Dear Collective Wisdom,
I was surfing the net tonight, and I came upon this page:
http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/articles/weiss/bio.html
In reading the page, I found an interesting situation, in which Sylvius
wrote a letter to Louise Gottsched, and there is a great quote in the
letter; in the note, Weiss is presenting a composition to her, in which he
is admitting that Mons. Schuster had informed him that she already had 1 or
2 movements from this composition.
Could this be the one & the same Schuster referred to in JSB's BWV 995,
i.e., "Pieces por Mr. Schuster"?
Can anyone shed light?
ed
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In 1740 Luise Adelgunde Victoria Gottsched, wife of a Leipzig literature
professor and amateur lutenist since childhood received a visit from Weiss
which her husband described as follows: "she played even the most difficult
Weiss pieces perfectly,almost by sight; and she even earned the applause of
this great master when he visited her in 1740, playing for her and hearing
her play." A letter from Weiss to her in 1741 speaks for itself as to the
relationship between them.
Madame,
It is a great presumption for me to be so bold as to avail myself
of my pen, since both my handwriting and rough draft are equally weak.
However, I have found no other means to unwind myself from a previous
anxiety than to pay my respects with the present letter. Namely, some time
ago I took the liberty of obliging (you) with a small Galanterie-Partie, of
which (as Mons. Schuster later informed me ) you already had one movement
or another. In order to correct this error now, I wished to compose, for
you alone, and herewith most obediently dedicate to you the enclosed
(partita). Despite the fact that it is just something simple, I must
obediently request that you not communicate it further, for as long as one
has thing for oneself, it is always beautiful and new, I will also keep it
just for myself. Here and there I have added a fingering, which I would
have done throughout if your already-achieved insight concerning fingering
were not sufficiently known to me. It would be a further audacity to
request an answer of just two lines as to the safe receipt of this my
musical enclosure, yet I would nonetheless like to be thus assured of (your
having received) it. My humble suggestion would be to honor Herr Hoffmann
with the duty of a secretary. Please give my most obedient respects to your
husband. I remain with all obligation, Madame.
Dresden
Sept 28 1741
vostre tres humble et tres obeyssant Serviteure.
signed, Silvius Leopoldus
Weiss>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Edward Martin
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