Autograph letter signed from Haydn to unidentified correspondent : Vienna, 1799 Sept. 14
Abstract/Contents
- Summary
- Letter addressed to "Dear Doctor" thanking him for his help, kindness, friendship... Mentions his oratorio, CREATION, to be performed at the latest by January 1800.
Description
| Type of resource | mixed material |
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| Extent | 2 p. (1 leaf). |
| Place | California |
| Date created | 1799 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | Italian |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809 |
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Subjects
| Subject | Parson, William, Sir |
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| Subject | Composers |
Bibliographic information
| Note | The correspondent has been identified as Dr. Charles Burney (1726-1814). |
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| Note | Includes English translation by Dr. Stanley Astredo Smith, Prof. of Romance Languages Emeritus, Stanford University. This translation also appears in the collection's published catalogue. |
| Biographical/Historical | German composer. |
| Language | In Italian. |
| Location | electronic resource |
| Location | Dept. of Special Collections Stanford Univ. Libraries |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
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Preferred citation
- Preferred citation
- Memorial Library of Music, MLM/7/497A.
Collection
Memorial Library of Music
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