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(2) That the States should take part (according to your idea) in the principal musical interests to be supported

(3) The introduction and proposal of the projectedat that time to found a music school in Wei

[Kahnt was the publisher of the Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik for more than thirty years (ever since 1855); also the publisher of several of Liszt's compositions, co-founder and for emeine deutsche Musikvereins, and, after 1873, Councillor of Commission in Weimar]

Dear Sir,

I send you herewith the proof-sheets of the seventh book of s, and of the ”Vereins-Lied” for the chorus of e, which can also be e It is better than the forlad if there are no other advertisements on the back side, and it is left bare

On the 17th of this ive a little Beethoven-Festival, and the ”Vereins-Lied” is included in the progra, therefore, that you will send me some proof-copies by the 12th Deceet the edition ready so soon--

The three Chansons and arrangement of the three Quartets for men's voices (published in Basle) are all completed in my head; you shall have them as a new manuscript at the end of the week

There is no hurry about the publishi+ng of the Chansons and Quartets (probably I shall entitle thes, etc) [”From the Tent,” or ”From the Camp” They were eventually entitled ”Geharnischte Lieder”

(”Songs in Arh to place sos, I should like to commit to you next a little wish of(which appeared in the Illustrated in Nove (rather sweet!) Quartet for men's voices, with a tenor solo--”Huttelein, still and klein” It has been already sung with success by the Vienna Manner-Gesangverein, and by some Liedertafeln I add the two manuscripts to the parcel of proofs--perhaps you will take an opportunity of trying both the little things in a small circle

If Herr Professor Gotze would have the kindness to undertake the solo-part in the ”Huttelein” I should be veryof the baritone solo-part in the ”Schiller Song”

In case you should be disposed to acquiesce inof the two or threethe numbers of a short succession of ”Coive thee (with a stateht also be added; thus six numbers up to now) Do not fear, dear sir, an over-productiveness in this genre on my part! But if by chance one or other number of these Quartets should have some spread, I should not dislike to write a couplethe latter I hope that the Psalm ”The Heavens declare,” which will be perforood effect

Pray pardon e in unnecessary words; and accept, dear Sir, the assurance of the well-known sentiments hich I remain,

Yours most truly,

F Liszt

Weymar, December 2nd, 1860

The first performance of ”Rienzi” is announced for the second day of the Christed to conduct the rehearsals, but at the same time have positively refused to conduct the performances Herr Musik-director Stor undertakes that [After the opposition of a coterie that was inimical to Liszt, to which, as is well known, Cornelius's ”Barber of Baghdad” fell a sacrifice, Liszt had finally resigned his post as conductor of the theater]

248 To the Music Publisher CF Kahnt

-- With regard to the publishi+ng of s for men's voices I do not wish in the least to hurry you, dear sir--yet I should be glad if you could advertise the things soon--and possibly on the back of the title-page of s (?), if that does not sees and the s) have a certain connection, and that is why I estion, about which you o Louis Kohler wrote to me in his witty, friendly manner, ”You really owed us some Quartets for men's voices, which Bierbruder [”Beer-drinkers,” ”brothers of the glass”] s were published, I was already intending to let the s follow shortly after As most of these latter are tolerably short, I think that the score of the twelve will not require more than forty, or at the ht be e the is always the best, but I do not want to precipitate you into a too ruinous outlay--and if the copying is done by an experienced copyist it looks very well, and is quite easy to read

I a to Schuberth by the next post to tell hily and how seldom I meddle with dedications--especially dedications to people and societies that I don't at all know, as he would like me to do! In the somewhat numerous works of mine that have appeared of late years you will find very few dedications The twelve Symphonic Poems have none The Gran Mass is also without one--and in the Songs I have left out the earlier dedications Therefore, before I try in Aiven up in Europe, sohly well by ed to him--but he means well in his ohich cannot always beanother little favor of you? At the Court concert on the 1st January I should like to let the Reiter-Marsch of F

Schubert (not Julius!), which I instruer either the score or the parts You would lay ation if you could quickly send them to iven with success in Vienna and Leipzig I may alh to go half-way in the same direction!--