His Aus der Opernwelt: Prager Kritiken und Skizzen (1907, Munich) was the first book in the German language about Czech opera.
He also penned his own opera libretti for composers like Eugen d’Albert, Leo Blech, and Richard Stöhr.
Also notable among his writings was his three volume discourse on the history of music Allgemeine Geschichte der Musik which was published in Stuttgart between the years 1909 and 1915.
[2] From 1909 to 1914 Batka taught courses on the history of opera at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
[3] One of his more important publications, was his three volume discourse on the history of music Allgemeine Geschichte der Musik (Stuttgart, 1909–15).