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Ries, Ferdinand, 1784-1838. Autograph letter signed : [n.p., London?, n.d., between 1814 and 1824?], to Sir George [Smart?], [n.d., 1814-1824?].

Title: Autograph letter signed : [n.p., London?, n.d., between 1814 and 1824?], to Sir George [Smart?], [n.d., 1814-1824?].

Saying that his Overture was not returned from the City Concert, asking Smart to send it to "the Rooms, or Harris must have it, inquire im[m]ediately on your arrival at the Rooms for it," etc.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (12mo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270676102 View

Simrock, Nicolaus, 1751-1832. Autograph letter signed, dated : Cologne, 24 March 1827, to B. Schott's Söhne in Mainz, 1827 Mar. 24.

Title: Autograph letter signed, dated : Cologne, 24 March 1827, to B. Schott's Söhne in Mainz, 1827 Mar. 24.

Asking for various string parts and the piano four-hand arrangement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, asking, if it is not too late, that his name be added to the list of subscribers to Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, ordering the orchestral score, orchestral parts, piano score, vocal parts (but only if they are printed in the g clef, "sonst würde ich dieselben nicht gebrauchen können"), mentioning [Rossini's?] Tancred, [Weber's] Preziosa, [Ferdinand?] Ries, etc.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

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Ries, Ferdinand, 1784-1838. Autograph letter signed, dated : Dresden, 19 December 1826, to an unidentified friend, 1826 Dec. 19.

Title: Autograph letter signed, dated : Dresden, 19 December 1826, to an unidentified friend, 1826 Dec. 19.

Saying that something has gone wrong concerning his letter to Peters, that he cannot account for the letter he just received from Peters, that Peters wants to send out subscription lists, that Ries has asked that tickets be sold at all music shops, adding that on the 21st he will know whether he is to play on the first or second holiday, or on New Year's day, or not at all, that Morlac[c]hi wishes him to give his concert on 5 January, that in any case he will play in Leipzig on the 30th, etc.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p., docketed.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270676107 View

Newland/Zeuner Collection, circa 1735-circa 1900

Title: Newland/Zeuner Collection circa 1735-circa 1900

Primarily music (printed and ms.) for piano, 2 or 4 hands, and songs, with a concentration in sacred vocal works in Latin and English. (The music in Latin may represent the only known source of pre-Cäcilienverein 19th-century American Catholic Church music.) Composers range from Mozart and Rossini to George F. Root and Oliver Shaw. The collection contains the largest extant source of music by Charles Zeuner which was purchased by Newland after Zeuner's death.

ArchivalResource: circa 2,000 items; 57 boxes; 20 linear feet

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Ries, Ferdinand, 1784-1838. ALS, 1826 Nov. 28, from Ferd. Ries, Frankfurt, to Peters [?], Leipzig.

Title: ALS, 1826 Nov. 28, from Ferd. Ries, Frankfurt, to Peters [?], Leipzig.

Ries speaks of an impending visit and concert and asks for help finding a position.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122640073 View

Albi Rosenthal collection of letters between composers and music publishers, 1704-1966.

Title: Albi Rosenthal collection of letters between composers and music publishers, 1704-1966.

Collection of 18th, 19th, and 20th-century autograph manuscript letters between composers and music publishers, collected by music antiquarian Albi Rosenthal from the early 1970s through about 2002.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes (1.5 linear feet)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00368/catalog View

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Autograph letter signed, dated : Vienna, to Mr. [Charles] Neate, chez Mr. Stodart in London, 1816 May 15.

Title: Autograph letter signed, dated : Vienna, to Mr. [Charles] Neate, chez Mr. Stodart in London, 1816 May 15.

Saying he read with great pleasure in the Morning Cronigle [sic] that the Philharmonic Society performed his Symphony in A [op. 92] on 23 March, reminding him that he promised to give a concert for Beethoven's benefit, saying that the Prince Regent did not favor him either with a reply or an acknowledgment of the "Bataile" [i.e. Wellingtons Sieg, op. 91] that he sent to His Highness, mentioning Ries, etc.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p., with integral address leaf in another hand; docketed.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270672122 View

Ries, Ferdinand, 1784-1838. Symphonie à grand Orchestre, op. 23, no. 1 / composée par Ferdinand Ries.

Title: Symphonie à grand Orchestre, op. 23, no. 1 / composée par Ferdinand Ries. [19--]

ArchivalResource: ms. score (232 p.) + parts.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53785016 View

George Benson Weston autograph collection, 1683-1879.

Title: George Benson Weston autograph collection, 1683-1879.

Autograph collection containing papers of various European musicians, poets and aristocrats.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01008/catalog View

ALS, from Ferd. Ries, Frankfurt, to Peters [?], Leipzig, 1826 Nov. 28

Title: ALS, from Ferd. Ries, Frankfurt, to Peters [?], Leipzig 1826 Nov. 28

Ferdinand Ries was a German pianist and composer. Ries speaks of an impending visit and concert and asks for help finding a position.

ArchivalResource: 1 item

http://archives.nypl.org/mus/20030 View

Ries, Ferdinand, 1784-1838. Autograph letter signed, dated : Godesberg, 14 June 1826, to [C.F. Peters in Leipzig], 1826 June 14.

Title: Autograph letter signed, dated : Godesberg, 14 June 1826, to [C.F. Peters in Leipzig], 1826 June 14.

Concerning the publication of his works, explaining why he does not want an exclusive contract with Peters, asking why he should lay claim only to Peters's money to pay for his compositions, saying that Peters cannot use everything that Ries writes, listing his op. 132-145 and their publishers (Clementi, Goulding, Willis, Addison, Schlesinger, Naegeli, Schott, Probst), mentioning Peters's predecessor, Kühnel, complaining of a breaking out (Ausschlag) on his lips, mentioning his doctor, H. von Walter, commenting on the death of C.M. von Weber, "einer unsrer talentvollen Künstler," asking for information about Weber's role in Dresden, etc.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p., docketed.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270676094 View

Ries, Ferdinand, 1784-1838. Grande simphonie au grand orchestre / composé par F. Ries.

Title: Grande simphonie au grand orchestre / composé par F. Ries. 1809.

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. score ([104] p.) ; 28 x 32 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78031756 View

Ries, Ferdinand, 1784-1838. Simphonie : op. 23 [i.e. op. 80], no. 2 / Ferdinand Ries.

Title: Simphonie : op. 23 [i.e. op. 80], no. 2 / Ferdinand Ries. [19--]

ArchivalResource: ms. score (148 p.) + parts.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53785024 View

Thomas, Theodore, 1835-1905. Theodore and Rose Fay Thomas Felsengarten collection, 1814-1905.

Title: Theodore and Rose Fay Thomas Felsengarten collection, 1814-1905.

Collection includes first edition books and scores inscribed to Thomas by authors, musical manuscripts, books autographed by Thomas and his wife, scores arranged and marked by Thomas, correspondence to and from Thomas, prints and photographs, and artifacts from Thomas's study.

ArchivalResource: 28 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70963346 View