(3)Missing Bach original piece found after 80 years

(3)Missing Bach original piece found after 80 years

TACHIKAWA, Japan - Japanese pianist Chieko Hara plays the piano in this undated photo. Tadashi Isoyama, a professor of Kunitachi College of Music, found part of a musical score composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), which had been missing for about 80 years, among the late pianist's possessions.

(2)Missing Bach original piece found after 80 years

(2)Missing Bach original piece found after 80 years

TACHIKAWA, Japan - Tadashi Isoyama, a professor of Kunitachi College of Music, points to part of a musical score composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), which had been missing for about 80 years but has been found among the possessions of the late Japanese pianist Chieko Hara, at his school in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on April 3. (Kyodo)

(1)Missing Bach original piece found after 80 years

(1)Missing Bach original piece found after 80 years

TACHIKAWA, Japan - Tadashi Isoyama, a professor of Kunitachi College of Music, looks at a musical score composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), which had been missing for about 80 years and has been found among the possessions of the late Japanese pianist Chieko Hara, at his school in Tachikawa on April 3. Researchers describe the 1728 composition ''Wedding Cantata BWV 216'' as an invaluable discovery that will lead to a greater understanding of the German composer during his prime. (Kyodo)

(3)Missing Bach original piece found after 80 years

(3)Missing Bach original piece found after 80 years

TACHIKAWA, Japan - Japanese pianist Chieko Hara plays the piano in this undated photo. Tadashi Isoyama, a professor of Kunitachi College of Music, found part of a musical score composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), which had been missing for about 80 years, among the late pianist's possessions. (Kyodo)