D-Berlin, Universität der Künste, library
Copy of the partitas BWV 825 (without the 1st movement) - 827

1. Appearance
Shelfmark                              6138/16, fascicle 1
Extent 17 leaves
Measurement, in cm f. 1 - 2 (BWV 825/2): 32,5 x 20,5
f. 3 - 17: 36,5 x 21,5
Rastrology, in cm 1,0
Paper/Watermark 'Two birds'*
Cleffing violin clef, bass clef
Safe-keeping/Quire/Foliation 1 sheet + Septernio, originally stiched with thread, the last leave was seperated and is now sticked together with 6138/16, fascicle 2.
Scribe unknown scribe 1 (f. 2r) (cf. D LEm Ms. R 13)
unknown scribe 2

2. Contents
Arrangement                           f. 1r: ruled but otherwise blank
f. 1v: blank
f. 2r: BWV 825/2, "Allemande", mm. 1 - 38
f. 2v: ruled but otherwise blank
f. 3r: BWV 825/2, mm. 22 - 38
f. 3v: BWV 825/3, "Corrente.", mm. 1 - 35
f. 4r: mm. 36 - 60
f. 4v: BWV 825/4, "Sarrabande.", mm. 1 - 28
f. 5r: BWV 825/5, "Menuet. 1", mm. 1 - 38
         BWV 825/6, "Men: 2.", mm. 1 - 16
f. 5v: BWV 825/7, "Giga.", mm. 1 - 26
f. 6r: mm. 27 - 48
f. 6v: BWV 826/1, "Sinfonia", mm. 1 - 17
f. 7r: mm. 18 - 32
f. 7v: mm. 33 - 63
f. 8r: mm. 64 - 91
f. 8v: BWV 826/2, "Allemande.", mm. 1 - 18
f. 9r: mm. 19 - 32
f. 9v: BWV 826/3, "Courante.", mm. 1 - 21
f. 10r: mm. 22 - 24
           BWV 826/4, "Sarabande.", mm. 1 - 24
f. 10v: BWV 826/5, "Rondeau.", mm. 1 - 64
f. 11r: mm. 65 - 112
f. 11v: BWV 826/6, "Capriccio.", mm. 1 - 52
f. 12r: mm. 53 - 95
f. 12v: BWV 827/1, "Fantasia.", mm. 1 - 63
f. 13r: mm. 64 - 120
f. 13v: BWV 827/2, "Allemande.", mm. 1 - 14
f. 14r: mm. 15 - 16
           BWV 827/3, "Corrente", mm. 1 - 20
f. 14v: mm. 21 - 56
f. 15r: BWV 827/4, "Sarabande.", mm. 1 - 28
f. 15v: BWV 827/5, "Burlesca.", mm. 1 - 37
f. 16r: mm. 38 - 41
           BWV 827/6, "Sherzo.", mm. 1 - 32
f. 16v: BWV 827/7, "Gigue", mm. 1 - 29
f. 17r: mm. 30 - 50
f. 17v: blank
Title-heading BWV 826: "Partita. 2."
BWV 827: "Partita III."
Model Original publication

3. Miscellaneous
Foreign/later entries                paging (from 3 to 6 and from 8 to 34, with pencil);
on f. 2r [after the title-heading:] "dal Sign: Giov: Seb: Bach.";
sporadic corrections and accidentals;
cover page written by Rudorff: "A. No 4 [cancelled and replaced by J. No 3] // a., Partita 1, 2, 3 in B dur, c-moll, a-moll / von J. S. Bach / Alte Abschrift; von der ersten Partita / fehlt [+ 2 words cancelled, above them:] das Präludium und die Hälfte der Allemande, / dieselbe Allemande liegt vollständig in einer / anderen Handschrift obbei. / b., Courante aus der Partita 4 in D dur von Joh. Seb Bach / Alte Abschrift. / c., Toccata aus der Partita 6 in e moll von J. S. Bach / Im Anschluß daran ein Stück in a moll / von ? mit einer Bemerkung, die / von C. Ph. Bach's Hand herzurühren scheint."
Condition of source good (partly bleed-through, water stains)
Provenance ? - C. H. Pistor - F. D. E. Rudorff (geb. Pistor)/A. F. Rudorff - E. F. K. Rudorff - Berlin, Universität der Künste (formerly Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst), library
Remarks Especially the Capriccio of the 2nd Partita shows many corrections.


* Paper mill Zwönitz; paper maker Christoph Friedrich Sendig, owner of the mill between 1738 and 1758; after his dead the mill was carried on by his widow (+ 1776)

03.01.06