My dear Sir!
After the opinion of our honored friend Sir George Smart, I fully expected to have the pleasure of seeing you at Dresdenim Entwurf ursprünglich: I fully expected to have the pleasure of seeing you at Dresden after the opinion of our honored friend Sir George Smart; durch Ziffern Reihenfolge der Satzteile umgestellt, or to have almost heard from you.
the time approaches to settle finally our affair of OberonOberon.
I was so bussydildg bussy as the calls of my duty have permitted to me. two acts are ended; and can be sent to England as soon as I have Your answer.
After our mutual parley in EmsLaut Tagebuch am 10. August 1825., concerning this subject, I will nonot longer retard my full decision, and prefer it to give you a mark of my unbounded confidence in your character character, than toto pursue this higgling for me so insupportableim Entwurf ursprünglich: this for me so insupportable higgling; in endgültige Form korrigiert durch Markierung.
I accept consequently 1) your offer to give me five hundred Pounds Sterling for the music of Oberon, — Partition, and for the Pianoforteand for the Pianoforte :/ — as your Property for England, Scottland and Ireland.
2t) the Poeme and the music — Partition and for the Pianoforte —/: Partition and for the Pianoforte :/ are mine, for all the rest of Europe.
3t) You will bind downoblige bind down every Theatre or Music Shop in England Scottland and Irelandin Engl: Scottl: and Irel: which receivebage receive the Oberon from you, to sell it nonot further to any theatre or music shop in Europe.
4t) you will be pleased to pay the named Sum of Five hundred Pounds Sterling to me500 P: S. to me or on my assignation a fortnightor on my assignation a fortnight after youryour having received the whole Partition of Oberon.
5t) If my health does not prevent mewill allow me does not detain prevent me, I shall be in London the first days of the month of march 1826, to preside at the first representation of Oberon.
6) You will be so just, asas to satisfie the the wishes that I could have relatively to some better Instruments in the orchestra, Chorus pp and you may be sure that I shallwill shall not make call ask for other things thanas than are perfectly neccessary to the Effect of the total.
Pray, let me have your answer in which you ratify thesethat these named articles as soon as possible.
In these days I go to Berlin where I am invitedwhere I am invitated to preside at the first representations of Euryanthe in pursuanceconsequently in pursuance of an ordre of the King. but I shall be back beforeto returned near be back before the End of this month.
When you see our honored friend Sir G: Smart, I beg that you will remember me kindly to him.him say all that can be heartly from me. remember me kindly to him.
Believe me
my dear Sir
ever most sincerely yours
CMvonWeberCMvW:.
Dresden, December 3th
1825.Dr: Xb 3t 1825.