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Traces and scratches: the magical world of composers’ handwriting

Composers’ hands (l-r): Felix Mendelssohn, R Schumann, Clara Schumann, Buxtehude, JS Bach, Beethoven
© Bibl. Jagiellońska | Lib. of Congress | Staatsbibl. Berlin | Universitetsbibl. Uppsala | IMSLP
Liza Lim: sketch for A Sutured World
© Courtesy of Liza Lim
Baude Cordier: “Tout par compas”
© Musée Condé MS 564 | IMSLP
From Emilio de’ Cavalieri’s Lamentations of Jeremiah (c.1590)
© Biblioteca Vallicelliana MS O 31 | IMSLP
Sketch for Robert Schumann’s First Symphony
© US Library of Congress | IMSLP
Excerpt from Lili Boulanger’s Faust et Hélène
© Bibliothèque nationale de France | IMSLP
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