WeGA, Briefe, Digitale Edition
author: Jähns, Friedrich Wilhelm
language: de
availability: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Berlin (Prussia) 29. Dec. 1868
Sir.

New Edition (1838) with many improvements. The Melodies of Scotland with Simphonies and Accompaniments for the Pianoforte, Violon etc. by Pleyel, Hydn, Beethoven, Hummel etc. The Poetry chiefly by Burns. Th[e] Whole collected by George Thomson. F. A. S. E. In Fife Volumes. London printed and sold by T. Preston. 71. Dean street. Soho. and by G. Thomson. Edinburgh. Baxter’s Place. has been published by You and

In these Fife Volumes are scattered 10 Songs Scottish with Ritornels (Simphonies) and Accompaniments by Carl Maria von Weber. for the Pianoforte only.

These Ritornels (Simphonies) and accomaniments by Weber were composed for the Pianoforte, Flute, Violin and V.cello in the year 1825 by ordre of Mr. Thomson of Edinburgh. Have these 10 Songs with the last accompaniments also been published by You and namely in an especial edition comprising alone these compositions?

What is the title of this especial edition and what is the prise??

Have these 10 songs with Accompaniment for the Pianoforte only appared alone in one Volume in a special edition?

I am writing a chronological, critical, thematical-Catalogue of the entire works of C. M. v. Weber and for this purpose I request a friendly answer to the above questions.

I have the honor, to be Your’s obediently Fr. William Jähns. Director of Music to His Majesty the King of Prussia.

Berlin (Prussia[)] Krausen-Str. No 62.