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Chanson de clown : autograph manuscript, 1890 May 22.

Record ID
114327
Creator
Chausson, Ernest, 1855-1899.
Biographical Data
French composer.
Object title

Chanson de clown : autograph manuscript, 1890 May 22.

Uniform title
Chansons de Shakespeare. Chanson de clown
Date
1890 May 22.
Credit line
Gift of Robert Owen Lehman.
Provenance
Alfred Cortot; Robert Owen Lehman.
Inscriptions/Markings
On the front: "Chanson de clown (Le soir des Rois)." At the end: "Cuincy 22 Mai [18]90 Ernest Chausson."
Notes
Song with piano; the text is from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
Associated names
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Cortot, Alfred, 1877-1962, former owner.
Lehman, Robin, former owner.
Composer