[aruanan]

All too often, when an “unknown” work is discovered, there is a good reason why the author/composer decided not to expose it to the public.

Quite a bit of J.S. Bach's music was lost because he was writing old time music in his day and there was a lack of interest in preserving it. Imagine some genius today writing Gilbert and Sullivan-type operettas. Oh, it isn't Lady Gaga or Will.I.am and Fergie, toss it. I read that some manuscripts were being used to wrap meat in the market.

[Paleo Conservative]

I read that some manuscripts were being used to wrap meat in the market.

Obviously before modern sanitation laws.

[left that other site]

What you are saying is so true.

I remember hearing Michael Feinstein say that, while he was working for Ira Gershwin, he found a TRUNK FULL of unpublished songs by George and Ira Gershwin. Even with his influence, Feinstein could not get a single music publisher to publish the songs. They said that nobody wanted to hear that old stuff.