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Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated January 26, 1912*

[UE letterhead]
N
Wien, 26. Jänner 1912

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

Gleichzeitig geht der V. und VI. Druckbogen Ihres Werkes1 umbrochen an Sie zur Korrektur ab. Vom VII. bis zum XVI. Druckbogen,2 die bereits anfangs Jänner Ihnen zur I. Korrektur3 eingesandt wurden,haben wir noch immer die korrigierten Abzüge nicht zurück erhalten und die Druckerei hat daher den Weitersatz vorläufig eingestellt.

Wir bitten Sie höflichst die Korrekturen der oben angegebenen Druckbogen ehestens zu beschleunigen, damit sich die Fertigstellung des Werkes nicht ins Endlose verzögere und zeichnen

hochachtungsvoll
[ stamp: ] Universal-Edition Actiengesellschaft.
[ signed: ] Hertzka
[ initialed: ] N

© Universal Edition A.G., Wien, published here with kind permission, 2004.
© Transcription Ian Bent 2006.

Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated January 26, 1912

[UE letterhead]
N
Vienna, January 26, 1912

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

Page-proofs of gatherings V and VI of your book1 are on their way to you for correction by the same post. We have still not received back from you the corrected proof-sheets of gatherings VII–XVI,2 which were sent to you at the beginning of January for first corrections;3 accordingly, the printers have temporarily suspended all further typesetting.

We ask you very kindly to expedite as soon as possible your correcting of the gatherings listed above, so that production of your book is not endlessly delayed. We remain

With kind regards,
[ stamp: ] Universal Edition & Co.
[ signed: ] Hertzka
[ initialed: ] N

© Translation Ian Bent 2006.

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

FOOTNOTES

1 Of S’s Beethovens Neunte Sinfonie; gathering 5 = pp. 65–80; gathering 6 = pp. 81–96.

2 “VII. ... Druckbogen“ underlined by S.

3 Gatherings 7–16 = pp. 97–256.

SUMMARY
UE sends gatherings 5-6 in page-proof, and asks for galley-proofs of gatherings 7-16 back as soon as possible.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian Bent 2006

Bent, Ian
Hertzka, Emil
UE
DE
Cambridge University Faculty of Music-Ian Bent
Hertzka, Emil; UE; Schenker, Heinrich; Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony; Beethovens Neunte Sinfonie; page-proofs; galley-proofs
Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated January 26, 1912
OC 52/78
1912-01-26
2006-12-06
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.
Schenker, Heinrich (1912-1935)--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 Bent.
Vienna
1912

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