Recently, the world of classical music was rocked by the spectacular discovery of new works by two major composers. In 2024, scholars discovered a Serenade in C, soon nicknamed “A Very Little Night Music,” by Mozart. The little composition, written when he was about 12 years old, was found in a library in Leipzig: 


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… PhD, is the Robert S. Tangeman Professor of Music History at Yale University. He is the author of several books on J.S. Bach, most recently: “Bach in the World: Music, Society, and Representation...