Unpublished scores by several composers from the late 18th and early 19th centuries have been found at the Munster School of Music. After two centuries of silence, half a dozen of them were reinterpreted for the first time in public at the Strasbourg music conservatory.
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In 2013, bassoon scores were found. It was by chance, during a move, that the director of the Music School of Munster (Haut-Rhin) came across these treasures which had long been gathering dust in the cupboards: 223 manuscripts with a total of 15 000 pages. After ten years of analysis and transcription, they were finally digitized and performed for the first time at the Strasbourg Conservatory.
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Between 1787 and 1830, the industrial Hertmann family, which included several musicians, commissioned works from several composers. Among them, Franz Krommer, Johann Evangelist Brandl and Joseph Fiala. But one signature attracts attention: that of Naübaur, friend of the famous and illustrious Mozart.
Bringing the melodies back to life
The scores are almost intact. If a few pieces of compositions are missing, they have been carefully reconstructed by the musicians of the Strasbourg conservatory. A way for them to contribute to the preservation of this unique musical heritage. For music lovers, it is a real godsend to be able to bring these works back to life.
“The joy… of saying to ourselves that we have saved the scores and that we have not missed these works.”
Eliane Warthdirector of the music school
In 2018, five new scores were found. Experts are working to restore these new discoveries and hope to find new musical surprises. Patience.
Classical music
Musical scores come back to life. The oldest are almost 250 years old. – (France 3)