Lessmann Otto Dvořák Antonín

22 Royal Crescent

Glasgow W

Scotland

11th Jan

Dear Sir

I am a young musician, and have spent all my life at music and wish to advance myself in the “Divine Art”. I have already written a number of pieces to[!]¹, but wish to improve myself.

Would you, if I came to Prague, give me some lessons in composition? If so it would be the proudest time of my life to sit at the feet of such a great master. If so, + on what terms, I shall be glad to send you some of my compositions.

I may say I had some prior lessons with Hans van Bülow before he died.

My sister is president of a Ladies club here at which the music of the great composers are performed monthly. In about two months, an afternoon is the [?] Dr. Dvořák’s music and she, and the whole Club, would esteem it a great honor, to [present?] a little scrap of your writing on the enclosed [?] as a memorial. A bar or two of the “Songs” from the “New World” Symphony” would be greatly prized.

Apologizing for troubling you and hoping for a favourable answer.

Believe me

With best compliments

Sincerely yours,

 

J.E.R. Senior

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