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Printed invitation to Beethoven's funeral on March 29, 1827
Printed invitation to Beethoven's funeral that was distributed in the shop of music publisher Tobias Haslinger. 1 p., printed on recto only.
- Date
- 1827
- Resource Type
- Creator
- CreatorContributor
- Form of original
- image/jp2
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- Date created
- 2020-04-23
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- Identifier
- islandora:452
- IFBms7
- Language
- Alternative Title
- Einladung zu Ludwig van Beethoven's Leichenbegägniss, welches am 29. März um 3 Uhr Nachmittags Staff finden wird.
- Notes
- Translation: “Invitation / to / Ludwig van Beethoven’s / Funeral, / which will take place on March 29 at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. /Mourners should gather in the apartment of the deceased in the Schwarzspanier-Haus Nr. 200, / on the glacis in frontof the Schottenthor. / The procession will move from there to the Trinity-Church next to the P. P. Minoriten in the Alsergasse. / The musical world suffered the irreplaceable loss of the famous composer on March 26, 1827, in the evening around 6 o’clock. / Beethoven died from the effects of dropsy, at the age of 56, / after receiving the Holy Sacraments. /The day of the Funeral Mass will be announced at a later date by / L. van Beethoven’s / admirers and friends. / (This card will be distributed in Tob. Haslinger’s music shop.) Printed by Anton Strauß.” (Translation by William Meredith)
- References: Brilliant, Ira F., "The invitation to Beethoven's funeral--the second version," Beethoven journal 13, no. 1 (Summer 1998) : 31-33
- Extent
- 13 x 19 cm. (5.25 x 7.5 in.).
- Rights Note
- This work is in the public domain and therefore the digital images attached to this catalog record may be used without permission. Credit statements for these images should read “From the collections of the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San José State University.” For information on obtaining higher resolution reproductions and permission to publish, see the Beethoven Center's website https://www.sjsu.edu/beethoven/collection/library-materials/index.php
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