[ Mark Kinsler wrote in 060113 MMDigest:
> P.S.: My music teacher told me yesterday that the only reason we
> have the Brandenburg Concertos was that someone noticed that there
> were musical notes on the paper they were wrapping around some meat.

I never heard the story about the Brandenburg Concertos almost being
used to wrap meat, but I was really astonished to read that after the
Margrave of Brandenburg died, and his estate was being examined, the
Brandenburg Concertos were first discovered -- they had never been
opened since Bach sent them.

I like stories such as these, and if Mark Kinsler's music teacher can
tell me where the meat story is written, I would appreciate it.

Randolph Herr