German experts recently identified an 18th century manuscript as a musical piece written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart, a child prodigy, likely wrote it as a teenager.
German researchers recently discovered a 'new' piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 233 years after his death. Leipzig Municipal Libraries announced the discovery of the newly-identified composition, originally called 'Serenade in C,' on Thursday. The manuscript of the composition dates back to around 1780, when Mozart was 24 years old. It was noticed by researchers working on a new edition of the Köchel catalog, which is a formal catalog of Mozart's compositions.
Leipzig Municipal Libraries believes that Mozart, famous for being a child prodigy, wrote the piece as a teenager in the 1760s. The newly-identified document was a copy of the original manuscript, made over a decade later. 'The manuscript … does not come from Mozart himself,' the library's translated statement read. 'Dark brown ink and medium white handmade paper were used, the parts are individually bound, the manuscript was not signed.
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