D-Gb, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut, Göttingen
Scholz collection
Chorale arrangement to Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, one-manual version with pedal of BWV 655 = Emans No 93

1. Appearance
Shelfmark                                  D-LEb Rara Ib, 49 (olim D Gb Ms. Scholz 4.9.20)
Extent 1 sheet
Measurement, in cm 23 x 17,5
Rastrology, in cm 0,9
Paper/Watermark without watermark
Cleffing BWV 761: soprano clef/bass clef; BWV 734a: violin clef/tenore clef/bass clef
Safe-keeping/Quire/Foliation single sheet, not paged, labelled continuously
Scribe Leonhard Scholz
written neatly
Dating 18th century

2. Contents
Arrangement                             f. 1r: blank (probably because of the heavy bleed-through)
f. 1v/2r: BWV 655 (variant) = Emans No 93 f. 2v: blank
Title-heading "Choral sopra Herr Jesu Christ dich zu uns wend [etc.-abbr.] Canto fermo in Basso"
without ascription

3. Miscellaneous
Foreign/later entries                none
Condition of source good (but heavy bleed-through), no traces of use
Provenance L. Scholz - ? - Franconian private ownership - antique shop Schneider, Tutzing - Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut Göttingen (1968)
Literature R. Emans: Johann Sebastian Bach. Orgelchoräle zweifelhafter Echtheit. Thematischer Katalog, zusammengestellt von Reinmar Emans, Göttingen 1997, No 93
Remarks The arrangement is a shortened, one-manual version (22 measures) in F major, in which are missing parts of the interludes and of the introduction.
There are other versions of BWV 655 in the Scholz collection: Ms. Scholz 4.2.2 (early version from Weimar), Ms. Scholz 4.2.3, Ms. Scholz 4.2.4, Ms. Scholz 4.9.19, Ms. Scholz 4.9.21 and Ms. Scholz 4.9.22.


11.05.06