D-Berlin, Universität der Künste, library
Copy of the violin parts of the cantata "Alles nur nach Gottes Willen", BWV 72

1. Appearance
Shelfmark                              6138 [47211-1/2]
Extent 4 leaves + cover
Measurement, in cm 34 x 21
Paper/Watermark Coat of arms
Safe-keeping/Quire/Foliation 1 sheet in each case.
There is a more recent cover with the title: "Domin: 3 post Epiphanias / Alles nur nach Gottes Willen / a / 4 Voci / 2 Hautb. / 2 Viol. / Viola / e / Contin. / di J. S. Bach."
Scribe Anonymus IIf (V. I: 1st - 5th movement);
W. F. Bach (V. I: 6th movement and revision; V. II: 5th - 6th movement and revision);
Anonymus IIe (V. II: 1st - 4th movement)
Dating Date of performance: 27.01.1726

2. Contents
Arrangement                           1st violin:
f. 1r: ruled but otherwise blank
f. 1v: BWV 72/1 (chorus: "Alles nur nach Gottes Willen"), mm. 1 - 86
f. 2r: mm. 87 - 114
         "Tacet"-endorsement for movement 2 - 4
         BWV 72/5, "Aria." ("Mein Jesus will es tun"), mm. 1 - 55a
f. 2v: mm. 55b - 98
         BWV 72/6, "Chorale." ("Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit"), mm. 1 - 14

2nd violin:
f. 1r: BWV 72/1, mm. 1 - 91a
f. 1v: mm. 91b - 114
         "Tacet"-endorsement for movement 2 - 4
         BWV 72/5, "Aria.", mm. 1 - 64a
f. 2r: mm. 64b - 98
         BWV 72/6, "Choral"
Title-heading "Alles nur nach Gottes Willen. Violino 1 [Violino 2do." respectively]
Model D B Mus. ms. Bach P 54

3. Miscellaneous
Foreign/later entries                On the cover sheet (written by Rudorff): "Mappe I / B. No 8 // Einige alte Stimmen, / wahrscheinlich Originalstimmen, / obwohl ohne sichere Spuren J. S. Bach'scher Durchsicht / zu der Cantate / "Alles nur nach Gottes Willen" / von Joh. Seb. Bach. / (B. A. XVIII No 72) / Vorhanden: Violino, Violino II / Fehlend: Oboe I u. II, Viola, Continuo und / die 4 Singstimmen //
Bemerkungen. - beiliegend eine Continuo= / Stimme in neuerer Abschrift, auf der Jähns angiebt, daß sie nach einem in H. Krug's / Besitz befindlichen Original kopiert worden / sei. - Dr Max Jähns besitzt den Titel / zu dieser Cantate von der Hand Ph. Em. Bach's."
Below that there is a note by Ph. Spitta (with pencil): "Hierin ist verschiedenes von Bach eigenhändig geschrieben, z.B. Arie und Choral der 2. Violin= / Stimme, ausgenommen die G-Schlüssel. / S."
Partly there are corrections of notes;
the leaves are paged (with pencil)
Condition of source moderate (heavy bleed-through, water stains, ink corrosion)
Provenance J. S. Bach - C. P. E. Bach - C. P. 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 In the part of the 1st violin the first 5 braces are provided with a violin clef; in the first brace were filled in mm. 1 - 3a and erased afterwards;
on f. 1v measure 57 of the first movement was left out and added below the braces.


07.11.05