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  • "Lost" Scottish Musical Score Unearthed After 500 Years

    01/09/2025 1:37:20 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 37 replies
    Scitech Daily ^ | January 8, 2025 | University of Edinburgh
    A fragment of “lost” music, discovered within the pages of Scotland’s first full-length printed book, is offering valuable insights into the sound of music from five centuries ago.Experts from Edinburgh College of Art and KU Leuven in Belgium have been examining the origins of this musical score—comprising just 55 notes—to shed light on early sixteenth-century, pre-Reformation Scottish music.Researchers describe the find as a rare glimpse into the musical practices of Scottish religious institutions 500 years ago. Notably, it is the only surviving piece of music from this era originating in the northeast of Scotland.The scholars made the discovery in a...