D-HEms, Musikwissenschaftliches Seminar der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Piano score of the motet "Jesu, meine Freude", BWV 227

1. Appearance
Shelfmark                              Th Ba 5
Extent 12 leaves
Measurement, in cm 34,5 x 24-25
Paper/Watermark different papers (sheets 4 and 5: thicker and firmer paper);
watermark: writing, hardly to identify; sheets 4 and 5: without watermark
Cleffing violin/bass clef
Safe-keeping/Quire/Foliation 6 sheets, arranged successively, stitched with thread, lying in a new cover of paper, labelled with pencil ("Ba 5 // Bach / Motetto V / Jesu / meine Freude / BWV 227 / Nr. 5 i.d. Ed. 1803 bei B & H / von Schicht / bzw Ausgabe der Stim[with line above]. 1845 / s. ABA Bd. 39 s. XV")
Scribe unknown scribe
written flightily, several corrections
Dating 1810-1840


2. Contents
Arrangement                             f. 1r: BWV 227/1, "Corale.", mm. 1 - 19
f. 1v: BWV 227/2, "Coro.", mm. 20 - 37
f. 2r: mm. 38 - 55
f. 2v: mm. 56 - 73
f. 3r: mm. 74 - 90
f. 3v: mm. 91 - 103
f. 4r: BWV 227/3, "Corale.", mm. 104 - 122
f. 4v: BWV 227/4, mm. 123 - 142
f. 5r: mm. 143 - 146; BWV 227/5, "Coro.", mm. 147 - 161
f. 5v: mm. 162 - 180
f. 6r: mm. 181 - 202
f. 6v: mm. 203 - 209; BWV 227/6, "Fuga.", mm. 210 - 216
f. 7r: mm. 217 - 227
f. 7v: mm. 228 -241a
f. 8r: mm. 241b - 257
f. 8v: BWV 227/7, "Chorale", mm. 258 - 276
f. 9r: BWV 227/8, "Terzetto.", mm. 277 - 288
f. 9v: mm. 289 - 299
f. 10r: BWV 227/9, "Quartetto.", mm. 300 - 331
f. 10v: mm. 332 - 365
f. 11r: mm. 366 - 392
f. 11v: mm. 393 - 405; BWV 227/10, "Coro", mm. 406 - 421
f. 12r: mm. 422 - 446
f. 12v: BWV 227/11, "Corale", mm. 447 - 465

At the beginning of the movements the participating parts are enlisted in each case.
Title page "Motetto V. [on the right:] di Bach."
at the bottom on the right: "A. F. J. Thibaut."


3. Miscellaneous
Foreign/later entries                numbering of measures, signs of articulation (with pencil);
on f.1r at the top: "Jesu meine Freude" (with ink)
Condition of source moderate (partly heavy bleed-through, water stains, leaves soiled)
Provenance J. G. Schicht? - ? - Heidelberg, Musikwissenschaftliches Seminar der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität
Remarks The piano score has no text.


15.03.07