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Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated March 28, 1909

Eingetragen: ........................
Beantwortet: .........29. III 09 ....
[ UE No. ] 2067[?]

Sehr geehrter Herr Direktor!

Besten Dank für Ihre freundliche Gesinnung.1 – Da ich augenblicklich, (trotzdem der Druck am 1. Octob. begonnen hat) erst bei S.150 des Kontrapunktbandes bin,– nämlich laut dem Imprimatur–, u. nebst dieser so viel Zeit in Anspruch nehmenden Arbeit auch noch, wie Sie ja wissen, Stunden (leider!) zu geben habe, um eine Zeit, wo es sonst einschießen wäre Unterredungen zu pflegen, so schlage ich vor, ob wir nicht bei Dr. Brünauer|2 – dem ich auch endlich einmal einen Abend widmen muß – in Ruhe u. Gemütlichkeit die nötigen Dinge erörtern könnten.3 Es ist tatsächlich nur möglich, ohne Hast u. Nervosität all diesen Sachen auf den Grund zu kommen. Dienstag kommt Dr. Brn. zu mir, ich werde mich nach den Möglichkeiten erkundigen, u. ihn ersuchen, die Sache mit Ihnen telephonisch auszutragen.4 {2} Und es sollte mich freuen, wenn ich Ihrerseits so viel Entgegenkommen[ corr ] finde, daß es denkbar wäre, an irgend eine Arbeit für Ihr Institut zu schreiten. Ich habe nämlich selbst einen Vorschlag, den Sie anhören müssen.5

Mit ausgezeichneter Hochachtung
Ir ergb
[ sign’d: ] H Schenker
28. 3. 09

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

Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated March 28, 1909

Received ...........................
Answered .....29. III. 09 ..
[UE No. stamped:] 2067[?]

Dear Director,

Many thanks for your kind thoughts1 —Since at the moment (despite the fact that printing began on October 1) I am only just on p.150 of my Counterpoint volume—at the imprimatur stage, that is—and on top of this work, which takes up so much time, I still also have, as you well know, (alas!) to give lessons, at a time when I would otherwise be able to schedule discussions, I wonder whether we could not thrash out what needs discussing at the home of Dr. Brünauer2—to whom I must sooner or later devote an evening—in peace and conviviality. Only in an atmosphere free of rush and agitation is it really possible to get to the bottom of all these matters.3 Dr. Brünauer is coming to see me on Tuesday; I will explore the possibilities, and ask him to settle the matter with you by telephone.4 {2} And I would be glad if I can find sufficient flexibility on your part for me to be able embark on some kind of project for your company. I have a particular proposal myself, that you must listen to.5

With kind regards,
Yours truly,
[ sign'd: ] H. Schenker
March 28, 1909

© Translation Ian D. Bent 2005.

COMMENTARY:
Format: 2-p letter, holograph message and signature
Sender address: --
Recipient address: --

FOOTNOTES:

1 i.e. OC 52/402, March 21, 1909.

2 Click on: Dr. Brünauer. Note that by this device, S contrives to have a witness to the conversation.

3 Schenker perhaps finds the intense atmosphere of Hertzka’s office at UE distracting, and is unable to get his points over successfully as a result.

4 Presumably to extend an invitation to his home; note how S avoids direct spoken contact with H, moreover, S did not have a telephone until much later in life.

5 A conversation took place on April 1, and Hertzka records it in OC 52/920, April 1. S’s proposal is likely to have been an edition of Bach’s Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue, which appeared in 1910. For more on this negotiation, see Bent, “’That Bright New Light’: Schenker, Universal Edition, and the Origins of the Erläuterung Series, 1901–1910,” Journal of the American Musicological Society 58/1 (Spring 2005), 69–138, esp. 81–87.

SUMMARY:
Acks OC 52/402, March 21, 1909; suggests H and he meet at Dr. Brünauer's house. Has a proposal to make.

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

Bent, Ian
Schenker, Heinrich
Acks OC 52/402, March 21, 1909; suggests H and he meet at Dr. Brünauer's house. Has a proposal to make.
DE
Cambridge University Faculty of Music-Ian Bent
IPR: Heirs of Heinrich Schenker; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent 2005.
Schenker, Heinrich; Hertzka, Emil; Brünauer, Dr.; Kontrapunkt; Counterpoint; imprimatur; proofs; telephone; meeting; proposal
Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated March 28, 1909
letter
academic; musicology; music theory
WSLB 37
1909-03-28
2006-01-23
UE
Hertzka
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
Universal Edition Archive (1909-1976)—on permanent loan to the Stadt- und Landesbibliothek Wien (1976-)
IPR: Heirs of Heinrich Schenker; Image: Universal Edition, A.G.; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent.
Vienna
1909

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