Daniel François Esprit AUBER (1782-1871). L.A.S., November 4, 1840, to Germain Delavigne, curator of the furniture of the Crown; 2 pages in-8. As director of the King's music, he sends and comments on the invoices and statements of expenditure for the eight concerts given by the King's music at the Palais de Saint-Cloud in September and October. He points out that he had to employ auxiliaries for the pieces requested by the royal family, and for the performance of which the King's music orchestra, which is not complete, could not suffice. He recalls that he had already pointed out that there was only one bassoon, and that the appointment of a second seemed indispensable ...