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Acknowledgements List of illustrations List of tables List of music examples List of abbreviations Two intertwining family trees: the Habsburg-Lorraines of Vienna and the Bourbons of Spain and Naples Note about quotations Introduction 1. The Empress as collector of music 2. Marie Therese's musicians 3. The Empress as soprano 4. Private concerts 5. Celebrations of Franz's birthday and nameday 6. Musical caprice 7. Marie Therese's influence on music in the public sphere 8. The Empress as conceiver, commissioner, and shaper of musical works 9. Il conte Clo: a birthday cantata from inception to performance 10. Joseph Haydn and Beethoven between Court and nobility Epilogue Appendix 1: Marie Therese's collection of church music Appendix 2: Marie Therese's musical diary, 1801-1803 Appendix 3: Paer's letters to the Empress Appendix 4: Correspondence between Paisiello and Marie Therese Appendix 5: Documents pertaining to the development and performance of Paer's Il conte Clo Bibliography Index.