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Ludwig van Beethoven: Letter to Stephan von Breuning
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Autograph. Written in pencil on light brown course paper. Originally folded in two. The letter reads: f. 1r: Wenn du vieleicht / über die Glacis heute / spazieren gehst findest / du mich swischen 4 / u. 5 uhr. f. 1v: Für Herrn / Hof-Sekretär / von Breuning.
Autograph. Written on both sides in ink and pencil. Folio 1r has accounts for 23, 24, 26 and 27 July. The items are listed in ink with the price marked next to them, and the total is marked below in pencil. Folio 1v has the list for 25 July and other accounts marked in pencil, upside-down. Folio...
Beethoven's last laundry list, with the quantity listed next to each item. Written in pencil on the right column of the recto and the upper left column of the verso. Laundry items listed include: 'Hemden 12, Leintücher 10, Handtüchen 8'. Marked on verso in red crayon 'das letzte Wäschzettel' and...
Announcement of Beethoven's death in the form of an invitation to his funeral
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[27 March 1827]. Printed. Printed on thin paper. Invitation reads: 'Einladung / zu / Ludwig van Beethoven's / Leichenbegängniss, / welches am 29. März um 3 Uhr Nachmittags Statt finden wird. / Man versammelt sich in der Wohnung des Verstorbenen im Schwarzspanier-hause Nr. 200, / am Glacis vor de...
Itemised receipt of expenses for Beethoven’s funeral
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“Quittung über die Beiträge zur Leichenbegängnies des Wohlgebohrnen berühmten Tondichters sellig Herrn Ludwig von Beethovens”. In the hand of the “bürgerlich-magistratischen Konductsansagers” Andreas Zeller. The document is listed in Zweig MS 214 (f. 15, item M) which includes a transcription of ...
List of those contributing to a collection for Beethoven's servants after his death, with receipts from two servants
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April-May 1827. Written in ink. The documents are listed in Zweig MS 214 (f. 16, item N) which includes a detailed description by Zweig and identification of most donors listed in the 'Ansuchen' document. f. 1: Donation request ('Ansuchen'). Written in ink in the hand of Tobias Haslinger who a...
Provenance notes relating to the Beethoven relics in Zweig MS 207, 208, 210, 211, 212, 213 (19th-20th century) and 'Lebensreliquien Beethovens': typewritten account of the above [1939/1940]
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19th- and 20th-century papers relating to the Beethoven relics owned by Zweig, including a detailed typewritten inventory of these. f. 1: large brown envelope with annotations in pencil, blue crayon and ink. 'Belege für Beethoven dinge in Wien' is marked in Stefan Zweig's hand. Another heading ...
Autograph book of the pianist and composer Ignaz Moscheles. Most entries are written directly into the volume and are by musicians contributing musical quotations or complete short pieces. In addition, a number of items, including letters and drawings, are inserted. Includes inserted items dated...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Italian, Latin, and Russian
