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            … the Philh. Soc. asked me for an Overture at … Overture with which they intended to open their …n to consider whether the only one I had amongst my M. S. wshould be fit … occasion, but I now … am … sorry regrets to find that it is not, and at all events any rate … would not have been able to send you a single supply themm with the number of parts, as required in your letter of the 19th. I was also was not aware that I communicated to the Dire Philh. Soc. my intention of writing a new 1st movt to my Symphony in A. I certainly Although I once thought of it, I do now can not know tell you at present whether or when I shall do so.
Believe me dear Sir          

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Sie bietet neben der diplomatischen Wiedergabe der rund 6.000 Briefe Mendelssohns erstmals auch eine Gesamtausgabe der über 7.200 Briefe an den Komponisten sowie einen textkritischen, inhalts- und kontexterschließenden Kommentar aller Briefe. Sie wird ergänzt durch eine Personen- und Werkdatenbank, eine Lebenschronologie Mendelssohns, zahlreicher Register der Briefe, Werke, Orte und Körperschaften sowie weitere Verzeichnisse. Philologisches Konzept,  Philologische FMB-C-Editionsrichtlinien: Uta Wald, Dr. Ulrich Taschow. Digitales Konzept, Digitale FMB-C-Editionsrichtlinien: Dr. Ulrich Taschow. Technische Konzeption der Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Correspondence FMB-C Ausgabe und Webdesign: Dr. Ulrich Taschow.</p></editorialDecl></encodingDesc> <profileDesc> <creation><date cert="medium" notBefore="1840-10-20" xml:id="date_bde8b52a-398c-4563-ba4e-7ccd39147865">nach dem 19. 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Soc.<name key="NST0100287" style="hidden" subtype="" type="institution">Philharmonic Society</name><settlement key="STM0100126" style="hidden" type="locality">London</settlement><country style="hidden">Großbritannien</country></placeName> asked me <del cert="high" rend="strikethrough" xml:id="del_008cd945-91a7-4440-9a54-f516d1d269b7">for an Overture</del> at […] Overture with which they intended to open their […]n to consider whether the only one I had amongst my <title xml:id="title_dab5c64d-ed68-4fb6-a027-7c06280fb5a9">M. 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Soc.<name key="NST0100287" style="hidden" subtype="" type="institution">Philharmonic Society</name><settlement key="STM0100126" style="hidden" type="locality">London</settlement><country style="hidden">Großbritannien</country></placeName> my intention of writing a new 1<hi rend="superscript">st</hi> mov<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> to my <title xml:id="title_b39bff55-2796-4823-a0c8-b656554c701b">Symphony in A.<list style="hidden" type="fmb_works_directory" xml:id="title_uolun9ol-8nat-isce-ge2e-u5rcyroh4jva"> <item n="1" sortKey="musical_works" style="hidden"></item> <item n="2" sortKey="instrumental_music" style="hidden"></item> <item n="3" sortKey="orchestral_music" style="hidden"></item> <item n="4" sortKey="symphonies" style="hidden"></item></list><name key="PSN0000001" style="hidden" type="author">Mendelssohn Bartholdy (bis 1816: Mendelssohn), Jacob Ludwig Felix (1809-1847)</name><name key="PRC0100342" style="hidden">Sinfonie A-Dur (»Italienische«) für Orchester, [Ende 1830] bis 13. März 1833; [Juni 1834 bis Anfang 1835]<idno type="MWV">N 16</idno><idno type="op">90</idno></name></title> I <del cert="high" rend="strikethrough" xml:id="del_a242c7d7-6d31-4d41-b202-c4179c5df65f">certainly</del> Although I once thought of it, I <del cert="high" rend="strikethrough" xml:id="del_fe4aedf7-11f1-4f30-8fee-ffaa12d88384">do</del> <del cert="high" rend="strikethrough" xml:id="del_c9caff47-3196-4034-80ee-fe30da40fc3f">now</del> can not <del cert="high" rend="strikethrough" xml:id="del_9c756ddf-7a1e-4bb7-8ab3-95128a209f63">know</del> tell <del cert="high" rend="strikethrough" xml:id="del_fa04ae48-cbc0-494e-807a-0de0b45e9a81">you</del> at present whether or when I shall do so.</p> <closer rend="left" xml:id="closer_155ea422-966f-47d1-ad1d-56f34f97f050">Believe me dear Sir</closer> </div> </body> </text></TEI>