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

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Collective manuscript (incomplete) with parts of the Capriccio, BWV 992, and the fugue in A minor, BWV 895/2

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1. Appearance

Shelfmark	Ms. Varia 6
Extent	2 leaves
Measurement, in cm	28,5 x 22,5
Rastrology, in cm	1,0
Paper/Watermark	coat of arms of Strasbourg
Cleffing	soprano clef, bass clef
Safe-keeping/Quire/Foliation	The 2 leaves were detached from an more voluminous manuscript, they are foliated (by another writer? with pencil): f. 1r: "35", f. 2r: "36"
Scribe	unbekannter Schreiber
Dating	end of 18th century

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2. Contents

Arrangement	f. 1r: BWV 895/2, mm. 9 - end f. 1v: BWV 992/1, 992/2, mm. 1 -4 f. 2r: BWV 992/2, mm. 5 - end; BWV 992/3, mm. 1 - 8 f. 2v: BWV 992/3, mm. 9 - end
Title-heading	BWV 895/2: -- BWV 992/1: "Capriccio sopra il Lontananza. del Sign: Bach. / Ist eine Schmeichelung der Freunde um denselben von seiner Reise abzuhalten." BWV 992/2: -- BWV 992/3: "adagiosissimo Ist ein allgemeines Lamento der Freunde."
Model	BWV 895: ? (see NBA V/9.2, critical report, p. 104); BWV 992: lost source (beta), see NBA V/10, critical report, p. 20

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3. Miscellaneous

Foreign/later entries	several entries with pencil (e.g. foliation)
Condition of source	good
Provenance	? - Lissauer - Auktionshaus Christie's, London - ? (1965) - Antiquariat Stargardt, Marburg - Göttingen Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut ( 1969)
Remarks	Originally the manuscript probably comprised more than 37 leaves. There are no ornaments in the musical text of BWV 992.

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15.05.06