Schenker Correspondence Project

Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated April 22, 1908

[ UE stamp: ] 5084

Sehr geehrter Herr Direktor!

Ich liefere morgen meine Arbeit ab, u. bin glücklich dankbar, daβ ich die letzten Bogen über die paar Tage zurückbehalten konnte. Gerade die Pointe der Monographie, (– nunmehr wird sie ^diese stattlich u. respektabel sein –) nämlich die Manieren bei Haydn, Mz., u. Beeth.¹ sind aufs klarste, gegen jedes Misverständnis² sämtlicher europäischen Herausgeber geschüzt, in § herausgearbeitet worden. Doch Sie sollen es selbst sehen.

Mit ausgez[eichneter] Hochachtung
Ihr erg[e]b[ener]
H Schenker
22.4.08

© Universal Edition A.G., Wien.
© Transcription Ian D. Bent 2004.

Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated April 22, 1908

[ UE stamp: ] 5084

Dear Director,

I will deliver my work tomorrow and am truly grateful for being able to hold on to the final gatherings for the few [extra] days. Precisely the point of the monograph (–from now on it ^this will be handsome and respectable–), namely the ornaments in Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven¹ have been worked out in § in the clearest possible way, guarding against any misunderstanding² on the part of all the European editors. You really must see it for yourself.

With kind regards,
Yours truly,
[ sign'd: ]H. Schenker
April 22, 1908

© Translation Ian D. Bent 2004.

COMMENTARY:
Format: 1-p letter, single sheet recto; holograph message and signature.
Sender address: --
Recipient address: --

FOOTNOTES:

¹ There are several sections of §2 "Die Manieren" with the title "Bei Haydn, Mozart und Beethoven," namely I "Der Vorschlag" A(b), B(b), III "Der Doppelschlag" B, (α), (β), (γ).

² Reference to §1/IV in the rev. edition: "Über die Miβverständnis dieser Form Bachs bei Gegnern und Pseudoklassizisten."

SUMMARY:
[ Beitrag zur Ornamentik:] S is grateful for being allowed to hold on to the final gatherings [of proofs], and will deliver work tomorrow; 2nd edition “will be handsome and respectable.”

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian D. Bent 2004.

Bent, Ian
Schenker, Heinrich
[ Beitrag zur Ornamentik:] S is grateful for being allowed to hold on to the final gatherings [of proofs], and will deliver work tomorrow; 2nd edition “will be handsome and respectable.”
DE
Cambridge University Faculty of Music-Ian Bent
IPR: Heirs of Heinrich Schenker; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent 2004.
Schenker, Heinrich; Hertzka, Emil; UE; Ornamentik; Contribution to Ornamentation; 2nd edn; proofs
Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated April 22, 1908
letter
Hertzka, Emil
WSLB 4
1908-04-22
2004-12-17
UE
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 (1908-1976)—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
1908