Document signed, dated : Berlin, 6 September 1841, 1841 Sept. 6.

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Document signed, dated : Berlin, 6 September 1841, 1841 Sept. 6.

Being an invitation to a festival dinner on 8 September in honor of Meyerbeer and Mendelssohn; also signed by the "Gebrüder Ganz," Henning, [C.] Seidel, [Karl Adam] Bader, C[arl F[riedrich] Rungenhagen, Eduard Mantius, and others.

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Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864

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By 1831, Spontini's reputation has lost ground to the works of younger men, including Meyerbeer, whose Robert le Diable was first performed eight month after the date of this letter; this is perhaps the opera mentioned here, though Meyerbeer may be referring to the abortive Le Portefaix, the contract for which he had just signed. Despite the apparent warmth of their relationship, Spontini was already jealous. His own continuing lack of success he attributed to a plot orchestrated by Meyerbeer, "...

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847

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Felix Mendelssohn, composer of the early Romantic period. His best-known works include the overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian Symphony, the Scottish Symphony, the oratorio St. Paul, the oratorio Elijah, the overture The Hebrides, the mature Violin Concerto and the String Octet. A grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn was born into a prominent Jewish family. He was brought up without religion until the age of seven, when he was bapt...

Mantius, Eduard, 1806-1857,

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Henning, C. W. (Carl Wilhelm), 1784-1867

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German conductor and composer. From the description of Document signed, dated : Berlin Aug. 29 1841, 1841 Aug. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270665589 ...

Bader, Karl Adam, 1789-1870.

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Rungenhagen, Carl Friedrich, 1778-1851

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x000303 ...

Schlesinger, Heinrich 1810-1879

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German music publisher. From the description of Document signed, dated : Berlin, 6 September 1841, 1841 Sept. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873902 ...

Ganz, Adolf 1796-1870

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Seidel, C.

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