Ludwig van Beethoven-invitation to the German composer 's funeral, 29 March 1827

. Translation: 'The Meeting of Mourners will take place at the residence of the deceased, in the Scwarzpanier House, No. 200, at the Glacis before the Schotten Gate. The cortège will proceed from there to the Trinity Church of the Minorities in Alser Street. The irretrievable loss to the musical world of the celebrated tone-master took place on the 26th March 1827, at 6pm. Beethoven died in consequence of dropsy, in the 56th year of his age, after having received the Holy Sacrament. The day of obsequies will be made known by L. van Beethoven 's Worshippers and Friends'. LvB: 17 December 1770- 26 March 1827. Written by his faithful friend, Stephen von Breuning. The History of Music, by Emil Naumann. Volume IV, p.949.