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Lost Mozart score found in France | Lost Mozart score found in France |
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A previously unknown piece of music by Mozart has been discovered at a library in western France. | A previously unknown piece of music by Mozart has been discovered at a library in western France. |
Ulrich Leisinger, head of research at the International Mozarteum Foundation in Austria, said the single sheet of music was "really important". | Ulrich Leisinger, head of research at the International Mozarteum Foundation in Austria, said the single sheet of music was "really important". |
"His handwriting is absolutely clearly identifiable," he added. "There's no doubt that this is an original piece handwritten by Mozart." | "His handwriting is absolutely clearly identifiable," he added. "There's no doubt that this is an original piece handwritten by Mozart." |
The sheet was found among the archives by staff at a library in Nantes. | The sheet was found among the archives by staff at a library in Nantes. |
Mr Leisinger said the municipal Mediatheque library contacted his foundation to ask for help authenticating the work. | Mr Leisinger said the municipal Mediatheque library contacted his foundation to ask for help authenticating the work. |
It's a melody sketch so what's missing is the harmony and the instrumentation, but you can make sense out of it Ulrich Leisinger The score appears to be for a "Credo in D major". | |
There is a second piece which looked like a "first draft, in parts illegible," said a library official. | There is a second piece which looked like a "first draft, in parts illegible," said a library official. |
It was part of the collection of Pierre-Antoine Laboucheroe, a 19th-century collector who donated his legacy to the city. | It was part of the collection of Pierre-Antoine Laboucheroe, a 19th-century collector who donated his legacy to the city. |
The score was catalogued as part of the library's collection, but was later "entirely forgotten" about. | The score was catalogued as part of the library's collection, but was later "entirely forgotten" about. |
It was rediscovered by the library as it re-catalogued its archives, and authenticated by a researcher from the Mozarteum Foundation last year. | It was rediscovered by the library as it re-catalogued its archives, and authenticated by a researcher from the Mozarteum Foundation last year. |
Mr Leisinger said there had been just 10 Mozart finds of such importance over the past 50 years. | Mr Leisinger said there had been just 10 Mozart finds of such importance over the past 50 years. |
If sold, the single sheet would likely fetch around $100,000. | If sold, the single sheet would likely fetch around $100,000. |
'Extremely rare' | 'Extremely rare' |
Mr Leisinger said it was the "draft for a piece that Mozart did not work out, for whatever reason". | Mr Leisinger said it was the "draft for a piece that Mozart did not work out, for whatever reason". |
"It's a melody sketch so what's missing is the harmony and the instrumentation, but you can make sense out of it," he said. | "It's a melody sketch so what's missing is the harmony and the instrumentation, but you can make sense out of it," he said. |
"The tune is complete. It's only one part, and not the whole score with eight or twelve parts. | "The tune is complete. It's only one part, and not the whole score with eight or twelve parts. |
"One can really get a feeling of what Mozart meant, although we do not know how he would have orchestrated it." | "One can really get a feeling of what Mozart meant, although we do not know how he would have orchestrated it." |
He added: "The fact that an entirely new sheet shows up is extremely rare." | He added: "The fact that an entirely new sheet shows up is extremely rare." |
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