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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