Early music

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Gob
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Early music

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The earliest known piece of polyphonic music - a piece of choral music written for more than one part - has been uncovered at the British Library.

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It is thought that the simple score, that is is dedicated to Boniface, patron Saint of Germany, was written around the year 900.

The piece was discovered by Giovanni Varelli, a PhD student from St John's College, University of Cambridge, while he was working on an internship.


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Cool!
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Very interesting, and worth a listen. Thanks Gob.

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