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OJ 9/20, [20] - Handwritten letter from Breitkopf & Härtel to Schenker, June 30, 1899

[in a decorative printed letterhead:]

⇧ Breitkopf & Härtel
Leipzig [—] Brüssel
London [—] New York.
LEIPZIG, den ⇧ 30 Juni ⇧ 18⇧ 99.
⇧ Nürnberger Strasse 36.


⇧ Sehr geehrter Herr,

In der Anlage beehren wir uns Ihnen Abrechnung über den Vertrieb Ihres Op. 4 5 Klavierstücke zu überreichen. Den hier noch sich ergebenden Erlös von M. 40,50 übersenden wir Ihnen gleichzeitig. 1


Hochachtungsvoll,
[signed:] ⇧ Breitkopf & Härtel

⇧ M 40.50

© Transcription Kaleb Koslowski, 2023
[in a decorative printed letterhead:]

⇧ Breitkopf & Härtel
Leipzig [—] Brussels
London [—] New York.
LEIPZIG, ⇧ June 30, ⇧ 18⇧ 99
⇧ Nürnberger Strasse 36


⇧ Dear Sir,

We are honored to present you with the attached invoice for the distribution of your Op. 4, Five Piano Pieces . We are sending you at the same time the resulting proceeds of 40.50 Marks. 1


Respectfully,
[signed:] ⇧ Breitkopf & Härtel

⇧ 40.50 Marks

© Translation Kaleb Koslowski, 2023
[in a decorative printed letterhead:]

⇧ Breitkopf & Härtel
Leipzig [—] Brüssel
London [—] New York.
LEIPZIG, den ⇧ 30 Juni ⇧ 18⇧ 99.
⇧ Nürnberger Strasse 36.


⇧ Sehr geehrter Herr,

In der Anlage beehren wir uns Ihnen Abrechnung über den Vertrieb Ihres Op. 4 5 Klavierstücke zu überreichen. Den hier noch sich ergebenden Erlös von M. 40,50 übersenden wir Ihnen gleichzeitig. 1


Hochachtungsvoll,
[signed:] ⇧ Breitkopf & Härtel

⇧ M 40.50

© Transcription Kaleb Koslowski, 2023
[in a decorative printed letterhead:]

⇧ Breitkopf & Härtel
Leipzig [—] Brussels
London [—] New York.
LEIPZIG, ⇧ June 30, ⇧ 18⇧ 99
⇧ Nürnberger Strasse 36


⇧ Dear Sir,

We are honored to present you with the attached invoice for the distribution of your Op. 4, Five Piano Pieces . We are sending you at the same time the resulting proceeds of 40.50 Marks. 1


Respectfully,
[signed:] ⇧ Breitkopf & Härtel

⇧ 40.50 Marks

© Translation Kaleb Koslowski, 2023

Footnotes

1 Heinrich Schenker, Fünf Klavierstücke, Op. 4 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, [January] 1898), dedicated to Eugen d’Albert. Breitkopf & Härtel. For the stock and sales report, see OJ 9/20, [21], July 1, 1899.

Commentary

Format
1p letter, decorative printed letterhead, handwritten salutation, message, valediction, and postscript, holograph signature
Provenance
Schenker, Heinrich (document date‒1935)—Schenker, Jeanette (1935‒1938)—Oster, Ernst (1938‒c.1939)—New York Public Library (c.1939‒)
Rights Holder
Breitkopf & Härtel, published here by kind permission
License
Permission to publish granted by the firm of Breitkopf & Härtel November 7, 2013. Any claim to intellectual rights should be addressed to the Schenker Correspondence Project, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, at schenkercorrespondence[at]mus(dot)cam(dot)ac(dot)uk

Digital version created: 2023-10-12
Last updated: 2010-06-26