D-Gb, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut, Göttingen

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Prelude and fugue in G minor, BWV 535

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1. Appearance

Shelfmark	Ms. Varia 1
Extent	4 leaves
Measurement, in cm	30,5 x 21-21,5 (trimmed)
Rastrology, in cm	0,95
Paper/Watermark	without watermark
Cleffing	soprano clef, bass clef
Safe-keeping/Quire/Foliation	Binio, stitched with thread, not paged/foliated, which is preserved in a firm cover of card with leather
Scribe	unknown scribe neat and fluent writing, little corrections
Dating	18th century

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2. Contents

Arrangement	f. 1r: title page f. 1v: BWV 535/1, mm. 1 - 21a f. 2r: mm. 21b - end f. 2v: BWV 535/2, mm. 1 - 24 f. 3r: mm. 25 - 43 f. 3v: mm. 44 - 63 f. 4r: mm. 64 - end f. 4v: blank (not ruled)
Title page	"Praeludio et Fuga. G b. / con Pedal. / del / Sigre / Giovanni Bast: Bach." [below that the owner's mark, see below]
Title-heading	BWV 535/1: "Praeludium con Pedal." BWV 535/2: "Fuga"
Model	lost autograph, see NBA IV/5-6, critical report, p. 723

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3. Miscellaneous

Foreign/later entries	"Poss. J. C. Bach."
Condition of source	good (little bleed-through, wormholes)
Provenance	? - Johann Christian Bach - ? - Antiquariat K. Mummery, Bournemouth/England - Göttingen, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut (1954)
Remarks	numbering in the headline: "No 40." (possibly corrected from "90"); the fuge has the tempo indication "Allegro"; the entries of the pedal are marked with "ped.", changes of the hands are marked with "s" and "d" [sinistra/destra]; the fugue has a good page-turn

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15.05.06