| Date from letter: | 1949.08.31 Filing Element: 1949.08.31 ID: 5160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| URN: | https://repo.schoenberg.at/urn:nbn:at:at-asc-B051605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First Line: | It is a long time since I have heard from you, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language: | E, English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Text: | ARNOLD SCHOENBERG 116 N. ROCKINGHAM AVENUE LOS ANGELES 24, CALIFORNIA August 31, 1949. Mr. Walter Hinrichsen President C.F. Peters Corporation 1109 Carnegie Hall 881 Seventh Avenue New York 19, N.Y. Dear Mr Hinrichsen: It is a long time since I have heard from you, and it is also a long time since you have heard from me. I don't know what have been your reasons for not writing to me. But mine are these: I am frequently sick and can then not work very much; in spite of this I still work very much in order to finish urgent business. thus I could not proceed in writing the new version of my "Five Orchestra Pieces Op. 16", which is very bad. Because, not ony were there a number of performances in Europe, (Frankfurt, Darmstadt etc.) but probably on account of missing orchestral parts, many might have failed to take place. I am afraid, in the near future I will not be able to make this reduction for standard symphony orchestra for which a new copyright could be acquired. For this reason I want to make a suggestions: I have a pupil, Mr. Richard Hoffmann from New Zealand, who is able, under my supervision and according to my suggestions, to change this score into a form, reduced to standard orchestra size, which also will facilitate the performance. The first question is now:--are you ready to print this new score and to make the necessary changes in the parts. The second question is:--shall the copyright be taken in Mr Hoffmann's, in my, or in Peter's name. The third question concerns a fee to be paid, (not royalties) to Mr Hoffmann; the fourth question is:--what will be my share, which in this case should reemburse[!] me for the great loss I suffered by neglecting to take out a copyright, and for my part in supervising the reduction---and, after all, I am the author. I am anxious to hear your opinion about this as soon as possible, especially because of the great publicity which my works might enjoy now, on account of my 75th birthday throughout the world. I am with cordial greetings, Sincerely yours, R.H. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
