehen, und bitten Sie deshalb, uns das Manuskript zur Einsicht zugehen zu lassen.

Mit vorzüglicher Hochachtung
[ sign’d: ] J. G. Cottasche Buchhandlung Nachf.

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

Handwritten letter from Cotta to Schenker, dated November 15, 1905
= CA 4 = OJ 59/9, [1], p.3¹

[Cotta letterhead]
STUTTGART, November 15, 1905

Dr. Heinrich Schenker, Vienna III
Reisnerstraße 38

Dear Sir,

Mr. Eugen d’Albert,² with whom we enjoy good business relations, has drawn our attention favorably to your work New Musical Theories and Fantasies by an Artist after we had been obliged to answer your recent direct inquiries in the negative on account of the heavy demands of [our] other undertakings. In view of this change of circumstances, we are, however, now disposed to take your kind proposal further, and accordingly ask you to send your manuscript to us for inspection.

With kind regards,
[ sign’d: ] Heirs of J. G. Cotta’s Book Dealership

© Translation Ian D. Bent 2005.

COMMENTARY:
Format: handwritten letter, 1-p, single sheet recto, holograph signature
Sender address: Stuttgart and Berlin
Recipient address: Vienna III, Reisnerstraße 38

FOOTNOTES:

¹ CA 4: Cotta's carbon copy (has "86/960" written in top-LH corner in crayon); OJ 59/9, [1], p.3: typed transcript by Oswald Jonas.

² See OJ 9/31, [2], November 14, 1905, for Cotta's letter to d'Albert, replying to his letter of November 13.

SUMMARY:
[ NMTP = Harmonielehre:]In view of Eugen d'Albert's recommendation, are now prepared to take proposal further; please send MS.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian D. Bent 2005

Bent, Ian
Cotta, J. G.
[ NMTP = Harmonielehre:]In view of Eugen d'Albert's recommendation, are now prepared to take proposal further; please send MS.
DE
Cambridge University Faculty of Music-Ian Bent
IPR: In public domain; reproduced here by kind permission of the Deutsches Literaturarchiv, Cotta-Archiv (Stiftung der Stuttgarter Zeitung), Marbach am Neckar; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent 2005.
Cotta, J. G.; Schenker, Heinrich; d'Albert, Eugen; NMTP; Harmonielehre; publication; MS
Handwritten letter from J. G. Cotta to Schenker, dated November 15, 1905
letter
academic; musicology; music theory
OJ 9/31, [3]
CA 4
OJ 59/9, [1], p.3
1905-11-15
2005-05-20
Cotta

Cotta letterhead; handwritten body of letter; holographic signature
Schenker, Heinrich (1905-1935)--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; Image: University of California, Riverside; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent.
Vienna
Stuttgart
1905