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Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autograph music manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors, several dozen signed musical quotations, and a small amount of ephemera including portraits and cartes de visite. Collection highlights include autograph manuscripts by many of the most important Romantic era composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s sketches for his Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor...

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The quotation is from Bull's "Et Sæterbesøg" (A Mountain Vision), and inscribed to "Monsieur Rothaan" (or possibly Rothaar). The quotation is taken from the Adagio section of the work, although here with a tempo of Andante and with some rythymic differences to the published version.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autograph music manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors, several dozen signed musical quotations, and a small amount of ephemera including portraits and cartes de visite. Collection highlights include autograph manuscripts by many of the most important Romantic era composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s sketches for his Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autograph music manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors, several dozen signed musical quotations, and a small amount of ephemera including portraits and cartes de visite. Collection highlights include autograph manuscripts by many of the most important Romantic era composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s sketches for his Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor...

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A 19th century copy of a work written in the early 17th century. Inscribed at end: "[illegible] Studio per il Violino Solo." in one hand and "für Johann Degen." in a German hand. The latter may refer to the Viennese printer/publisher J. V. Degen.

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Balakirev inscribed the date at the foot of the manuscript in both "Old Style" (i.e., Julian) and "New Style" (Gregorian) forms as: "18/31 Janvier 1908".

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Autograph copy of the first song from Abt's 7 Lieder aus dem Buch der Liebe, op. 39. Sent from Braunschweig to Julius Bantlin in Cincinnati, accompanied by a one page letter dated 1880 September 18 and a steel engraving of the composer.

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Autograph manuscript signed, first performed on the ship "Rhein," 4 pages. Song for two tenors and bass. Separate leaf for each part, one combining all three. Presentation inscription to a Captain Meyer, first performer of the first tenor part. With a second set of parts (three pages) transcribed by B Böttgen. This work is a ninth song added to the original eight of opus 398 and published by Andre in 1878 as Neun patriotische Lieder für vierstimmige Männerchor.

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The date of this inscribed copy is unknown, though Chaminade and di Rienzi collaborated on the song "Lettres d'amour," published in Paris by Enoch & Cie., 1910.

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This item is filed and described under "Beethoven, Ludwig van" above.

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This manuscript is badly faded due to exposure to sunlight; almost all of the lyrics on the first page are illegible (a few are visible using magnification) while those on page 2 are faded but legible. There is an authenticator's attestation at the top of page 1: "Melodie autographe de Gabriel Fauré." Among the legible lyrics are, toward the end, "il la poursuit" (repeated) and, at the end, "elle s'en fuit."

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autograph music manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors, several dozen signed musical quotations, and a small amount of ephemera including portraits and cartes de visite. Collection highlights include autograph manuscripts by many of the most important Romantic era composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s sketches for his Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor...