Friedrich Wilhelm Jähns to Charles John Hargitt in London
Berlin, Sunday, June 21, 1874

F. W. Jähns.
Professor. (Berlin.)

I hope you will pardon me in having delayed answering your Kind letter for such a time, I was however much occupied and not able to find time to answer it in a manner that was necessary.

I will answer everything according to order. I received the payment of £ 5. 5s all right and receipted the order to the postman who handed me the money. I will keep the English remark which you sent me for the second time as you desire, if I understand the passage rightly in your letter. —

I have subscribed in your name to the full scores of Oberon, Euryanthe and Freischütz, all together for 20 Thalers = £ 3. Oberon is | not yet completely in print*, however, it will be the case in a short time, then the three operas will be transmitted to you immediately. —

You enquire after an offertory of a mass from Weber in E. There is no mass from Weber in E, but there is one in the major key of E flat, also one in G major. The mass in the major key of E flat is magnificent, especially the Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and Benedictus are beautiful. A score for the piano with words has not been printed, but I have arranged it à quatre mains for the piano. It was printed in Vienna at Haslinger*. The mass with organ-accompaniment in the major Key of E flat appeared in London at Novello (s6). It is not a good arrangement*. — The offertory of this mass has not been printed at all. It commences with “Gloria”

I however possess an autograph | of it from Weber. It is a most brillant‡ piece. Would you like a copy of the full score or of the score for the piano, if so, I will have a copy done for you and will send it‡ you. — It is a piece of 88 bars in length.

I am most sincerely obliged to you for your Kind intentions to have the Oberon Pieces photographed for me*, I shall be glad to have them. —

Relating to the Autographs of Schubert, I can only repeat what I wrote the last time, that the genuineness of the same is beyond all doubt, “des Kriegers Lied” also the Trio — “die Advocaten”. In order to ease your friend’s mind on that subject, I will write it on too slips of paper in English and German, which you can give your friend, if you like.

Relating to the facsimilies of Weber’s letters, I think I have already written that I find them most excellent and well executed. | I again thank for the same most heartily. — I will now say what is necessary on that subject.

The following pieces are directed to Rochlitz.

• Berlin April 14th 1812. I possessed a copy of this letter but incomplete
• Prague Sep. 11th 1815. (I possessed a complete copy of this.)
• Prague July 30th 1813. (I already possessed this letter incomplete, your facsimile is also incomplete.)
• Prague Feb 4th a 17th 1816. (I possessed a complete copy of it.)
• Hosterwitz July 24th 1818. (I possessed this letter but somewhat incomplete.)
• Composition‡ Article‡ on Weber’s “Victory’s-Cantata: Kampf und Sieg”
  Weber sent this article to Rochlitz the editor of the Leipsic musical paper for that paper. The whole was written by a copist, Weber has only written a few words in that copy |

I do hereby explicitly declare and comformable to the truth That the paymet of the Song-Trio “die Advocaten” – sent by me to Mr Charles Hargitt in London, as well as the Song: “Lied eines Kriegers” “des stolzen Männerlebens schönste Zeichen” – are both compositions of Franz Schubert – two complete, authentic and real autographs of Franz Schubert, in signature, notes and words.

F. W. Jähns.
Royal Professor of Music ans Music-Director
to the court in Berlin.
Markgrafenstrasse 24.