Why This New Manuscript is 'The Most Important Mozart Discovery in Decades'

On Friday, June 19th, the National Library of France announced the discovery of a 44-page notebook containing lessons and compositions written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The notebook, which belonged to one of the composer's pupils, yielded seven previously unknown works for flute and harp - a musical duo that is not well represented in classical music repertoires. Emi Ferguson, a flute player, composer, and host on WQXR discusses the significance of this discovery and what it may mean for musicians and the classical music world at large.

Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP via Getty Images: An original fragment from a recently discovered piece of instructional music composed by Mozart.

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