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OC 54/2 Typed letter from Alfred Einstein & August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated November 27, 1924 Having had soundings from Otto Vrieslander about taking over the publishing of Der Tonwille, Drei Masken Verlag now approach Schenker directly, asking him to come to an agreement with Universal Edition about the the future of the publication. OC 54/4 Typed postcard from Alfred Einstein and August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated December 9, 1924 Drei Masken Verlag acknowledge the receipt of Schenker’s letter of December 5, 1924. OC 54/9 Typed postcard from August Demblin and Alfred Einstein (DMV) to Schenker, dated December 22, 1924 DMV acknowledge receipt of Schenker’s letter of December 9, 1924 and promise to reply after the Christmas holidays. OC 54/12 Typed letter from August Demblin and Alfred Einstein (DMV) to Schenker, dated January 20, 1925 Drei Masken Verlag offer to publish Schenker's future work as a yearbook, entitled "Das Meisterwerk in der Musik," in volumes comprising fifteen gatherings (180 pages). The manuscript would need to be delivered in July in order for the book to be published in time for Christmas. OC 54/19 Typewritten letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated February 3, 1925 Replying to Schenker's earlier queries, Drei Masken Verlag explain that Schenker will receive a royalty of 15% of the selling price of a paperback copy for each Yearbook sold, whether hardback or paperback. They offer an advance of 500 marks against expected sales at the time of publication (early November), and can give him half that sum upon receipt of his manuscript at the end of June. OC 54/23 Typed letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated February 11, 1925 A copy of the Mozart-Jahrbuch II will be sent to Schenker as a model for Meisterwerk. OC 54/25 Typed letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated February 21, 1925 Drei Masken Verlag acknowledge Schenker's acceptance of their terms and issue a contract for the Meisterwerk Yearbooks. OC 54/28 Typed letter from August Demblin and Alfred Einstein (DMV) to Schenker, dated March 3, 1925 Drei Masken Verlag is willing to use Der Tonwille as the title of Schenker's Yearbook, but only with the approval of Hertzka at Universal Edition. OC 54/29 Typed postcard from August Demblin and Alfred Einstein (DMV) to Schenker, dated June 10, 1925 Drei Masken Verlag requests that Schenker send the manuscript of the first Meisterwerk Yearbook directly to their Munich office. OC 54/33 Typewritten letter from C. Alberti (DMV) to Schenker, dated September 1, 1925 In response to Schenker's request for proofs for the first Meisterwerk Yearbook, Drei Masken Verlag explain that they have not yet decided on a printing house. They advise Schenker to submit his next manuscript earlier in the year, on account of the complexity of the work. OC 54/34 Typewritten letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated September 16, 1925 Drei Masken Verlag tell Schenker that a printer for the first Meisterwerk Yearbook has not yet been found, owing to the high costs of this work, and that first proofs will not be ready for another two weeks. OC 54/35 Typewritten postcard from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated September 22, 1925 Drei Masken Verlag arranges for Schenker to be paid his advance of 250 marks. OC 54/36 Typewritten postcard from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated October 13, 1925 Drei Masken Verlag has still not found a suitable printing house, and informs Schenker that the first Meisterwerk Yearbook cannot be published in 1925. OC 54/39 Typewritten letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated October 19, 1925 Drei Masken Verlag are near agreement with a printer; Yearbook I will be backdated to 1925. OC 54/41 Typewritten letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated November 6, 1925 Drei Masken Verlag in Munich have now transferred all matters of production concerning Meisterwerk I to their office in Vienna. OC 54/58 Typewritten letter from August Demblin and Alfred Einstein (DMV) to Schenker, dated January 16, 1926 The facsimile edition of Mozart’s Don Giovanni will not be ready for some time; a facsimile of Beethoven’s Op. 57 is planned, not by DMV but by a Paris printing-house. OC 54/63 Typed letter from August Demblin and Alfred Einstein (DMV) to Schenker, dated February 5, 1926 Drei Masken Verlag invite Schenker to write a short announcement about the Meisterwerk Yearbook, to be sent to newspapers and music journals in advance of publication. OC 54/82 Typed postcard from Alfred Einstein and August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated June 14, 1926 The Munich office of Drei Masken Verlag acknowledges receipt of the manuscript for Das Meisterwerk in der Musik, volume 2. OC 54/88 Typed letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated June 21, 1926 Drei Masken Verlag will arrange to have the remainder of the advance for the first Meisterwerk Yearbook paid in shillings, but they are reducing the royalties because the corrections he made exceed 10% of the printing costs. They are also reserving judgment on the publication of the second Yearbook until they see some sales figures for the first. (Pencil annotations to the letter indicate Schenker’s displeasure at this news.) OC 54/95 Typed letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated July 9, 1926 Drei Masken Verlag ask Schenker to agree to a delay until October 1926 before a decision is reached about proceeding with production of the second Meisterwerk Yearbook. OC 54/104 Typed letter from August Demblin and Alfred Einstein (DMV) to Schenker, dated October 15, 1926 Drei Masken Verlag think that an advertisement for the first Meisterwerk Yearbook in the December 1926 issue of Die Musik would be timely; they also report that sales of the book have been slow. OC 54/119 Typed letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated January 17, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag agree to publish the second Meisterwerk Yearbook, under terms suggested by Otto Erich Deutsch, and will send Schenker an advance of 250 marks. OC 54/120 Typed letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated January 18, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag inform Schenker that they have sent the manuscript of his second Meisterwerk Yearbook to the typesetter, Mandruck (Munich), from whom he will receive the galley-proofs. OC 54/125 Typed postcard from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated January 21, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag agree to send Schenker proofs of the text and the music examples at the same time. OC 54/126 Typed letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated January 27, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag have enclosed a page of music examples and a letter from the printers. They request a response as soon as possible. OC 54/130 Typed postcard from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated February 12, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag inform Schenker that the proofs will be sent in the manner that he has requested. OC 54/136 Typed letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated March 4, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag send Schenker a proof of the Urlinie graph for Chopin’s Op. 15, No. 2, and ask him to correct and return it. OC 54/139 Typed letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated March 18, 1927 In response to queries about the typography in the second Meisterwerk Yearbook, Drei Masken Verlag ask Schenker to return the proof-sheets with the corrections indicated, so that they can investigate the specific problems. OC 54/141 Typed postcard from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated March 24, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag confirm that the facsimile sketch for Haydn’s “Chaos” will be stereotyped. OC 54/143 Typed postcard from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated April 5, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag confirm receipt of the corrected graphs and freshly copied music examples for Meisterwerk 2. OC 54/145 Typed letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated April 25, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag inform Schenker that they have sent all of the material for the second Meisterwerk volume to the printers, and that he should expect to receive three copies of the page proofs and two copies of the music examples in due course. OC 54/147 Typed postcard from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated April 30, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag inform Schenker that they have forwarded the imprimatur engravings to the printers, along with his query about Fig. 33. OC 54/149 Typed postcard from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated May 3, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag confirm that they have arranged for two copies of the page proofs for the second Meisterwerk volume to be sent to him, and the third to Otto Erich Deutsch. OC 54/154 Typed postcard from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated May 9, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag confirm receipt of the imprimatur copy of Figure 33 for the second Meisterwerk volume. They request that Schenker now send the galley proofs for pages 1–30. OC 54/157 Typed postcard from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated May 13, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag inform Schenker that they have forwarded his requested corrections to the printing house, and will be in touch soon regarding the completion of the graphs for the second Meisterwerk volume. OC 54/158 Typed letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated May 16, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag notify Schenker that they will send him the missing galley proofs for the second Meisterwerk volume that day, and inform him that his requests for corrections regarding the Mozart graph have been successfully processed. OC 54/163 Typed letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated May 20, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag notify Schenker that they have enclosed a set of amended proofs for the second Meisterwerk yearbook. OC 54/164 Typed letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated May 23, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag confirm receipt of Schenker's imprimatur graphs and amended proofs for the second Meisterwerk yearbook, assuring him that the requested correction in the Mozart Symphony has been made. OC 54/167 Typed letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated May 30, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag have enclosed the sample proofs of the first two gatherings for Meisterwerk 2, and request that he responds to their query about the size and placement of music examples as soon as possible. OC 54/169 Typed postcard from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated June 7, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag inform Schenker that the page proofs for the second Meisterwerk volume will be completed in around two weeks time. OC 54/175 Typed postcard from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated June 15, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag enclose a paper sample intended for the second Meisterwerk Yearbook, and request Schenker's approval. OC 54/177 Typed letter from August Demblin to Schenker, dated June 21, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag confirm that Schenker's requests regarding the music examples for the second Meisterwerk volume have been honoured, and inform him that he will receive a complete copy of the proofs once the pagination has been completed. OC 54/188 Typed postcard from August Demblin (DMV) to Schenker, dated September 30, 1927 Drei Masken Verlag confirm that the complimentary hardbound copies of the second Meisterwerk volume are on their way to Schenker, and inform him that the first set of bound copies will be dispatched from the bindery in the next few days. OC 54/224 Typed Letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Otto Erich Deutsch, dated May 22, 1930 Drei Masken Verlag confirm that they are willing to embark on the publication of the third Meisterwerk volume, and request further information about the print run. OC 54/225 Typed Letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Otto Erich Deutsch, dated May 27, 1930 Drei Masken Verlag will draw up an estimate for the production costs of the third Meisterwerk volume following receipt of the manuscript. OC 54/226 Typed Letter from August Demblin (DMV) to Otto Erich Deutsch, dated June 2, 1930 Drei Masken Verlag advise Deutsch to contact Elbemühl A.G. concerning the supply of paper for the third Meisterwerk volume. OC 54/227 Typed Postcard from August Demblin (DMV) to Otto Erich Deutsch, dated June 10, 1930 Drei Masken Verlag ask Deutsch to forward the manuscript of the third Meisterwerk yearbook to Elbemühl, in order to allow them to produce a more precise estimate. OC 54/235 Typewritten postcard from Drei Masken Verlag to Deutsch, dated August 30, 1930, forwarded to Schenker September 2, 1930 Drei Masken Verlag asks for clarification about what to do with the corrected galley-proofs they have recently received from Schenker; Deutsch forwards it to Schenker asking him to reply direct to the publisher. OC 54/237 Typewritten letter from Drei Masken Verlag to Schenker, dated October 8, 1930 Drei Masken Verlag say the printers cannot be held responsible for mistakes in the page-proofs and layout of the third Meisterwerk yearbook that Schenker failed to note in the galley-proofs. A new set of page-proofs will be issued, and the last section of the book will be repaginated. OC 54/238 Typewritten letter from Drei Masken Verlag to Schenker, dated October 14, 1930 Drei Masken Verlag confirms that the printers should not be held responsible for changes that were not indicated in the galley proofs. They will send printouts of the music examples and Urlinie pages in a few days; Schenker is asked to approve the way in which they are bound and inserted into the yearbook.