Schenker Correspondence Project

Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated January 30, 1909

[ “dirty” typing: several erroneous double-quotation-marks ]

[UE letterhead]
Wien, 3y0. Jan. 09.

Wohlgb. Herrn / Prof , Heinrich S c h e n k e r ,
W i e n .

Sehr geehrter Herr Professor!

Ihre gesch. Zuschrift v. 29.¹ bestätigend teilen wir Ihnen mit, dass wir Ihnen innerhalb 3 Tageⁿ einige Exemplare der Neuauflage der Instrumentations-Tabelle zugehen lassen werden.² Ich würde mich sehr freuen, wenn ich bald das Vergnügen hätte, mit Ihnen zusammenzukommen u. empfehle mich Ihnen mit besten Grüssen

hochachtungsvoll ergeben
[ stamp: ] “Universal-Edition” Actiengesellschaft.
[ sign’d: ] Emil Hertzka

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

Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated January 30, 1909

[ “dirty” typing: several erroneous double-quotation-marks ]

[UE letterhead]
Vienna, January 30, 1909

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

Dear Professor,

In acknowledging your est’d letter of the 29th,¹ we would inform you that we will be dispatching several copies of the new edition of the Instrumentation Table to you within the next three days.² I should be delighted if I could have the pleasure of a meeting with you soon, and send you my best wishes

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

© Translation Ian D. Bent 2005.

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

FOOTNOTES:

¹ WSLB 36, in which S requests two copies, one for presentation to Alphons von Rothschild.

² UE in fact took possession of the print-run of 2,000 copies on February 6, 1909.

SUMMARY:
[Niloff: Instrumentations-Tabelle:] Acks WSLB 36 and confirms copies will be sent. Asks for meeting.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian D. Bent 2005

Bent, Ian
Hertzka, Emil
UE
[Niloff: Instrumentations-Tabelle:] Acks WSLB 36 and confirms copies will be sent. Asks for meeting.
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, Artur; Instrumentations-Tabelle; Instrumentation Table; copies; meeting
Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated Januar 30, 1909
letter
academic; musicology; music theory
OC 52/35
1909-01-30
2006-01-21
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 (1909-1935)--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
1909