Lost music by Chopin unearthed nearly 200 years after his death [Video]

A curator at a museum in New York City has discovered a previously unknown waltz written by Frédéric Chopin, marking the first time that a new piece of work by the Polish composer has been found in nearly 100 years.Video above: Archaeologists excavate historic site in Gloucester, MassachusettsThe waltz, written on a small manuscript measuring about 4 inches by 5 inches, was first discovered by curator Robinson McClellan in 2019, who then sought outside expert help, according to a statement from the Morgan Library & Museum on Monday.“He found it peculiar that he could not think of any waltzes by Chopin that matched the measures on the page,” reads the statement.“Chopin famously wrote in ‘small forms,’ but this work, lasting about one minute, is shorter than any other waltz by him,” the statement says. “It is nevertheless a complete piece, showing the kind of ‘tightness’ that we expect from a …