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{{letterhead
|Date=4/16 March 1893
|To=[[Alfred Hipkins]]
|Place=[[Klin]]
|Language=French
|Autograph=[[New York]] (New York, USA): {{US-NYpm}} (MFC T249.X)
|Publication={{bib|1981/80|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том XVII}} (1981), p. 56–57
}}

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==Text and Translation==
{{Lettertext
|Language=French
|Translator=Brett Langston
|Original text={{right|''Klin, prés Moscou''<br/>4/16 Mars 1893}}
{{centre|Monsieur!}}
Les droits de publication sur presque toutes mes compositions (entre autres celle dont il s'agit) appartiennent à mon éditeur original ''M[onsieu]r P. I. Jurgenson''. C'est dons à lui et non à moi de donner l'autorisation que Vous désirez. Mais une convention {{sic|litteraire|littéraire}}-musicale {{sic|n'éxiste|n'existe}} pas entre l'Angleterre et la Russie, — je ne crois pas que Vous avez besoin de mon assentiment ni de celui de ''P. I. Jurgenson''.

''Moralement'' je n'ai rien contre Votre désir de venir en aide á une famille éprouvée par le malheur.

Recevez l'assurance de mes meilleurs sentiments.
{{right|P. Tchaïkovsky}}

|Translated text={{right|''[[Klin]], near [[Moscow]]''<br/>4/16 March 1893}}
{{centre|Sir!}}
Publication rights on almost all of my compositions (including the one in question) belong to my original publisher, ''Mr [[P. I. Jurgenson]]''. It falls to him and not to me to give you the permission you seek, But since a literary-musical convention does not exist between England and Russia, I do not think you require my consent or that of ''[[Pyotr Jurgenson|P. I. Jurgenson]]''.

''Morally'' I have nothing against your wish to assist a family affected by misfortune <ref name="note1"/>.

Please accept the assurance of my kindest regards.
{{right|P. Tchaikovsky}}
}}

==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">Tchaikovsky was replying to a letter of 27 February/11 March 1893, now preserved in the [[Klin]] House-Museum, in which [[Alfred Hipkins]] asked permission to print an arrangement for cello and piano of Tchaikovsky's ''Chant sans paroles'' (No. 3 of the ''[[Souvenir de Hapsal]]'', Op. 2). The arrangement was made by the Belgian violinist Gustave Liboton, who had recently died, with the intention that proceeds from the edition should be given to his family. Although Hipkins indicated that the [[London]] publishing firm Novello had agreed to print Liboton's arrangement, no copies have yet come to light.</ref>
</references>

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