German composer (1840-1916) and music teacher, also a founder of Nature protection movement.
Autograph letter in German signed by him, dated in Berlin, 1896, to the Italian composer Giovanni Tebaldini:
Partial translation: “…Today I come to you with a request. Yesterday, in the Senate of the Academy - of which I am a member - a letter addressed to the Prussian Ministry of Culture from Professor Angelo Balladoni in Lodi was presented, who is entitled to work on Italian music, which he intends to write, from the Minister - i.e. he is requesting the Academy to answer a number of questions. Before doing anything else, I would like to ask you, on behalf of my college, if you know the identity of Mr. Balladoni, if he is an important Scholar, if he is supported by the Italian Government, if he is personally reliable. Hopefully, you can give us some information! (…) Have you received the Gloria from Lotti? The Copist of the college has already copied it to you one summer, and to your credit, since you asked me to have it copied to you on account of the Church of San Antonio…”.
Size is
5.5 x 8.6 inches each page, 4 written pages, folds, creases, in overall very good condition.
German composer (1840-1916) and music teacher, also a founder of Nature protection movement. Autograph letter in German signed by him,...
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German composer (1840-1916) and music teacher, also a founder of Nature protection movement.
Autograph letter in German signed by him, dated in Berlin, 1896, to the Italian composer Giovanni Tebaldini:
Partial translation: “…Today I come to you with a request. Yesterday, in the Senate of the Academy - of which I am a member - a letter addressed to the Prussian Ministry of Culture from Professor Angelo Balladoni in Lodi was presented, who is entitled to work on Italian music, which he intends to write, from the Minister - i.e. he is requesting the Academy to answer a number of questions. Before doing anything else, I would like to ask you, on behalf of my college, if you know the identity of Mr. Balladoni, if he is an important Scholar, if he is supported by the Italian Government, if he is personally reliable. Hopefully, you can give us some information! (…) Have you received the Gloria from Lotti? The Copist of the college has already copied it to you one summer, and to your credit, since you asked me to have it copied to you on account of the Church of San Antonio…”.
Size is
5.5 x 8.6 inches each page, 4 written pages, folds, creases, in overall very good condition.
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