D-Berlin, Universität der Künste, library
Copy of the mass in A Major, BWV 234

1. Appearance
Shelfmark                              6138/10
Extent 45 leaves
Measurement, in cm 30 x 21
Paper/Watermark different papers, trimmed, without watermark
Cleffing flauto I, II, violin I, II: violin clef; viola: alto clef; soprano: soprano clef; alto: alto clef; tenor: tenor clef; bass: bass clef; continuo: bass clef
Safe-keeping/Quire/Foliation The manuscript is paged from 1 to 88
Scribe J. H. Michel

2. Contents
Arrangement                           f. 1r: title page
f. 1v: 1st movement (Kyrie), mm. 1 - 5
f. 2r: mm. 6 - 11; f. 2v: mm. 12 - 17; f. 3r: mm. 18 - 23; f. 3v: mm. 24 - 29; f. 4r: mm. 30 - 35; f. 4v: mm. 36 - 41; f. 5r: mm. 42 - 47; f. 5v: mm. 48 - 53; f. 6r: mm. 54 - 59 f. 6v: mm. 60 - 65; f. 7r: mm. 66 - 71; f. 7v: mm. 72 - 75; f. 8r: mm. 76 - 78; f. 8v: mm. 79 - 81; f. 9r: mm. 82 - 85; f. 9v: mm. 86 - 89; f. 10r: mm. 90 - 97; f. 10v: mm. 98 - 104; f. 11r: mm. 105 - 111; f. 11v: mm. 112 - 118; f. 12r: mm. 119 - 125; f. 12v: mm. 126 - 132; f. 13r: mm. 133 - 139; f. 13v: mm. 140 - 146; f. 14r: mm. 147 - 148;
f. 14r: 2nd movement (Gloria), mm. 1 - 3; f. 14v: mm. 4 - 6; f. 15r: mm. 7 - 9; f. 15v: mm. 10 - 15; f. 16r: mm. 16 - 21; f. 16v: mm. 22 - 26; f. 17r: mm. 27 - 29; f. 17v: mm. 30 - 32; f. 18r: mm. 33 - 35; f. 18v: mm. 36 - 41; f. 19r: mm. 42 - 47; f. 19v: mm. 48 - 53; f. 20r: mm. 54 - 56; f. 20v: mm. 57 - 59; f. 21r: mm. 60 - 62; f. 21v: mm. 63 - 65; f. 22r: mm. 66 - 71; f. 22v: mm. 72 - 77; f. 23r: mm. 78 - 82; f. 23v: mm. 83 - 85; f. 24r: mm. 86 - 88; f. 24v: mm. 89 - 91; f. 25r: mm. 92 - 94; f. 25v: mm. 95 - 100; f. 26r: mm. 101 - 106; f. 26v: mm. 107 - 111
f. 27r: 3rd movement (Domine Deus), mm. 1 - 14; f. 27v: mm. 15 - 27 f. 28r: mm. 28 - 41; f. 28v: mm. 42 - 53; f. 29r: mm. 54 - 65; f. 29v: mm. 66 - 82a; f. 30r: mm. 82b - 96; f. 30v: mm. 97 - 100
f. 30v: 4th movement (Qui tollis), mm. 1 - 12; f. 31r: mm. 13 - 27; f. 31v: mm. 28 - 43; f. 32r: mm. 44 - 59; f. 32v: mm. 60 - 77; f. 33r: mm. 78 - 95; f. 33v: mm. 96 - 113
f. 34r: 5th movement (Quoniam), mm. 1 - 18; f. 34v: mm. 19 - 35a; f. 35r: mm. 35b - 48; f. 35v: mm. 49 - 64; f. 36r: mm. 65 - 74
f. 36v: 6th movement (Cum Sancto Spiritu), mm. 1 - 4; f. 37r: mm. 5 - 7a; f. 37v: mm. 7b - 9; f. 38r: mm. 10 - 11; f. 38v: mm. 12 - 14; f. 39r: mm. 15 - 17; f. 39v: mm. 18 - 20; f. 40r: mm. 21 - 23; f. 40v: mm. 24 - 26; f. 41r: mm. 27 - 29; f. 41v: mm. 30 - 32; f. 42r: mm. 33 - 35; f. 42v: mm. 36 - 38; f. 43r: mm. 39 - 41; f. 43v: mm. 42 - 44; f. 44r: mm. 45 - 47; f. 44v: mm. 48 - 50; f. 45r: mm. 51 - 54; f. 45v: blank
Title page "Vier / Messen" [corrected by another writer to "Eine Messe"] / "in Partitur / von / Joh. Seb. Bach."
Model D B Mus. ms. Bach P 16

3. Miscellaneous
Foreign/later entries                on f. 1r the old shelfmark "261" [correction from "385"] ;
cover page written by Rudorff: "B. No 22. / Messe in A dur von J. S. Bach / Partiturabschrift // (Bach-Ausgabe / Jahrgang VIII)".
Condition of source well (little bleed-through)
Provenance J. H. Michel - Voß-Buch - E. F. K. Rudorff - Berlin, Universität der Künste (formerly Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst), library
Remarks The manuscript originally belonged to the sources D Bhm 6138/9, D B Mus. ms. Bach P 17 and P 18 which alltogether formed a complete copy of the masses BWV 233-236.


21.12.05