Chopin Waltz Unearthed After 200 Years

Chopin, who wrote mostly piano solos, died aged 39 in France in 1849 (Credit: AFP)

An unknown waltz by Chopin, written nearly 200 years ago, has been discovered in the vault of the Morgan Library and Museum in New York.

The score, on a card bearing Frederic Chopin's hand-written name, was found by a curator in the spring, the New York Times reported Sunday.