Letters Details
| Date from letter: | 1949.09.10 Filing Element: 1949.09.10 ID: 5167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| URN: | https://repo.schoenberg.at/urn:nbn:at:at-asc-B051679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First Line: | I am glad to tell you that your letter is principa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional enclosures: | *Corrections of Five Orchestra Pieces, photocopy (3p.), fr 156-158; publisher's correction notations for Premonitions, The Obligatory Recitative & Yesteryears fr. 160 & 162 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: | *fr. 159 & 161 are duplicates of 158 & 160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language: | E, English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Text: | ARNOLD SCHOENBERG 116 N. ROCKINGHAM AVENUE LOS ANGELES 24, CALIFORNIA September 10, 1949. Mr Walter Hinrichsen C.F. Peters Corporation 1209 Carnegie Hall 881 Seventh Avenue New York 19, N.Y. Dear Mr. Hinrichsen: I am glad to tell you that your letter is principally very satisfactory to me. There are a few points which seemingly require detailed discussion. At first, it seems to me useful that I outline the changes which I foresee up to now. The whole score will be reduced to the compass of a standard orchestration, in order to make the work playable for every standard orchestra, without extra expenses. That means, that most of the fourth instruments will be omitted, (except the clarinets). There will be only four horns instead of six. The Clarinet in D will be transposed to Eb, and the Bass Clarinet will be transposed to Bb in the treble clef. I will try to make as little changes as possible in the remaining wind parts and in the strings, so that probably most of the old printed parts can be used by changes by hand. In some cases I might even take out a number of voices where an overloaded sound is confusing. I agree that the copyright should be taken in the name of C.F. Peters Corporation. But it seems to me that a contract, as usual should be concluded, stating my share on performance fees, sales, records etc. With respect to Mr Hoffmann's work, I deem it not my business that I should pay him. You must not forget that this new version has become necessary through your not taking out a copyright at the time of the first publication. This was certainly not my fault, and this is why it seems to me doubtless that you have to be charged with all expenses resulting from this neglect. Perhaps I should even be allowed to expect a compensation for the losses which I have suffered because of the absence and non-protection of my work. It seems to me that it will not be too difficult to reach an agreement with Mr Hoffmann. He is modest and the fee can be based on an average rate per page. Expecting that everything will be alright, we start right now to work. I am most cordially, and thanking you for your birthday felicitations Yours, R.H. [enclosed are several pages of "GENERAL REMARKS TO THE NEW EDITION OF THE FIVE ORCHESTRA PIECES" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||