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Title: Piano 'played by Mozart' discovered in Germany: report
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Published: Aug 4, 2010
Author: AP
Post Date: 2010-08-04 16:15:18 by X-15
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BERLIN — An early piano believed to have been played by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has surfaced in Germany and could be worth millions of euros (dollars), a radio station reported Wednesday. Public broadcaster SWR said the instrument was built in 1775 and acquired in the 1980s by piano manufacturer Martin Becker in the southern German city of Baden-Baden from an antiques dealer in Strasbourg, eastern France. When Becker decided to auction off the fortepiano, a music historian noticed the offer and "had a hunch that it could be the same long-lost instrument that Mozart played whenever he was in Strasbourg," SWR said. "I had the idea to offer it on (online auction site) eBay and maybe get between 30,000 and 40,000 euros for it," Becker told the radio station. A historic oil painting in Vienna shows the composer Joseph Haydn, a Mozart contemporary, playing what may be the same instrument. The fortepiano, built by Christian Baumann, is one of eight known examples. Mozart was known to be a fan of Baumann's work, SWR said. SWR said auction house Christie's confirmed the piano's provenance in 2003, but a company spokesman told AFP that its US-based musical instrument specialists had never examined it. Experts said the piano could be worth millions if its illustrious pedigree is established.
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#1. To: X-15 (#0)
Honkey-debbil. Blow up the piano as a lesson to whitey.
Mozart is the cure for TNB, which is why he's played over speakers in downtown areas where businesses want to discourage the gathering of feral ghetto-trash.
__________________________________________________________ Like a brilliant, glorious light of pure intelligence, slicing through the darkness like a laser beam!
While I prefer the Symphonies of Brahms and Beethoven for sheer brilliance in Keyboard composition he has rarely been equaled.
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
__________________________________________________________ Now, that is music!
So very beautiful. Thank you.
Papa Haydn was no slouch either. Trumpet explodes at 0:40.
There is no long form.
Bravo. The segue to the finale was just wonderful. Thank you.
I tend to prefer choral pieces myself. Carmina Burana! Handel's Messiah
"Every Person born within the limits of the United States, and subject to their jurisdiction, is by virtue of natural law and national law a citizen of the United States. This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States, but will include every other class of persons. there is no trumpet like Herb Alpert!
"Every Person born within the limits of the United States, and subject to their jurisdiction, is by virtue of natural law and national law a citizen of the United States. This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States, but will include every other class of persons.
"Every Person born within the limits of the United States, and subject to their jurisdiction, is by virtue of natural law and national law a citizen of the United States. This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States, but will include every other class of persons. I adore Carmina Burana. It is the greatest choral work ever written. There is a piece that Rense plays as one of his Bumper tunes that was written by a 16 year old girl that is gorgeous.
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
I have actually performed the Carmina Burana as a Soprano. I've sung the Messiah many times. I know the Hallalujah chorus by heart, alto section of course. I prefer singing alto to soprano and my voice has gotten lower as I have gotten older.
"Every Person born within the limits of the United States, and subject to their jurisdiction, is by virtue of natural law and national law a citizen of the United States. This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States, but will include every other class of persons.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#2. To: Esso (#1)
"This man is Jesus,” shouted one man, spilling his Guinness as Barack Obama began his inaugural address. “When will he come to Kenya to save us?"
-Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
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#5. To: echo5sierra, Esso (#3)
slicing through the darkness like a ...
"This man is Jesus,” shouted one man, spilling his Guinness as Barack Obama began his inaugural address. “When will he come to Kenya to save us?"
-Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
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Senator Jacob Howard, Co-author of the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, 1866.
#11. To: randge, Original_Intent, Lod, X-15 (#8)
Trumpet explodes at 0:40.
Senator Jacob Howard, Co-author of the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, 1866.
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Senator Jacob Howard, Co-author of the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, 1866.
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Senator Jacob Howard, Co-author of the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, 1866.
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