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Johann Peter Salomon

Guest book of the Bonn Reading Society, 1788-1821 Lese- und Erholungsgesellschaft Bonn

Letter from June 28th, 1792

Transformation of the "Military Symphony" for piano trio

Entry of Christoph von Breuning, October 28th, 1792 Original: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien

Ornamented sheet with Bonn musicians

Piano variations on "God save the king" (C Major) WoO 78

Piano variations on "Rule Britannia" (D Major) WoO 79

Calculation, January 1810 The British Library

Corrected copy of the 53 folk song adaptations for singing voice, violin, violoncello and piano, 1810

Frontispiece "St. Cecilia" of the 1st volume of the "Irish Songs"

Original edition of the "Welsh Songs", 3rd volume, 1817

Letter to George Thomson dated March 11th, 1818

Original edition of the "Scottish Songs", 5th volume, 1818

Corrected copy of the Scottish songs for voice, piano, violin and violoncello, op. 108 for the German edition

Bilingual edition of the "Scottish Songs" op. 108

Autograph of the variations op. 107 No. 6 and 7, subject "Beautiful Minka"

Variation subjects for piano and flute, 1819

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)

Cadenzas for piano concerts, composed in the style of famous composers, André, Offenbach 1787

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Three piano sonatas op. 25 Ludwig van Beethoven, septet op. 20 in a string quintet adaptation Piano version of the violin concert (D Major) op. 61 Royal College of Music, London String quartet (E flat Major) op. 74

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Copyist's score of the piano version of the violin concerto (D Major) op. 61 corrected by the composer The British Library Piano version of the violin concerto (D Major) op. 61 Beethoven's own cadenza, piano part Beethoven's own cadenza, kettledrum part

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Letter to Ferdinand Ries in London, February 28th, 1816 Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838) Summary of ownership and receipt for Robert Birchall, March 9th, 1816 Letter concept from Christopher Lonsdale to Beethoven, November 8th, 1816

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Trio for piano, violin, violoncello (B flat Major) op. 97 Title page written by Beethoven of the corrected copy of the Diabelli variations op. 120 Duke of Wellington Letter to George Smart in London, March 16th and 19th, 1815

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Announcements for performances of op. 91 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane The British Library Announcement for the performance at King's Theatre on June 23, 1830 The British Library

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George Augustus Frederick, Prince-Regent and later King of England (1762-1830) Letter to Johann Peter Salomon in London, June 1st, 1815 English original edition of the piano reduction op. 91 German original edition of the piano reduction op. 91

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First score edition of the Second Symphony op. 36, Cianchettini & Sperati, London 1808 Catalogue of the Beethoven compositions published by Preston, 1823 The British Library Six easy variations for piano on a proper subject (G Major) WoO 77, Monzani & Hill, London approx. 1813 Piano forte by Thomas Broadwood, 1817

Letter to Count Moritz von Lichnowsky, early February 1818

Minute book of the board of the Philharmonic Society, 1822 to 1837, entry from November 10th, 1822 The British Library

Letter to Charles Neate dated February 25th, 1823

Receipt signed by Beethoven, April 27th, 1824 The British Library

Copyist´s score of the Ninth Symphony corrected by the composer, 1824 The British Library

List of mistakes for the Ninth Symphony, January 27th, 1825

Programme of the English first performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on March 21st, 1825 with handwritten notes by George Smart The British Library

Sir George Thomas Smart (1776-1876)

Canon "Ars longa, vita brevis" The British Library

Letter to Ignaz Moscheles dated February 22nd, 1827

Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870)

Sebastian Rau to Ignaz Moscheles, March 17th, 1827

Beethoven on his deathbed, March 1827, drawing by Teltscher (1801-1837) Original: The British Library

Joseph Joachim (1831-1907)

Charles Hallé (1819-1895)

Signature of Queen Victoria of England on the deed of foundation of the Bonn Beethoven monument, 1845

Unveiling of the Beethoven monument by Ernst Julius Hähnel at the Münsterplatz in Bonn

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