Schenker Correspondence Project

Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cotta, dated May 2, 1906

[ not in Schenker’s hand: ]
Schenker, H.

[ in Schenker’s hand: ]
Wien, den 2 Mai

Sehr geehrter Herr !

Ich habe über Ihren Wunsch² soeben telegraphirt,¹ Ihrem Vorschlag zustimmend. Nun würde es sich empfehlen, in den weiteren Bogen die Consequenz daraus zu ziehen u. die Zahlen fortzusetzen. Namentlich auch dort, wo ich (wie z.B. in den letzteingesandten Correcturen) mit 144a, oder 144b usw. bezeichnet habe. Hoffentlich ist es noch nicht zu spät.

Hochachtungsvoll ergeben
[ sign’d: ] H Schenker

© Heirs of Heinrich Schenker; reproduced here by kind permission of the Deutsches Literaturarchiv, Cotta-Archiv (Stiftung der Stuttgarter Zeitung), Marbach am Neckar.
© Transcription Ian D. Bent 2005.

Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cotta, dated May 2, 1906

[ not in Schenker’s hand: ]
Schenker, H.

[ in Schenker’s hand: ]
Vienna, Mai 2, [1906]

Dear Sir,

I have just telegraphed¹ regarding your request,² agreeing with your suggestion. It would be a good idea now to face the consequences of that in the remaining gatherings and maintain the numbering, especially where (as in, e.g., the last batches of proofs that I sent you) I have designated “144a” or “144b” and so forth. I hope it is not too late for this.

With kind regards,
Yours truly,
[ sign’d: ] H Schenker

© Translation Ian D. Bent 2005.

COMMENTARY:
Format: Holograph letter and signature, 1p, single sheet reto
Sender address: --
Recipient address: --

FOOTNOTES:

¹ presumably CA 20 of 9:50 am the same day.

² There is no letter (original or carbon copy) surviving from Cotta to S between February 7 and May 31, and no record of any other communication. (Schenker did not use the telephone.) The “request” was perhaps communicated by a marking on a proof.

SUMMARY:
[ NMTP = Harmonielehre:] Has telegraphed agreeing Cotta's suggestion; suggests maintaining the numbering consistently.

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

Bent, Ian
Schenker, Heinrich
[ NMTP = Harmonielehre:] Has telegraphed agreeing Cotta's suggestion; suggests maintaining the numbering consistently.
DE
Cambridge University Faculty of Music-Ian Bent
IPR: Heirs of Heinrich Schenker; reproduced here by kind permission of the Deutsches Literaturarchiv, Cotta-Archiv (Stiftung der Stuttgarter Zeitung), Marbach am Neckar; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent 2005.
Schenker, Heinrich; Cotta, J. G.; NMTP; vol.1; Harmonielehre; telegraph; numbering system
Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cotta, dated May 2, 1906
letter
academic; musicology; music theory
CA 21
1906-05-02
2005-05-28
Cotta
All reasonable steps have been taken to locate the heirs of Heinrich Schenker. Any claim to intellectual rights on this document should be addressed to the Schenker Correspondence Project, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, at schenkercorrespondence@mus.cam.ac.uk.
letter; holograph message and signature
J.G. Cotta’sche Nachfolger/Stuttgarter Zeitung (1906-c1954), Cotta-Archiv, Schiller-Nationalmuseum, Marbach a. N., Germany (c.1954-)
IPR: Heirs of Heinrich Schenker; reproduced here by kind permission of the Deutsches Literaturarchiv, Cotta-Archiv (Stiftung der Stuttgarter Zeitung), Marbach am Neckar; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent.
Vienna
Stuttgart
1906