Schenker Correspondence Project

Typed letter from Emil Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated October 1, 1908

[UE letterhead]
Wien, 1. Oktober 1908

Wohlgeboren
Herrn Prof. Dr. Heinrich Schenker,
W i e n.
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Sehr geehrter Herr professor !

Im Besitze Ihrer gesch Zuschrift vom 30. pt. senden wir noch heute an Herrn Dir. David de Lange am Amsterdamer Konservatorium ein Exemplar der zweiten Auflage von B.z. O.

Das Blatt, enthaltend die kleine Richtigstellung wird von Eberle¹ in wenigen Tagen geliefert werden und wird dann allen Exemplaren beigegeben.²

Ich würde mich sehr freuen, wenn Sie mir bei Gelegenheit wieder einmal das Vergmügen [ sic ] machen würden, mich zu besuchen und begrüsse Sie

hochachtungsvoll ergeben
[ stamp: ] Universal Edition Actiengesellschaft
[ sign’d: ] Emil Hertzka

[P.S.] Den soehen einlangenden Bürstenabzug der Vorrede bitten wir Sie, mit Ihren Korrekturen versehen, möglichst sofort zu retournieren, damit dann ohne Verzug die [F]ertigstellung der Instrumentationstabelle erfolgen kann.

© Universal Edition A.G., Wien.
© Transcription Ian D. Bent 2005.

Typed letter from Emil Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated October 1, 1908

[UE letterhead]
Vienna, October 1, 1908

Prof. Heinrich Schenker, Esq.
V i e n n a
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Dear Professor,

Upon receipt of your est’d letter of the 30th of last month, we are today sending a copy of the second edition of your Beitrag zur Ornamentik to Director David de Lange at the Amsterdam Conservatory.

The sheet containing the small correction will be delivered by Eberle¹ in a few days’ time, and will then be inserted into all copies.²

I should be delighted if you could by any chance once again afford me the pleasure of calling on me. I remain

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

P.S. We ask you to make your corrections on the proof of the Foreword that are just arriving, and to return it as soon as possible, so that we can then proceed without delay to completion of your Instrumentations-Tabelle.

© Translation Ian D. Bent 2005.

COMMENTARY:
Format: 1-p letter, UE letterhead, typed body, holograph signature.
Sender address: --
Recipient address: Vienna

FOOTNOTES:

¹ Eberle: Leipzig printing firm much used by UE.

² See WSLB 20 and OC 52/26, September 28 and 29, for Schenker's inquiry over this.

SUMMARY:
[ Beitrag zur Ornamentik:] Ack WSLB 21. Are sending 2nd edn to Daniel de Lange today. Corrigendum sheet due in a few days. Please call on H. — PS: [Niloff: Instrumentations-Tabelle:] Correct and return proofs of Foreword asap.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian D. Bent 2005.

Bent, Ian
Hertzka, Emil
UE
[ Beitrag zur Ornamentik:] Ack WSLB 21. Are sending 2nd edn to Daniel de Lange today. Corrigendum sheet due in a few days. Please call on H. — PS: [Niloff: Instrumentations-Tabelle:] Correct and return proofs of Foreword asap.
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 2005.
Hertzka, Emil; UE; Schenker, Heinrich; Lange, Daniel de; Amsterdam Conservatory; Ornamentik; 2nd edn; corrigenda; Niloff; Instrumentations-Tabelle; proof
Typed letter from Emil Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated October 1, 1908
letter
Schenker, Heinrich
OC 52/27
1908-10-01
2005-03-10
UE
email from Aygün Lausch (Universal Edition) to Ian Bent, confirming UE’s ownership of IPR and granting permission to post to pilot website
UE letterhead; typed body of letter; holographic signature
Schenker, Heinrich (1908-1935)--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
1908