Friday, December 1, 2023

Sheet music written by Auschwitz prisoners collected dust for decades. This British composer restored it

A white piece of sheet music, with black music notes filling the bars of the page. There's a hole in the middle of the page and the bottom edge is scorched.

After eight years spent recovering the documents, Leo Geyer finally brought one of the pieces to an audience. He hopes the music helps people better understand Holocaust history.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/sheet-music-written-by-auschwitz-prisoners-collected-dust-for-decades-this-british-composer-restored-it-1.7046374?cmp=rss

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