[Napoleon III]. Strauss, Fernand, French composer (1823-1892). Autograph manuscript signed.

N. p., 19. VIII. 1868.

8vo. 3 pp. on bifolium.

 1,500.00

Curious manuscript of a cantata in three stanzas in honour of Emperor Napoleon III entitled "Le Soleil de la France", celebrating the monarch as a genius and as a guarantor of peace. A stamp of the famous concert-café Eldorado indicates that Strauss had either been commissioned by the Eldorado or participated in a competition.

Minimally soiled.

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