Schenker Correspondence Project

Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated June 3, 1910

[ UE date-stamp: ] 3. Juni 1910
[ UE document-stamp: ] 0013

Sehr geehrter Herr Direktor !

Ich beeile mich, hiemit den Erhalt der Korrektur zu bestätigen, u. zugleich bestens zu danken.¹ Was noch möglich ist, wird geschehen. Schade, daß der Druck der Erläuterungen² so viel Fehler aufweist: entweder hat der Setzer meine Schrift schlecht lesen können oder das Tempo war ihm zu rasch.

Mit ausg. Hochachtung
Ir ergb
[ sign’d: ] H Schenker
3. Juni 1910

© In the public domain.
© Transcription Ian D. Bent 2006.

Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated June 3, 1910

[ UE date-stamp: ] June 3, 1910
[ UE document-stamp: ] 0013

Dear Director,

I hasten to acknowledge herewith receipt of the proofs, and at the same time to offer my best thanks.¹ Whatever still is possible will be done. It is a pity that the printing of the elucidations² evinces so many errors: either the typesetter had difficulty reading my handwriting, or the pace was too fast for him.

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

© Translation Ian D. Bent 2006.

COMMENTARY:
Format: 1-p letter, holograph message and signature
Sender address: --
Recipient address: --

FOOTNOTES:

¹ This is in response to OC 52/51, June 2, 1910 (which must surely have exasperated S after the careful scheduling of proof-correcting that he had proposed several times in recent months), and the proofs of the Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue delivered by hand. S has taken time to examine the proofs before acknowledging receipt.

² i.e. the contents of the “Einführung” (Introduction).

SUMMARY:
[J. S. Bach: Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue:] Acks proofs; will do what he can; regrets so many typesetting errors.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian D. Bent 2006.

Bent, Ian
Schenker, Heinrich
[J. S. Bach: Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue:] Acks proofs; will do what he can; regrets so many typesetting errors.
DE
Cambridge University Faculty of Music-Ian Bent
IPR: in public domain; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent 2006.
Schenker, Heinrich; Hertzka, Emil; UE; Bach, J. S.; Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue; CF&F; proofs; typesetter; errors
Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated June 3, 1910
letter
academic; musicology; music theory
WSLB 61
1910-06-03
2006-05-12
UE
Hertzka
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.
letter; holograph message and signature
Universal Edition Archive (1910-1976)—on permanent loan to the Stadt- und Landesbibliothek Wien (1976-)
IPR: In the public domain; Image: Universal Edition, A.G.; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent.
Vienna
1910