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On request of the Scottish publisher George Thompson, also secretary of the "Board for the Encouragement of Arts and Manufactures in Scotland", Ludwig van Beethoven composed between 1809 and 1823 about 170 arrangements of folk songs from Scotland, Ireland and Wales. He wrote these pieces for one or more voices with accompaniment of violin, cello and piano. The possibility to improve his financial position and his reputation in the English society, was a major motif for Beethoven. On the other hand, these arrangements demonstrate his warm affection for these popular tunes. Joseph Haydn, Leopold Kozeluk and Ignaz Pleyel were also engaged to participate in this project, just as the poets Robert Burns, Lord Byron and Walter Scott, who were invited by Thompson to rewrite some lyrics.
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