In this letter to Dr. Friedrich Wilhelm Arnold (1810-1864), a music publisher in Elberfeld, Schumann stipulates the conditions under which Arnold will be granted permission to publish the Neujahrslied (Op. 144).

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Düsseldorf, Nov. 26th, 1850

Dear Sir,

I will gladly offer you the Neujahrslied for publication, but with the following stipulations:

Its published form should resemble as much as possible that of my Adventlied, published by Breitkopf u. Härtl;
the publication should include a printing of the orchestra parts or the score (preferably both);
it should include a piano transcription by Mr. Tausch (of which I've spoken to you before);
and I request an honorarium of only 25 Louis d'or, payable upon delivery of the completed manuscript.

It would please me very much if you would be amenable to these conditions. I would also very much like to have the printed parts by January, if possible.

Please let me know what you think about all of this.

Your devoted
R. Schumann