Schenker Correspondence Project

Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated April 17, 1914

[UE letterhead]
GP
[ faint purple crayon element above “17” of address, illeg. ]
Wien 17. April 1914

Wohlgeboren [/] Herrn Prof. Dr. Heinrich S c h e n k e r
W i e n
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Sehr geehrter Herr Professor!

Wir erlauben uns Ihnen gleichzeitig weitere Korrekturen-Spalten von der Beethoven Sonate op.110 zu übersenden. Die Druckerei¹ ersucht uns heute^, die gesamten Spalten-Abzüge des Textes recht bald zu retournieren, da sie den Text wegen Schriftmangels (speziell der Noten-^Typen [ corr from t]) ehestens umbrechen möchte.²

Uns bestens empfehlend, zeichnen wir

hochachtungsvoll
[ stamp: ] Universal-Edition Actiengesellschaft [ sign'd: ] Hertzka

[ bottom left corner ] “DN” or “DR” or “DE” or “DK”

© Universal Edition A.G., Wien.
© Transcription Ian D. Bent 2004.

Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated April 17, 1914

[UE letterhead]
GP
[ faint purple crayon element above “17” of address, illeg. ]
Vienna April 17, 1914
Prof. Heinrich S c h e n k e r, Esq.
V i e n n a
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Dear Professor,

We take the liberty of sending you further galley-proofs of Beethoven Sonata Op.110 by the same post. The printers¹ are today asking us to return the whole set of galleys of the text at the earliest opportunity, since they would like perform the page make-up of the text as soon as possible on account of shortage of type (especially of note-types).²

With our best wishes, we remain

With kind regards,
[ stamp: ] Universal Edition & Co [ sign’d: ] Hertzka

[ bottom left corner ] “DN” or “DR” or “DE” or “DK”

© Translation Ian D. Bent 2004.

COMMENTARY:
Format: 1-p letter, single sheet recto; UE letterhead; typed by “GP”; green ink, corrns in purple crayon; H holograph signature in purple crayon
Sender address: Vienna I, Reichsratsstraße 9
Recipient address: Vienna

FOOTNOTES:

¹ i.e. Waldheim-Eberle, A.G. (engraving and letterpress).

² Presumably the printers wish to perform the page make-up and produce plates from these, so that the galleys can be dismantled to provide type for other purposes. Korrekturen-Spalten (lit. proofs for correction in columns) and Spalten-Abzüge (lit. column-proofs) are taken here to be synonymous with Fahnen (galley-proofs). The music examples in the original edition appear to be in movable type, hence would be broken down to produce note type-elements ( Noten-Typen ) after use.

SUMMARY:
[ LfS 110:] Are sending further galleys and urge immediate return.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian D. Bent 2004.

Bent, Ian
Hertzka, Emil
UE
[ LfS 110:] Are sending further galleys and urge immediate return.
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 2004.
Hertzka, Emil; UE; Schenker, Heinrich; Beethoven; printers; Die letzten fünf Sonaten ... 110; Erläuterungsausgabe; galley-proofs; page-make-up; music type
Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated April 17, 1914
letter
academic; musicology; music theory
OC 52/143
1914-04-17
2005-12-08
UE
Hertzka
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.
UE letterhead; typed body of letter; holographic signature
Schenker, Heinrich (1914-1935)--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
1914