Schenker Correspondence Project

Typed postcard from Emil Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated November 23, 1908

{recto}
Bücherzettel.
An
Wohlgeboren
Herrn Prof. Dr. Heinrich Schenker,
in Wien III.
Reisnerstr. 38

{verso}
Wohlgeboren
Herrn Prof. Dr. H. Schenker,
W i e n.

Sehr geehrter Herr Professor^!

Vielleicht ist es Ihnen doch möglich, uns an einem der nächsten Tage das Vergnügen ^{Ihres Besuches} zu machen, nachdem Ihre Instrumentaltabelle,¹ welche zunächst in einer kleinen Auflage erschien, nunmehr in einer grossen Auflage²herauskommen soll und wir diesbezüglich einiges mit Ihnen zu besprechen hätten.

Wien, am 23.11.1908
[ UE address, overprinted to: ]
I. Wipplingerstrasse 32]
[ sign’d: ] Hertzka

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

Typed postcard from Emil Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated November 23, 1908

{recto}
Book Order Form
To
Prof. Heinrich Schenker, Esq.
in Vienna III
Reisnerstraße 38

{verso}
Prof. H. Schenker, Esqr.
V i e n n a

Dear Professor,

Might it be possible for you to do us the pleasure ^{of paying us a visit} in the next day or so, since your Instrumentations-Tabelle,¹ which first appeared in a small edition, is now due to be released in a large edition² and we have one or two things to speak to you about in this connection?

Vienna, Nov 23, 190 8
[ UE address, overprinted to: ]
I. Wipplingerstrasse 32]
[ sign’d: ] Hertzka

© Translation Ian D. Bent 2005.

COMMENTARY:
Format: postcard, upright format, recto and verso, printed address etc., typed message, holograph signature
Sender address: Vienna I, Wipplingerstraße 32
Recipient address: Vienna III, Reisnerstraße 38

FOOTNOTES:

¹ i.e. Niloff: Instrumentations-Tabelle.

² An edition of 2,000 copies was received from the printers on February 9, 1909, and was classified as the official 1st edn. In a letter to J.G. Cotta of May 26, 1909 (CA 96–98), S gives us further information: “Thus it came about that a pseudonymous work ^{of mine} published by UE last Fall had such success that it sold 300 copies within the space of three weeks in Vienna alone, and after only two months a second edition had to be produced.”

SUMMARY:
[Niloff: Instrumentations-Tabelle:] Is about to go to a larger edition; H seeks a meeting to discuss.

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

Bent, Ian
Hertzka, Emil
UE
[Niloff: Instrumentations-Tabelle:] Is about to go to a larger edition; H seeks a meeting to discuss.
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; Niloff; Instrumentations-Tabelle; large edition; 1st edition
Typed postcard from Emil Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated November 23, 1908
postcard
Schenker, Heinrich
OC 52/28
1908-11-23
2005-03-14
UE
email from Aygün Lausch (Universal Edition) to Ian Bent, confirming UE’s ownership of IPR and granting permission to post to pilot website
postcard; book order form; typed message; 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