D-Gb, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut, Göttingen
Collective manuscript with 3 fugues, BWV 578, 575 and 948

1. Appearance
Shelfmark                                  Ms. Varia 3
Extent 6 leaves
Measurement, in cm 25 x 32,5
Rastrology, in cm 0,75
Paper/Watermark without watermark
Cleffing violin clef, bass clef
Safe-keeping/Quire/Foliation 3 sheets, not stitched, not paged/foliated
Scribe unbekannter Schreiber

2. Contents
Arrangement                             f. 1r: BWV 578, mm. 1 - 31
f. 1v: BWV 578, mm. 32 - 62
f. 2r: BWV 578, mm. 63 - end (8 braces blank)
f. 2v: ruled but otherwise blank
f. 3r: BWV 575, mm. 1 - 28
f. 3v: BWV 575, mm. 29 - 52
f. 4r: BWV 575, mm. 53 - 74
f. 4v: BWV 575, mm. 75 - end (10 braces blank)
f. 5r: BWV 948, mm. 1 - 25
f. 5v: BWV 948, mm. 26 - 54
f. 6r: BWV 948, mm. 55 - 75
f. 6v: BWV 948, mm. 76 - end (8 braces blank)
Title-heading BWV 578: "Fuga", on the right: "J. S. Bach."
BWV 575: "Fuga", on the right: "J. S. Bach."
BWV 948: "Fuga", on the right: "J. S. Bach."
Model BWV 575: lost source; BWV 578: D B Mus. ms. Bach P 803 (with reservations); BWV 948: lost source

3. Miscellaneous
Foreign/later entries                declaration of printed editions by E. Prieger (with ink):
in the headline of BWV 578: "gedruckt: Peters V, 4,7"; in the headline of BWV 575: "gedruckt Peters V, 4,9. E. P."; in the headline of BWV 948: "gedruckt Peters (Edition 212) / Oeuvres I, 9,12;
written by another writer (with pencil):
in the headline of BWV 578: "G. A. 38 (Orgel) / Nr. 18."; in the headline of BWV 575: "G. A. 38 (Orgel) / Nr. 15."; in the headline of BWV 948: "G. A. 36 (Klavier) / Nr. 33."
Condition of source good
Provenance F. W. Rust - Erich Prieger - Auktionshaus M. Lempertz, Köln (1921) - Anthony van Hoboken (1924) - Antiquariat H. Schneider, Tutzing - Göttingen, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut (1974)
Literature NBA IV/5-6, critical report, p. 168; NBA V/9.2, critical report, p. 289


15.05.06