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	'''''Besson''''' was a French and English firm specialising in the manufacture of brass musical instruments, founded by Gustave Auguste Besson (1820–1874) in [[Paris]] in 1838, and opening their first [[London]] branch in 1851. Following Gustave Auguste Besson's death, the French arm of the company changed its name to Fontaine-Besson in 1880, but continued to be known as Besson in England.		'''''Besson''''' was a French and English firm specialising in the manufacture of brass musical instruments, founded by Gustave Auguste Besson (1820–1874) in [[Paris]] in 1838, and opening their first [[London]] branch in 1851. Following Gustave Auguste Besson's death, the French arm of the company changed its name to '''''Fontaine-Besson''''' in 1880, but continued to be known as Besson in England.

	By 1894 their [[London]] factory employed 131 workers, producing 100 brass instruments a week. In 1948, it was taken over by the firm of Boosey & Hawkes, while Besson's business in France was acquired by Cousenon in 1957 <ref name="note1"/>.		By 1894 their [[London]] factory employed 131 workers, producing 100 brass instruments a week. In 1948, it was taken over by the firm of Boosey & Hawkes, while Besson's business in France was acquired by Cousenon in 1957 <ref name="note1"/>.

	Tchaikovsky corresponded with the firm in 1892 concerning their ''Clarinette-pédale'' (a new contrabass clarinet).		Tchaikovsky corresponded with the [[Paris]] branch of the firm in 1892 concerning their ''Clarinette-pédale'' (a new contrabass clarinet).

	==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==		==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
	One letter from Tchaikovsky to Besson has survived, dating from 1892, ~~which~~ has been translated into English on this website:		One letter from Tchaikovsky to Besson-Fontaine in [[Paris]] has survived, dating from 1892, and has been translated into English on this website:
	* '''[[Letter 4702]]''' – May 1892, from [[Saint Petersburg]]		* '''[[Letter 4702]]''' – May 1892, from [[Saint Petersburg]]

	One letter from Besson to Tchaikovsky, dating from May 1892, is preserved in the [[Klin]] ~~House-Museum Archive~~.		One letter from Besson-Fontaine to Tchaikovsky, dating from 4/16 May 1892, is preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]] (a{{sup\|4}}, No. 261).

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==

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	'''''Besson''''' was a French and English firm specialising in the manufacture of brass musical instruments, founded by Gustave Auguste Besson (1820–1874) in [[Paris]] in 1838, and opening their first [[London]] branch in 1851. Following Gustave Auguste Besson's death the French arm of the company changed its name to Fontaine-Besson in 1880, but continued to be known as Besson in England.		'''''Besson''''' was a French and English firm specialising in the manufacture of brass musical instruments, founded by Gustave Auguste Besson (1820–1874) in [[Paris]] in 1838, and opening their first [[London]] branch in 1851. Following Gustave Auguste Besson's death, the French arm of the company changed its name to Fontaine-Besson in 1880, but continued to be known as Besson in England.

	By 1894 their [[London]] factory ~~of London~~ employed 131 workers, producing 100 brass instruments a week. In 1948 it was taken over by the firm of Boosey & Hawkes, while Besson's business in France was acquired by Cousenon in 1957 <ref name="note1"/>.		By 1894 their [[London]] factory employed 131 workers, producing 100 brass instruments a week. In 1948, it was taken over by the firm of Boosey & Hawkes, while Besson's business in France was acquired by Cousenon in 1957 <ref name="note1"/>.

	Tchaikovsky corresponded with the firm in 1892 concerning their ''Clarinette-~~pedale~~'' (a new contrabass clarinet).		Tchaikovsky corresponded with the firm in 1892 concerning their ''Clarinette-pédale'' (a new contrabass clarinet).

	==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==		==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==

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'''''Besson''''' was a French and English firm specialising in the manufacture of brass musical instruments, founded by Gustave Auguste Besson (1820–1874) in [[Paris]] in 1838, and opening their first [[London]] branch in 1851. Following Gustave Auguste Besson's death the French arm of the company changed its name to Fontaine-Besson in 1880, but continued to be known as Besson in England.

By 1894 their [[London]] factory of London employed 131 workers, producing 100 brass instruments a week. In 1948 it was taken over by the firm of Boosey & Hawkes, while Besson's business in France was acquired by Cousenon in 1957 <ref name="note1"/>.

Tchaikovsky corresponded with the firm in 1892 concerning their ''Clarinette-pedale'' (a new contrabass clarinet).

==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
One letter from Tchaikovsky to Besson has survived, dating from 1892, which has been translated into English on this website:
* '''[[Letter 4702]]''' – May 1892, from [[Saint Petersburg]]

One letter from Besson to Tchaikovsky, dating from May 1892, is preserved in the [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive.

==Bibliography==
* {{bib|1893/61}} (1893)

==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">See http://www.besson.com/en/saga/our-history</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Correspondents]]