Ernest CHAUSSON (1855-1899). 3 L.A.S., [1886-1887], to Emmanuel Chabrier; 6 1/2 pages in-8 or in-12, the 2nd on the letterhead of the Société Nationale de Musique. Bellevue [October 1886?] He received the invitation "for the dinner of the Pris de Rhum" too late in the country, but it will be "exact on the first Monday of December"... - 3 [December 1886]. He cannot come to the dinner of the Pris de Rhum, having to "heat up a cold". Chabrier's melodies are postponed to the concert of January 22: "But nobody knows yet who will sing them"... - Friday [28.I.1887], about the subscription to the "Franck festival [...] this family celebration offered to a great musician"... Attached is a L.A.S. to Mrs. Chabrier (2 p. in-12), regretting not being able to do her a favor: "I only have the edition for piano alone!"...

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