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canopic jug [soylentnews.org] writes:

A music historian at the Austrian state archives, Paul Duncan, has completed the final component of an investigation into a lost Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) piece. It was determined the authentic Mozart manuscript [miamiherald.com] originated from a Vienna-based copyist named Johannes Traeg and was written by Mozart when still a teen.

An obscure piano manuscript that had been ignored for centuries is now believed to have been authored by one of the world’s most famous composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The sensational discovery [steiermark.at] was revealed by Austrian officials on Sept. 8, following an extensive investigation into the document.

The manuscript has been housed in an state archive since 2005 but was donated by a private collector to the Styrian Music Association in 1877.

Previously:
(2016) Lost Mozart-Salieri Composition Performed [soylentnews.org]

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