For those who don't know about the story behind Bach's Brandenburg concertos. In 1721, Bach
composed six “concertos for various instruments”. He dedicated them to a German nobleman and sent
the manuscript as a gift, hoping to land a job as the court composer in Brandenburg. The nobleman
never replied. Bach eventually took another job in Leipzig, where he lived for the rest of his life. Bach
had sent his original and there were no copies. The 6 concertos were lost for 130 years. They were
never performed. The manuscript was eventually sold for about $20 and shelved in a library. The
Brandenburg Concertos sat there until 1849, when they were discovered and published for the first
time.
SHADORMA
how many
lost masterpieces
are lying
mouldering
away in dusty archives
more precious than jewels
sadly some
have gone forever
have faded
disappeared
due to inferior ink
and antique parchment
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