56. PUBLICATION OF THE MISSA, THE NINTH AND "THE CONSECRATION OF THE HOUSE"

 
INVITATION TO THE SUBSCRIPTION PUBLISHED THE 20TH OF APRIL, 1825 IN VOLUME 3, No. 9 OF THE "INTELLIGENCER OF CÄCILIA" PUBLISHED BY SCHOTT IN MAINZ This invitation promised a publication of the Missa, the Ninth and "The Consecration of the House" in the near future. ( National Library, Vienna)
 
FIRST PAGE OF THE SUBSCRIPTION LIST PRINTED PRECEDING THE BEGINNING OF THE ORCHESTRAL SCORE OF THE NINTH SYMPHONY The publisher Schott proudly started the list with the names of the Emperor of Russia and the Kings of Prussia, France, Denmark and Saxony. Then follow the Grand Dukes of Tuscany and Hesse, and then the Princes Radziwill and Galitzin. This list is several pages long. (Conservatory of Music, Geneva)
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OVERTURE "THE CONSECRATION OF THE HOUSE," OPUS 124 Dedicatory page of the score--to the Prince Nikolaus Galitzin The work was composed in 1822 and published by Schott in Mainz in 1825. ( van Hoboken, Ascona)
 
MISSA SOLEMNIS FOR FOUR SOLO PARTS, CHORUS, ORCHESTRA AND ORGAN, OPUS 123 Title page of the score with dedication to Archduke Rudolf of Austria, also Cardinal Archbishop of Olmütz This copy belonged to Johannes Brahms. The composition was begun in 1819 and completed in 1823. It did not appear in print until 1827, however, published by Schott in Mainz. ( Society of Friends of Music, Vienna)
 
NINTH SYMPHONY, OPUS 125 Title page of the score with dedication to the King of Prussia, Frederick William III Beethoven's last symphony was published in 1826 by Schott in Mainz. (Conservatory of Music, Geneva)
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FRIEDRICH SCHILLER (1759-1805) Engraving by J. G. Müller after Anton Graff The great German poet is the author of the "Ode to Joy," the poem on which the final movement of the Ninth Symphony is based. ( Former State Library, Berlin)
 
FREDERICK WILLIAM III, KING OF PRUSSIA (1770-1840) Engraving by Meno Haas after Lauer Beethoven had given preference to the King of Prussia over the Emperor of Austria with regard to the dedication of his Ninth Symphony. Was that perhaps the reason why the name of the Emperor of Austria is absent from the list of subscribers to the work? ( Former State Library, Berlin)
 
SEAL ON THE BACK OF A LETTER SENT BY THE FRENCH EMBASSY OF VIENNA TO BEETHOVEN (Collection Wegeler, Koblenz)
 
BOTH SIDES OF A GOLD MEDAL BY GAYRARD SENT BEETHOVEN BY LOUIS XVIII, KING OF FRANCE When Beethoven was in all sorts of trouble he one day received a message that King Louis XVIII, a most enthusiastic admirer of his, wished to send him a gold medal with the King's likeness on it. Such a distinction was extremely rare and filled the composer with legitimate pride. ( Society of Friends of Music, Vienna)
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