D-HEms, Musikwissenschaftliches Seminar der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Copy of the motet "Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn", BWV Anh. 159 (score, 2 sets of parts, piano score)

1. Appearance
Shelfmark                              Th Ba 4
Extent score: 18 leaves;
1st set of parts: 20 leaves; 2nd set of parts: 5 leaves (only with the chorale "Ich bringe Lob und Ehre dir");
piano score: 2 leaves
Measurement, in cm score: 23,5 x 32; piano score: 35 x 24-24,5;
1st set of parts: 34,5 x 24,5; 2nd set of parts: 32 x 24
Rastrology, in cm score: 0,75;
1st set of parts: 0,9 (Alto I: 1,0); 2nd set of parts: 0,8
Paper/Watermark score: machine paper;
1st set of parts: machine paper; 2nd set of parts: a) crescent, b) monogram?;
piano score: 'VAN DER LEY' (in the fold)
Safe-keeping/Quire/Foliation Score, parts and piano score are preserved in a new sheet of paper (label: "Stimmen [with brown ink] Motette Bach. [with black ink] Ich lasse dich nichmm. [with brown ink] fehlt Alto Primo [with black ink, crossed out with brown ink]", below it with pencil: "Bach / Motette / BWV Anh. 159 / ABA 39 S. XXXIX / + Choral "Ich bringe Lob." / Stim. // Ba 4");
score: 5 sheets, arranged successively, stitched with thread, paged.
Scribe different scribes
scribe 1 (score + 1st set of parts);
scribe 2 (2nd set of parts: 2 canto, 1 alto parts);
scribe 3 (2nd set of parts: 2 alto parts);
scribe 4 (piano score)
Dating 1. third of 19th century

2. Contents
Arrangement of the score      f. 1r: title page
f. 1v: blank
f. 2r: BWV Anh. 159/, mm. 1 - 4
f. 2v: mm. 5 - 8
f. 3r: mm. 9 - 12
f. 3v: mm. 13 - 16
f. 4r: mm. 17 - 20
f. 4v: mm. 21 - 24
f. 5r: mm. 25 - 28
f. 5v: mm. 29 - 32
f. 6r: mm. 33 - 36
f. 6v: mm. 37 - 40
f. 7r: mm. 41 - 44
f. 7v: mm. 45 - 48
f. 8r: mm. 49 - 52
f. 8v: mm. 53 - 56
f. 9r: mm. 57 - 60
f. 9v: mm. 61 - 64
 f. 10r: mm. 65 - 68
f. 10v: mm. 69 - 72
f. 11r: mm. 73 - 76
f. 11v: mm. 77 - 80
f. 12r: mm. 81 - 84a
f. 12v: mm. 84b - 85
f. 13r: mm. 86 - 88
f. 13v: mm. 89 - 93a
f. 14r: mm. 93b - 97
f. 14v: mm. 98 - 102
f. 15r: mm. 103 - 106
f. 15v: mm. 107 - 110a
f. 16r: mm. 110b - 114
f. 16v: mm. 115 - 116; chorale ("Dir, Jesu, Gottes Sohn, sei Preis"), mm. 1 - 14
f. 17r: mm. 5 - 13
f. 17v: mm. 14 - 19
f. 18r: ruled but otherwise blank
f. 18v: ruled but otherwise blank
Piano score                           f. 1r: BWV Anh. 159, "Andante [on the right, potentially by another scribe:] zu Bachs Motette III.", mm. 84 - 95a
f. 1v: mm. 95b - 108
f. 2r: mm. 109 - 116
f. 2v: ruled but otherwise blank
1st set of parts "Canto Coro I": 1 sheet, 3 written pages
"Alto. Coro I": 1 sheet, 4 written pages
"Alto. Coro I.": 1 sheet, 4 written pages
"Alto Coro I": 1 sheet, 4 written pages
"Tenore Coro I": 1 sheet, 4 written pages
"Basso Coro Imo": 1 sheet, 4 written pages
"Canto Coro II": 1 sheet, 3 written pages
"Alto Coro II": 1 sheet, 4 written pages
"Tenore. Coro II.": 1 sheet, 4 written pages
"Basso. Coro II.": 1 sheet, 4 written pages
2nd set of parts "Canto. [on the right:] Seb. Bach. [on the left:] Choral der Mottette III.": single leaf
"Canto. [on the right:] Seb. Bach. [on the left:] Choral der Mottette III.": single leaf
"Alto. [on the right:] Seb. Bach. [on the left:] Choral der Mottette III.": single leaf
"Alto. [on the right:] Seb. Bach. [on the left:] Choral der Mottette III.": single leaf
"Alto. [on the right:] Seb. Bach. [on the left:] Choral der Mottette III.": single leaf
Title page of the score "Motetto III / von / S. Bach / Mein Jesu ich lasse dich nicht."

3. Miscellaneous
Foreign/later entries                score: dynamics (with pencil);
1st set of parts: on f. 1r top right: "v. (or von) S. (or Seb:) Bach."; owner's mark "J. F. A. Thibaut" or "Thibaut" on every part except for one of the Alto I-parts;
2nd set of parts: dynamics (with auburn ink);
on an extra sheet is written with pencil: "Mein Jesu ich lasse dich / nicht, muß der Sopran in / der Fugen nachgesehen / werden. / Und 2 Mal soll / ein f. stehen wo ein anderer / Ton steht / ist durchgespielt / aber nicht corrigirt"
Condition of source quite good (leaves partly soiled and ripped on the edges, water and ink stains, in the score partly bleed-through, on f. 1r of the piano score several wax stains)
Provenance ? - A. F. J. Thibaut - Heidelberg, Musikwissenschaftliches Seminar der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität
Remarks In the piano score the piano part is written into the piano system with brighter ink.

16.03.07