Alternative Versions of Letter 239
People in Letter 239
Ferdinand Karl von Österreich-EsteHasse, Johann AdolfMetastasio [Trapassi], PietroMozart, Leopold (Johann Georg)Pallavicini, Giuseppe MariaPallavicini, Maria CaterinaPallavicini-Centurioni, Gian LucaParini, GiuseppeXimenes d`Aragona, Giuseppe
Places in Letter 239
Bologna, ItalyMilan, ItalyMilan, Italy: Teatro Regio DucalePadua, ItalySalzburg, AustriaVerona, ItalyVienna, Austria
Music by Mozart in Letter 239
239. LEOPOLD MOZART TO COUNT GIOVANNI LUCA PALLAVICINI IN BOLOGNA
[SALZBURG, 19 JULY 1771]

I have never felt as sick at heart as I do now in reproaching myself for having in some way deserved the shameful title of ingrate inasmuch as I have delayed until now to send Y Excellency our news. My lack of skill at writing in Italian has meant that I have kept putting off the moment when I should have done my duty, more especially since I had persuaded myself that Y Exc had not lacked news of my son`s success in Milan,




Your Excellency`s
most humble and devoted
servant
Salzburg 19 July 1771.
Leopold Mozart
Please use the following reference when citing this website:
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Eisen, Cliff et al. In Mozart's Words, Letter 239 <http://letters.mozartways.com>. Version 1.0, published by HRI Online, 2011. ISBN 9780955787676.