![]() ![]() Very carefully, he rolls a manuscript and eases it out of the cabinet. Johann sets down his candle and squeezes his arm through the lattice of the locked music cabinet. Johann has already mastered the beginner pieces and now wants something more difficult to practice. His brother keeps his music locked away since he thinks it is too valuable to be used by children. Since his parents died, Johann lives with his brother, a church organist. Johann Sebastian Bach has a burning desire to play new music. He knows it will squeak unless opened very slowly, and if anyone hears him, his mission will be over. ![]() ![]() Slowly, ever so slowly, he pushes on the door to the study. He cups his hand and shields the light from the candle he's holding, trying not to awaken the others in the house. A small ten-year-old boy tiptoes quietly down the stairs. The night is dark and cold, and a fierce wind rattles the windowpanes. ![]()
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