[Footnote 18: The accounts of Dittersdorfs (Selbstbiogr., p. 248) and Naumann's (Meissner's Biogr., II., p. 189; Naumann's Leben, p. 267) personal intercourse with Frederick William II. are very interesting.] [Footnote 19: Mus. Monatsschr., p. 20. Cf. Schletterer, Reichardt, I., p. 457. Schneider, Gesch. der Oper Beil., XXXVI., pp. 15, 16.] [Footnote 20: So says the Berlin musical Veteran (Neue Berl. Mus. Ztg., 1856, p. 35).] [Footnote 21: Rochlitz, A. M. Z., IM p. 22.] [Footnote 22: Dittersdorf, Selbstbiogr., p. 267.] [Footnote 23: Cf. Rochlitz, A. M. Z., XXX., p. 491.] [Footnote 24: Cf. Schletterer, Reichardt, I., p. 638.] [Footnote 25: My researches in the Royal Library and archives for some trace of négociations accompanying this offer have proved fruitless. It must therefore have been at once refused at Mozart's personal interview with the King; the way in which Mozart writes to his wife, that she has cause to be satisfied with the favour in which he stands with the King, seems to refer to some definite proposal.] [Footnote 26: So ways the Veteran. The tradition, according to which Mozart wrote the "Ave verum" in Potsdam, is quite untrustworthy.] [Footnote 27: Berl. Litt. u. Theal.-Ztg., 1784, II., p. 160.] [Footnote 28: So says Semler, Voss. Ztg., 1857, March xi; Beil., p. 7.] [Footnote 29: The scene made such an impression that a viola-player marked the place on his part where Mozart stamped the time till his shoe-buckle snapped. Griel, the old orchestra attendant at Leipzig, had picked it up and showed it as a token.] [Footnote 30: A. M. Z., I., pp. 85, 179.] [Footnote 31: The notice in the Leipz. Ztg., 1789, Nos. 91 and 93 runs; "Heute als den Mai wird Herr Capellmeister Mozart, in wirklichen. Diensten Sr. K. K. Maj. eine musikalische Akademie in dem grossen Conzertsaale zu seinem Vortheil geben. Die Billets sind fur 1 Gulden bei Hrn. Rost in Auerbachs Hofe und bei dem Einlasse des Saales zu bekommen. Der Anfang ist um 6 Uhr."] [Footnote 32: On May 17, at Leipzig, he composed the charming little Gigue (574 K.) for the court-organist, Engel.] [Footnote 33: He stayed in the house at the Gensdarmenmarkt with Moser, to whom he presented an elegant copy of the six quartets (421 K.).] [Footnote 34: Journ. d. Moden, 1789, p. 394.] [Footnote 35: Rochlitz, A. M. Z., I., p. 20.] [Footnote 36: N. Berl. Mus. Ztg., 1856, p. 36.] [Footnote 37: An enthusiastic description of her beauty is given by Rahel (I., p. 62).] [Footnote 38: Meyer, L. Schroder, II., 1, p. 93. Schletterer, Reichardt, I., p. 511.] [Footnote 39: Köpke, L. Tieck, I., p. 86. It is well known that in 1789 the "Entfuh-rung," alone of Mozart's operas, was given in Berlin, "Figaro" and "Don Giovanni" not appearing on the stage there until November and December, 1790. This is a fresh proof of how youthful memories are confounded with later reminiscences.] [Footnote 40: Mus. Real-Ztg., 1789, p. 156.] [Footnote 41: So Hummel's widow told me at Weimar, in 1855.]