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Music, graphonomy, coding,

and some uncomfortable truths.

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Luca Bianchini, on manuscripts, myths, and truth

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Music, graphonomy, coding, uncomfortable truths, and the occasional divine mischief.

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Critical notes, manuscript puzzles, and discoveries you won’t find in textbooks.

Hidden details revealed: Pseudo Mozart catalog page under RGB filter analysis
Three Inks, One Lie

How a forged entry unraveled thanks to an 18th-century ink signature hiding in plain sight.

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A page from Mayr’s Verter—catch the first notes of Mozart’s Magic Flute hidden in plain sight
Verter and the Magic Flute

Discover the hidden musical links that tie Mayr’s opera to Mozart’s most mysterious masterpiece.

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Mozart’s autograph: the very first notes of his Flute Quartet K.298
The Day Mozart Didn’t Write

What if that ‘authentic’ catalog entry wasn’t Mozart’s after all?

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Reading Like Mozart

Reading like Mozart – Lesson 1
Kurrent

The Adventure Begins

Published in June 2025

Deciphering Mozart’s handwriting, one letter at a time. Start your journey here and discover how to read like the Maestro.
How Kurrent Letters Work – Lesson 2
Kurrent

How Kurrent Letters Work: The Three Levels

Published in June 2025

Kurrent isn’t chaos—it’s structure. Discover the “floors” of every letter and how Mozart’s pen danced across the page.
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