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Salieri, Antonio. Autograph letter signed, 1 page (9.25 x 7.5 in.; 235 x 191 mm.), in Italian, Vienna, 14 November 1821; with the composer's red wax seal intact, integral blank. Salieri endorses a young musician. As maestro di Cappella at the Imperial Court of Vienna, Salieri attests to the musical ability of a young double-bass player, Luigi Grohoski. He further states that he supports his candidacy in the musical society to which he would like to be a member. Appointed the director of the Italian opera by the Habsburg court, a post he held from 1774 to 1792, Salieri dominated Italian language opera in Vienna. During his career he also spent time writing works for opera houses in Venice, Rome, and Paris. His dramatic works were widely performed throughout Europe during his lifetime. As the Austrian imperial Kapellmeister from 1788 to 1824, he was responsible for music at the court chapel and attached school. Even as his works dropped from performance, and he wrote no new operas after 1804, he still remained one of the most important and sought-after teachers of his generation, and his influence was felt in every aspect of Vienna's musical life. Franz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Liszt were among the most famous of his pupils.