Literary Writings
Czerny left a book Letters to a young lady, on the art of playing the pianoforte ISBN 1290217106. "He was not without literary tastes, and a comedy, two dramas and verses by him are in the archives of the 'Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde' in Vienna."
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