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Newfound Mozart Works Written in Sister's Book

By Drew Nelles, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 2, 2009 1:27 PM CDT

(Newser) – Two pieces by a 7- or 8-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart went undiscovered for more than a century because they were written in his father Leopold’s hand, the New York Times reports. Austrian researchers have disclosed new details about the works after announcing the finding... Read full story »

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