News Report #2

New Mozart piece of music found in French library
By: JOHN LEICESTER
Associated Press

A French library in Nantes found a peice of music written by Mozart while digging through their archives. The single sheet was hand written and being authenticated by the International Mozarteum Foundation in Salzburg Austraia. They are however absolutly sure that this sheet was written by Mozart himself due to the distinct handwriting and have confirmed that this sheet is a new discovery and a very important find. The peice of music they assumed was a draft and missing the harmony and the instumentation but clearly defined as a work in progress. The library received this sheet back in the 19th century and it was catalogued into the librarys collection and then forgotten for more than a century. As the library updated and re-catalogued its collection was the sheet rediscovered. This is an amazing and rare find.


I think that it is an absolutly jaw dropping event when something like this is discovered. I mean to find something from the 17th century hidden away in the stacks of a library. I guess library's really were the keepers of important information and art. I argued that museums and the internet have taken over the job of storing important information but this is a clear example of the importance and extensive collections that libraries were once responsible for. Libraries are the keepers of our history and this discovery remindes us of that fact. This single sheet of unfinished work by Mozart is worth unthinkable amounts of money plus the historical worth of such a find. I think we should take this find as a reminder of the past and maybe as some direction in the future. Libraries are important to society and they should be treated as such.