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Signatures of great composers
Composers signed letters, contracts and, above all, manuscripts. Their signatures sit on some of the most treasured scores in the world.
6 signatures
- 1685–1759 · ComposersGeorge Frideric HandelA German name remade in English, and a composer who dated his scores
- 1685–1750 · ComposersJohann Sebastian BachJoh. Seb. Bach: a prayer at the top of a score, praise at the end
- 1756–1791 · ComposersWolfgang Amadeus MozartHe signed “Wolfgang Amadè Mozart”, and used Amadeus mostly as a joke
- 1770–1827 · ComposersLudwig van BeethovenA fast, forceful hand from a composer who fought his own handwriting
- 1810–1849 · ComposersFrédéric ChopinF. Chopin: one initial that served both his Polish and French names
- 1840–1893 · ComposersPyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyOne signature in Cyrillic, many spellings on Western title pages