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MUSICIAN UNCOVERS HIDDEN MUSIC IN DA VINCI'S 'LAST SUPPER'.(News)

Article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY) Article date: November 10, 2007

Byline: Ariel David, Associated Press

ROME -- It's a new Da Vinci code, but this time it could be for real.

An Italian musician and computer technician claims to have uncovered musical notes encoded in Leonardo Da Vinci's "Last Supper," raising the possibility that the Renaissance genius might have left behind a somber composition to accompany the scene depicted in the 15th-century wall painting.

"It sounds like a requiem," Giovanni Maria Pala said. "It's like a soundtrack that emphasizes the passion of Jesus."

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