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The 1728 composition, called "Wedding Cantata BWV
216," was found among the papers of Japanese pianist Chieko Hara,
who died in Japan in 2001 aged 86.

The work, written for the wedding of a daughter of a German customs official,
was missing for 80 years. Professors at the Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo
say they may release copies
for future performances.

The eight-page handwritten composition contains soprano and alto parts with notes
and lyrics written in German, Professor Tadashi Isoyama said. It is not clear
how Hara obtained the manuscript – its last known owner was a descendant of German
composer Felix Mendelssohn.

from Pravda