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Old 04-17-2008, 08:12 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Re: Hummel

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Originally Posted by ecarroll View Post
TMers,

Sorry to rain on the Wynton/Sergei parades but J-C is right. The original key was E and the manuscript is in the British Museum. I spent a marvelous afternoon with it when I was teaching at the Royal Academy of Music.

Cheers,
EC
No worries
The whole which key thing is really interesting to think about though (at least for me)
Thanks for setting it straight
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