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Oct 2021
8m 30s

Beethoven's Unfinished 10th Symphony Bro...

Scientific American
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Nearly 200 years after his death, the German composer’s musical scratch was pieced together by machine—with a lot of human help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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