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Beethoven

Rare Beethoven Manuscript Going To The Highest Bidder In New Hampshire

By Flo Jonic • Jan 15, 2014
Courtesy: RR Auction

An exceptionally rare scrap of music written by Ludwig Von Beethoven goes on the auction block Wednesday night at an auction house in New Hampshire. The single page document, which Beethoven apparently tore out of a sketch pad, provides rare insight into the composer’s creative process.

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