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    Gottfried Freiherr van Swieten (29 October 1733 – 29 March 1803) was a Dutch-born Austrian diplomat, librarian, and government official who served the...
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    Symphony No. 1 (Beethoven) (category Symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven)
    Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21, was dedicated to Baron Gottfried van Swieten, an early patron of the composer. The piece was...
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    university education. He was the father of Gottfried van Swieten, patron of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Gerard van Swieten was the one surviving child of a prominent...
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    them Prince Joseph Franz Lobkowitz, Prince Karl Lichnowsky, and Baron Gottfried van Swieten. Assisted by his connections with Haydn and Waldstein, Beethoven...
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    John Normington as Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor Nicholas Selby as Gottfried van Swieten Willoughby Goddard as Count Franz Orsini Rosenberg Basil Henson...
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    funeral arrangements were made by Mozart's friend and patron Baron Gottfried van Swieten. Describing his funeral, the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians...
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  • in New York City. From October 2016 to March 2017, he played Baron Gottfried Van Swieten in a production of Amadeus by Peter Shaffer at the Royal National...
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    period of the couple's courtship, Mozart began making visits to Baron Gottfried van Swieten, who let him examine his extensive collection of manuscripts...
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  • association of music-loving noblemen centered in Vienna and founded by Baron Gottfried van Swieten in 1786. The society sponsored concerts, often reviving music...
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    Prague. Mozart esteemed Handel and in 1789 he was commissioned by Baron Gottfried van Swieten to rearrange Messiah (HWV 56). This work likely influenced the...
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