Schenker Correspondence Project

Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated February 5, 1918

[UE letterhead]
W
Wien 5. Februar 1918.

Wohlgeboren [/] Herrn Prof. Dr. Heinrich S c h e n k e r
W i e n
x-x-x-x

Sehr geehrter Herr Professor !

Verzeihen Sie, wenn ich auf Ihr Schreiben vom 30. Jänner¹ erst heute antworte; ich war aber einige Tage unwohl und darnach so ausserordentlich überbürdet, dass ich Vieles zurücklassen musste.

Was das Meritorische betrifft, so möchte ich bemerken, dass mir von einem Ersuchen des Herrn Prof. Halm, Ihre übrigen Arbeiten kennen zu lernen, nichts bekannt ist.² Ich habe sofort nach Ihrer Mitteilung die sämtlichen Werke an ihn abgehen lassen und es versteht sich von selbst, dass derartige Propaganda-Exemplare auf unsere Rechnung gehen.

Ihr vorzüglicher Hochschätzung
ergebenst
[ sign’d: ] Hertzka
[ stamp: ] Universal-Edition Actiengesellschaft

© Universal Edition A.G., Wien.
© Transcription Ian D. Bent 2006.

Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated February 5, 1918

[UE letterhead]
W
Vienna, February 5, 1918

Prof. Heinrich S c h e n k e r, Esq.
V i e n n a
x-x-x-x-x-x-

Dear Professor,

Forgive me for not having replied to yours of January 30¹ until today, but I was unwell for several days and thereafter was faced with such an enormous backlog of work that I had to set a lot of it aside.

As concerns the .....[?], I should like to point out that I know nothing of any request by Professor Halm to get to know your other works.² The moment I got your message I ordered all of your works to be sent off to him; it goes without saying that publicity copies of this sort are charged to our account.

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

© Translation Ian D. Bent 2006.

COMMENTARY:
Format: 1-p letter, UE letterhead, typed message, stamped and holograph signatures
Sender address:
Recipient address: Vienna

FOOTNOTES:

¹ i.e. WSLB 292.

² “von einem ... ist.“ underlined in pencil or crayon, presumably by S.

SUMMARY:
Acks WSLB 292 and apologizes for late reply; knows nothing of Halm's request for review copies of S's other works, but has ordered a complete set to be sent to him.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian D. Bent 2006

Bent, Ian
Hertzka, Emil
UE
Acks WSLB 292 and apologizes for late reply; knows nothing of Halm's request for review copies of S's other works, but has ordered a complete set to be sent to him.
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 2006.
Hertzka, Emil; UE; Schenker, Heinrich; Halm, August; complimentary copies; review copies; illness
Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated February 5, 1918
letter
academic; musicology; music theory
OC 52/203
1918-02-05
2006-04-03
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; holograph and stamped signatures
Schenker, Heinrich (1918-1935)--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
1918