Chanson de clown : autograph manuscript, 1890 May 22.

Record ID: 
114327
Creator: 
Chausson, Ernest, 1855-1899.
Biographical Data: 
French composer.
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.
Inscription/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.

Provenance: 

Alfred Cortot; Robert Owen Lehman.

Associated names: 

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Cortot, Alfred, 1877-1962, former owner.
Lehman, Robin, former owner.