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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 autographed manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors. 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 "Appassionata," a full set of handwritten parts for Robert Schumann’s String Quartet in A minor op. 41 no. 1 (Heavily...

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A musical joke inscribed to "aMr Mendès."

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autographed manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors. 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 "Appassionata," a full set of handwritten parts for Robert Schumann’s String Quartet in A minor op. 41 no. 1 (Heavily...

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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.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autographed manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors. 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 "Appassionata," a full set of handwritten parts for Robert Schumann’s String Quartet in A minor op. 41 no. 1 (Heavily...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autographed manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors. 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 "Appassionata," a full set of handwritten parts for Robert Schumann’s String Quartet in A minor op. 41 no. 1 (Heavily...

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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 autographed manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors. 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 "Appassionata," a full set of handwritten parts for Robert Schumann’s String Quartet in A minor op. 41 no. 1 (Heavily...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autographed manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors. 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 "Appassionata," a full set of handwritten parts for Robert Schumann’s String Quartet in A minor op. 41 no. 1 (Heavily...

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The sketch was left undated by Albrechtsberger, but the attestation of authenticity written by music collector and appraiser Aloys Fuchs in the margin of the manuscript is dated 1842 December 3.

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This is a facsimile of a famous manuscript that on its inner two pages has the only known autograph copy of Beethoven's song "Ich liebe dich", and on its outer two pages an unfinished sketch by Franz Schubert of the 2nd movement of his Sonata in D Flat. The manuscript was later owned and signed by Johannes Brahms.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autographed manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors. 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 "Appassionata," a full set of handwritten parts for Robert Schumann’s String Quartet in A minor op. 41 no. 1 (Heavily...