Schenker Correspondence Project

Handwritten letter from Cotta to Schenker, dated January 14, 1909
= CA 93|¹

[Cotta letterhead]
STUTTGART, den 14. Jan. 1909.

Herrn Dr. H. Schenker Wien III
Reisnergasse [ sic ] 38

Hochgeehrter Herr !

Auf die gef. Zuschrift vom 11. d. M.² beehren wir uns Ihnen zu erwidern, daß wir gerne zum I. Bande Ihres Werkes ein neues Titelblatt mit Ihrem Namen drucken werden. Bei Ausgabe des II. Bandes werden wir auch den I. Band (mit neuem Titel) wieder in Kommission an die Sortimentsbuchhändler versenden. – Dem Eingang weiteres Korrekturfahnen mit Vergnügung entgegensehend, zeichnen wir

Mit vorzüglicher Hochachtung
[ sign’d: ] J.G. Cotta’sche Buchhdlg.Nachf.

© Heirs of Heinrich Schenker.
© Transcription Ian D. Bent 2005.

Handwritten letter from Cotta to Schenker, dated January 14, 1909
= CA 93|¹

[Cotta letterhead]
STUTTGART, Jan 14, 1909

Dr. H. Schenker Vienna III
Reisnergasse [ sic ] 38

Most honored Sir,

We have the honor to reply to your est’d letter of the 11th inst² that we will willingly set a new title-page for vol. 1 of your work with your name on it. With the publication of vol. 2, we will also dispatch vol. 1 (with new title-page) on commission to the retail bookdealers. – In looking forward with pleasure to receiving further corrected galley-proofs, we remain

With kind regards,
[ sign’d: ] Heirs of J. G. Cotta’s Bookdealership

© Translation Ian D. Bent 2005.

COMMENTARY:
Format: Cotta letterhead, handwritten message, holograph signature, 1p
Sender address: -- Stuttgart
Recipient address: Vienna III, Reisnergasse [ sic ] 38

FOOTNOTES:

¹ Cotta’s carbon copy.

² CA 92.

SUMMARY:
[ NMTP I = Harmonielehre:] Will reset title-page and distribute at same time as Kontrapunkt. —[ NMTP II = Kontrapunkt:] Expect galley-proofs.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian D. Bent 2005

Bent, Ian
Cotta, J. G.
[ NMTP I = Harmonielehre:] Will reset title-page and distribute at same time as Kontrapunkt. —[ NMTP II = Kontrapunkt:] Expect galley-proofs.
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Cambridge University Faculty of Music-Ian Bent
IPR: In public domain; reproduced here by kind permission; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent 2005.
Cotta, J. G.; Schenker, Heinrich; NMTP; vol.I; Harmonielehre; Harmony; title-page; distribution; vol.II; Kontrapunkt; Counterpoint; galley-proofs
Handwritten letter from Cotta to Schenker, dated January 14, 1909
letter
academic; musicology; music theory
OJ 9/31, [22]
CA 93
1909-01-14
2005-07-22
Cotta

Cotta letterhead; handwritten body of letter; holographic signature
Schenker, Heinrich (1909-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-c.1942)--Ratz, Erwin (c.1942-c.1955)--Jonas, Oswald (c.1955-1978)--University of California, Riverside (1978--)
IPR: In public domain; Image: University of California, Riverside; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent.
Vienna
Stuttgart
1909