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Autograph sketchleaf fragment for the Elegischer Gesang and a symphony, ca. 1814

Fragment of a music sketchleaf in Beethoven's hand containing music for the Elegischer Gesang, Opus 118, and a "sinfonie" from ca. 1814.
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  • ca. 1814
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  • 2023-10-10
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  • ABSms6
  • islandora:32430
["Purchase, J. & J. Lubrano (202309), gift of members of the American Beethoven Society. Previous sold at Bonham's auction (Photography, Books, Maps and Manuscripts), London, Nov. 8, 2005, lot 533."]
Notes
  • References: LvBWV vol. 1, p. 759 (Quellen I.1 Skizzen (4).
  • Recto: Sketches for the Elegischer Gesang, op. 118 (for four voices and string quartet), including the words "Sanft," "Sanft wie du," Sanft wie bu debte[st]} and "hast du." ; Verso: Sketches for an unidentified work or works, containing a number of separate thematic ideas, one marked "sinfonie" and evidently in D minor, another marked "V[iolon]c[ello]." Written in brown ink on systems of varying lengths, with twelve staves visible. Includes numerous cancellations and revisions.
Extent
  • 1 leaf fragment (2 written pages); 16.6 x 15 cm
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  • 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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