I am glad to tell you that your letter is principally
very satisfactory to me.

There are a few points which seemingly require detailed dis-
cussion. 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 forth instruments will be omitted, (except the
clarinests). 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 had suffered from 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 Hoff-
mann. 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.