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WSLB 394 - Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Winter (UE), dated January 11, 1928

{recto}
⇧ Postkarte

Absender: ⇧ Schenker
III., Keilgasse 8

An die Universal-Edition
Buchhaltung
I., Karlsplatz 6

[postmark:] || 3/2 WIEN [illeg] | 11. I. 28 11 | * R * ||
{verso}

Sehr geehrter Herr Direktor Winter! 1

Danke für die letzte Sendung. Doch bitte ich noch um die Verrechnung der Tantièmen für die „ N. musik. Th. u. Pf. “ ,(wie schon seit 2 Jahren.) Ihre frdl. Neujahrswünsche bestend erwidernd


Ihr ergebener
[signed:] H Schenker

11. 1. 28

[written across right-hand side of verso:]
⇧ erl 13/I. 28

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2012
{recto}
⇧ Postcard

From: ⇧ Schenker,
[Vienna] III, Keilgasse 8

To Universal Edition,
Book-keeping Department,
[Vienna] I, Karlsplatz 6

[postmark:] || 3/2 VIENNA [illeg] | 11. I. 28 11 | * R * ||
{verso}

Dear Director Winter, 1

Thank you for the latest delivery. But I still must ask you for the settlement of the royalties for the New Musical Theories and Fantasies (as already for the past two years). Reciprocating your kind New Year's best wishes,


Yours truly,
[signed:] H Schenker

January 11, 1928

[written across right-hand side of verso:]
⇧ dealt with 13/I. 28

© Translation Ian Bent, 2012
{recto}
⇧ Postkarte

Absender: ⇧ Schenker
III., Keilgasse 8

An die Universal-Edition
Buchhaltung
I., Karlsplatz 6

[postmark:] || 3/2 WIEN [illeg] | 11. I. 28 11 | * R * ||
{verso}

Sehr geehrter Herr Direktor Winter! 1

Danke für die letzte Sendung. Doch bitte ich noch um die Verrechnung der Tantièmen für die „ N. musik. Th. u. Pf. “ ,(wie schon seit 2 Jahren.) Ihre frdl. Neujahrswünsche bestend erwidernd


Ihr ergebener
[signed:] H Schenker

11. 1. 28

[written across right-hand side of verso:]
⇧ erl 13/I. 28

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2012
{recto}
⇧ Postcard

From: ⇧ Schenker,
[Vienna] III, Keilgasse 8

To Universal Edition,
Book-keeping Department,
[Vienna] I, Karlsplatz 6

[postmark:] || 3/2 VIENNA [illeg] | 11. I. 28 11 | * R * ||
{verso}

Dear Director Winter, 1

Thank you for the latest delivery. But I still must ask you for the settlement of the royalties for the New Musical Theories and Fantasies (as already for the past two years). Reciprocating your kind New Year's best wishes,


Yours truly,
[signed:] H Schenker

January 11, 1928

[written across right-hand side of verso:]
⇧ dealt with 13/I. 28

© Translation Ian Bent, 2012

Footnotes

1 Writing of this postcard is recorded in Schenker's diary at OJ 4/1, p.3164, January 11, 1928: "An die U.-E. (K.): erbitte die Tentieme [sic] für die Theorien." ("To UE (postcard): I request the royalties for the theory books.").

Commentary

Rights Holder
Heirs of Heinrich Schenker, in the public domain
License
This document is deemed to be in the public domain as of January 1, 2006. All reasonable steps have been taken to locate the heirs of Heinrich Schenker. 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.
Format
printed postcard, holograph addresses recto, holograph message and signature, with annotations by UE staff, verso
Provenance
Universal Edition Archive (document date-1976)—on permanent loan to the Wienbibliothek im Rathhaus (1976-)

Digital version created: 2012-07-30