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WSLB 423 - Handwritten postcard from Schenker to UE, dated November 11, 1930

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⇧ Postkarte
[small picture, caption: Panorama v. d. Gaisbergspitze, Salzburg]

[Absender:] ⇧ Schenker
III., Keilgasse 8

An die „Universal-Edition“
Wien I
Karlsplatz 6

[postmark:] || 3 WIEN 40 | 11. XI. 30. 18 | * [illeg] * ||

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An die „ Universal-Edition “ 1
Wien, I

Gern bestätige ich hiermit, daß ich „der freien Kieler Studentenschaft“ meine Zustimmung zum Abdruck des Aufsatzes „Von der Sendung des deutschen Genies“ gegeben habe. 2 Hoffentlich erklären auch Sie sich einverstanden, wofür zu danken bereit wäre


Ihr sehr ergebener
[signed:] H Schenker

11. 11. 30

[UE date stamp, to left of salutations:]

⇧ eingegangen: 13. Nov. 1930
beantwortet:

[left margin, left of paragraph: ] ⇧ [illeg]

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2012
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⇧ Postcard
[small picture, caption: Panorama of the Gaisbergspitze, Salzburg]

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

To Universal Edition,
Vienna I,
Karlsplatz 6

[postmark:] || 3 VIENNA 40 | 11. XI. 30. 18 | * [illeg] * ||

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To Universal Edition 1
Vienna I

I am pleased to confirm herewith that I have given "The Free Student Body of Kiel" my consent to the reprinting of my article "The Mission of German Genius." 2 I hope you will declare yourself in agreement, too, for which would be grateful


Yours very truly,
[signed:] H. Schenker

November 11, 1930

[UE date stamp, to left of salutations:]

⇧ received: 13. Nov. 1930
answered:

[left margin, left of paragraph: ] ⇧ [illeg]

© Translation Ian Bent, 2012
{recto}
⇧ Postkarte
[small picture, caption: Panorama v. d. Gaisbergspitze, Salzburg]

[Absender:] ⇧ Schenker
III., Keilgasse 8

An die „Universal-Edition“
Wien I
Karlsplatz 6

[postmark:] || 3 WIEN 40 | 11. XI. 30. 18 | * [illeg] * ||

{verso}


An die „ Universal-Edition “ 1
Wien, I

Gern bestätige ich hiermit, daß ich „der freien Kieler Studentenschaft“ meine Zustimmung zum Abdruck des Aufsatzes „Von der Sendung des deutschen Genies“ gegeben habe. 2 Hoffentlich erklären auch Sie sich einverstanden, wofür zu danken bereit wäre


Ihr sehr ergebener
[signed:] H Schenker

11. 11. 30

[UE date stamp, to left of salutations:]

⇧ eingegangen: 13. Nov. 1930
beantwortet:

[left margin, left of paragraph: ] ⇧ [illeg]

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2012
{recto}
⇧ Postcard
[small picture, caption: Panorama of the Gaisbergspitze, Salzburg]

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

To Universal Edition,
Vienna I,
Karlsplatz 6

[postmark:] || 3 VIENNA 40 | 11. XI. 30. 18 | * [illeg] * ||

{verso}


To Universal Edition 1
Vienna I

I am pleased to confirm herewith that I have given "The Free Student Body of Kiel" my consent to the reprinting of my article "The Mission of German Genius." 2 I hope you will declare yourself in agreement, too, for which would be grateful


Yours very truly,
[signed:] H. Schenker

November 11, 1930

[UE date stamp, to left of salutations:]

⇧ received: 13. Nov. 1930
answered:

[left margin, left of paragraph: ] ⇧ [illeg]

© Translation Ian Bent, 2012

Footnotes

1 Writing of this letter is recorded in Schenker's diary at OJ 4/4, p. 3538, November 11, 1930: "An die U.-E. (K.): bestätige u. stimme zu." ("To UE (postcard): I confim and give my consent.").

2 This is recorded in the invoice OC 52/862, October 10, 1930. See also OC 52/864 and 868. The intention was to reprint it in the student newspaper of the Kiel Music Conservatory.

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, all in deckled frame, small picture, holograph addresses recto, holograph message and signature, with date-stamp and annotations by UE staff, verso
Provenance
Universal Edition Archive (document date-1976)—on permanent loan to the Wienbibliothek im Rathhaus (1976-)

Digital version created: 2012-12-03