D-Gb, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut, Göttingen
Scholz collection
Collective manuscript with the fugue in E flat major from the "Clavier-Übung III", BWV 552/2, and the fugue in D sharp minor from the "Wohltemperiertes Clavier I", BWV 853/2

1. Appearance
Shelfmark                                  D-LEb Rara Ib, 16 (olim D Gb Ms. Scholz 4.4.1)
Extent 1 sheet
Measurement, in cm 33 x 28
Rastrology, in cm 0,7
Paper/Watermark "WOFEG" in the middle of the sheet (eventually type 'Wolfeg 3')
Cleffing violin clef/bass clef
Safe-keeping/Quire/Foliation single sheet, paged: f. 1r: 2, f. 1v: 3, f. 2r: 4, f. 2v: 1
Scribe Leonhard Scholz
BWV 853/2 is a clean copy, in BWV 552 the writing becomes more flighty particularly in the last part (written probably in 2 stages: first BWV 852/2 and later BWV 552 with another pen and other ink, too).
Dating 18th century

2. Contents
Arrangement                             f. 1r: BWV 853/2, mm. 70 - end
[= mm. 1 - 38 in the original publication] f. 1v: BWV 552/2, mm. 76 - 127a [= mm. 39 - 91a]
f. 2r: BWV 552/2, mm. 127b - end
f. 2v: BWV 853/2, mm. 1 - 69
Title-heading BWV 852: "Fuga"; BWV 552/2: "Fuga a 5. con Pedale pro Organo pleno, Da I. S. Bach."
Model BWV 552/2: original publication [even the title is identical]

3. Miscellaneous
Foreign/later entries                next to the title-heading of BWV 853/2 is written (by Carl Ferdinand Guhr): "diese Fuge ist bey Kühnel in Es-moll.", in addition to that is written [by an unknown scribe]: "8" [meant is eventually: 8th fugue from the "Wohltemperiertes Clavier I"]
beneath BWV 853/2 (written by Guhr, too): "Diese Fuge ist aus den Exercises der Kühnelschen Ausgabe / Oeuv. 3."
no comments to BWV 552/2
Condition of source good, no traces of use
Provenance L. Scholz - ? - Franconian private ownership - antique shop Schneider, Tutzing - Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut Göttingen (1968)
Literature NBA V/6.1, critical report, pp. 93f., 152ff. (concerning the sources to WK I from the collection of Scholz)
Remarks BWV 552/2 is noted in 4/4-time in the 1st part and in 6/8-time in the 2nd part. In the 3rd part the notation of the times is identical with the original publication.
The fugue is noted on 2 braces continuously. The entries of the pedal are marked by "P" (in m. 137 it is missing).


12.06.06