Schenker Correspondence Project

Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Halm, dated November 21, 1927

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Postkarte

Absender: Schenker
Wien
III, Keilgasse [/] 8

[An:] H [/] Prof. August Halm
Wickersdorf
b/ Saalfeld-Saale
Deutschland

[postmark (smudged):] || [?] WIEN [?] | 21. [illeg] 8 | * R * ||

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Vereh[rte]ster u. lieber Herr Prof. Halm!

Es hat sich ereignet, daß mein Jb II|¹ an eine gewisse Stelle nicht angekommen ist, daher frage ich Sie der Vorsicht halber: Haben Sie das Ihrige Exemplar erhalten oder nicht? Ein Wörtchen erbeten! Ihre Noten habe ich erhalten, vielen, vielen Dank;² ich verfolge darin jedes Paketchen, wie übrigens in allen Ihren Kompositionen. Besten Dank zum Voraus

u. herzlichste Grüße
[ sign’d: ] H Schenker
21. 11. 27

© In the public domain.
© Transcription Ian Bent & Lee Rothfarb, 2006.

Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Halm, dated November 21, 1927

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Postcard

From: Schenker
Vienna III,
Keilgasse 8

[To:] Prof. August Halm
Wickersdorf
nr. Saalfeld-Saale
Germany

[postmark (smudged):] || [?] WIEN [?] | 21. [illeg] 8 | * R * ||

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Most revered, dear Professor Halm!

It occurred that my Yearbook II|¹ did not arrive at a certain location. Consequently, I am asking you, as a precaution: Did you receive your copy or not? Requesting a brief word! I received your music.² Many, many thanks. With mailings, I monitor every parcel, as I do, by the way, with all of your compositions. Many thanks in advance

and most cordial greetings.
[ sign’d: ] H. Schenker
November 21, 1927

© Translation Lee Rothfarb, 2006.

COMMENTARY:
Format: printed postcard, holograph addresses recto, holograph message and signature verso
Sender address: Vienna III, Keilgasse 8
Recipient address: Wickersdorf, nr. Saalfeld-Saale, Germany

FOOTNOTES:

¹ Das Meisterwerk in der Musik, vol. II (Munich: Drei-Masken-Verlag, 1926): the volume was released in September 1927 (OC 54/188, September 30).

² There is no corresponding letter from Halm, so the identity of the compositions is unknown.

SUMMARY:
Checks whether H has received copy of Meisterwerk II and acks compositions.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Lee Rothfarb, 2006.

Rothfarb, Lee
Bent, Ian
Schenker, Heinrich
DE
Cambridge University Faculty of Music-Ian Bent
Schenker, Heinrich; Halm, August; Das Meisterwerk in der Musik II; Masterwork in Music I; Jahrbuch II; Yearbook II; receipt; parcel; packet; compositions
Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Halm, dated November 21, 1927
DLA 69.930/16
1927-11-21
2006-10-14
Halm
This document is deemed to be in the public domain as of January 1, 2006. Any claim to intellectual rights should be addressed to the Schenker Correspondence Project, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, at schenkercorrespondence@mus.cam.ac.uk.
August Halm (1927-1929)—Deutsches Literaturarchiv(19??-)
IPR: In the public domain, published with the kind permission of the Deutsches Literaturarchiv; Image: Deutsches Literaturarchiv; Transcription Ian Bent & Lee Rothfarb, 2006; Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary Lee Rothfarb, 2006.
Vienna
1927