New Mozart Discovery

[Hardbopjazz]

By JOHN LEICESTER, Associated Press Writer

Thu Sep 18, 5:12 PM ET

PARIS - A French museum has found a previously unknown piece of music handwritten by Mozart, a researcher said Thursday. The 18th century melody sketch is missing the harmony and instrumentation but was described as an important find.

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Ulrich Leisinger, head of research at the International Mozarteum Foundation in Salzburg, Austria, said there is no doubt that the single sheet was written by the composer.

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What amazes me is, Mozart never crossed out anything he wrote. This photo shows this again.

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What amazes me is, Mozart never crossed out anything he wrote. This photo shows this again.

I disappointed there aren't any changes above melody.

[AllenLowe]

actually, someone found him one night, sitting in a graveyard, erasing his music - they said to him:

"Mozart, what are you doing?"

"De-composing."

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actually, someone found him one night, sitting in a graveyard, erasing his music - they said to him:

"Mozart, what are you doing?"

"De-composing."

That joke is so old.

How old is it?

That joke is so old, it's not decomposing any more.