D-Gb, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut, Göttingen
Scholz collection
Collective manuscript with the fugue in G major, BWV 577, and the prelude in B flat major from the "Well-tempered Clavier I", BWV 861/1

1. Appearance
Shelfmark                                  D-LEb Rara Ib, 31 (olim D Gb Ms. Scholz 4.9.1)
Extent 1 sheet
Measurement, in cm 34,5 x 27
Rastrology, in cm 0,85
Paper/Watermark 'lily in a shield 6'
Cleffing violin clef/bass clef
Safe-keeping/Quire/Foliation single sheet, paged: f. 1r: 4, f. 1v: 1, f. 2r: 2, f. 2v: --
Scribe Leonhard Scholz
written neatly, with several corrections
Dating 18th century


2. Contents
Arrangement                             f. 1r: 16 braces left blank, below: BWV 861/1, mm. 14 - end
f. 1v: BWV 577, mm. 1 - 54a
f. 2r: BWV 577, mm. 54b - end
f. 2v: 13 braces left blank, below: BWV 861/1, mm. 1 - 13
Title-heading BWV 861/1: "Prelude"
BWV 577: "Fuga Da Johann Sebastian Bach."


3. Miscellaneous
Foreign/later entries                f. 1r: "11. Praeludes et 11. Fuges v. S. Bach / 1. Fuge v. Quehl. / N. 42."
presumably written by Carl Ferdinand Guhr
Condition of source moderate (heavy bleed-through, slightly ripped in the fold), 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. and 152ff. (concerning the sources by Scholz of the "Well-tempered Clavier I" in general)



20.06.06