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Typed letter from Emil Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated March 24, 1908

[Universal Edition letterhead]
Wien, 24. März 1908

Hochwohlgeboren
Herrn Professor Dr. Heinr. Schenker
Wien.
_________

Sehr geehrter Herr Professor !

Wir stehen unmittelbar vor der Herstellung einer Neuauflage Jhrer Ornamentik.1

Sollten Sie bei dieser Neuauflage irgendwelche Wünsche haben,so bitten wir um geschätzte Rückäusserung und empfehlen uns Jhnen

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

P.S. Unter allen Umständen bitten wir um möglichst umgehende Antwort, da die Anfertigung der Neuauflage dringend geworden ist.

[ in S's hand: ] u. seit 1908 22[?]

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

Typed letter from Emil Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated March 24, 1908

[Universal Edition letterhead]
Vienna, March 24, 1908

Professor Heinr. Schenker, Esq.
Vienna
_________

Dear Professor,

We are on the brink of going into production with a new edition of your Ornamentik.1

If you have requirements of any sort regarding this new edition, we should be glad to hear from you. We remain

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

P.S. Whatever your answer, please reply as soon as possible, since the preparation of the new edition has become urgent.

[ in S's hand: ] and since 1908 22[?]

© Translation Ian D. Bent 2004.

COMMENTARY:
Format: 1-p letter, single sheet recto and verso, UE letterhead on printed letter form with seals and list of offices in various countries, body of letter typed, holograph signature.

FOOTNOTES:

1 The 2nd edition was eventually published on or shortly after August 24, 1908 (Verlagsdruckbuch UE 812).

SUMMARY:
[ Ornamentik: ] About to go to a new edition: does S have any wishes? Reply urgent.

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

Bent, Ian
Hertzka, Emil
UE
[ Ornamentik: ] About to go to a new edition: does S have any wishes? Reply urgent.
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; Ornamentik; 2nd edn; publication
Typed letter from Emil Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated March 24, 1908
letter
Schenker, Heinrich
OC 52/383
1908-03-24
2004-12-15
UE
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 (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

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