Earliest Bach manuscripts found

German researchers claim they have discovered the oldest known hand-written manuscripts of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Earliest Bach manuscripts found

German researchers claim they have discovered the oldest known hand-written manuscripts of Johann Sebastian Bach.

The two manuscripts contain copies that Bach made of organ music composed by Dietrich Buxtehude and Johann Adam Reinken, and date from around 1700, said Hellmut Seemann, president of the Foundation of Weimar Classics.

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