Collection 108-M

Charles Appy Papers

Charles Ernest Appy was born of French parents in The Hague, Netherlands; his family moved to Amsterdam, where Charles studied piano with Richard Hol, cello with Charles Montigny, and later with Merlen; in 1851 became cellist in the concert orchestra at Zaandam; in 1854 he performed as a solo cellist in Scotland; two years later he became a member of the Amsterdam Park Orchestra and of the orchestra of the Felix Meritis Society; in 1857 he assisted with the concerts at London's Crystal Palace, returning to join the orchestra of the Caecilia Society in Amsterdam; began playing in a string quartet in 1862; served as cello teacher at the Maatschappij tot Bevordering van Toonkunst, 1864-83; opened a school of music in Amsterdam; his compositions for cello include Phantasies on themes from Der freischntz and Robert der Teufel, as well as small salon pieces.

Collection consists of correspondence from Hans von Bnlow, Clara Schumann, Franz Liszt, Niels Gade, Stephen Heller, Carl Hill, Salomon Jadassohn, Karl Hermann, Beethoven, and others, as well as musical excerpts from Hans von Bnlow, Leander Schlegel, B. Kwast, Woldemar Bargiel, Ernst S. Rabitzky, and others.

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