D-Gb, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut, Göttingen
Scholz collection
Parts of the ouverture in french character, BWV 831/1 and 11 (from the "Clavier-Übung II)

1. Appearance
Shelfmark                                  D-LEb Rara Ib, 56 (olim D Gb Ms. Scholz 5.2.1)
Extent 1 sheet + 1 leaf sticked into it: pp. 17/18 of the original publication (Nürnberg. C. Weigel, 2. Aufl. ca. 1736)
Measurement, in cm 35 x 23,5-24 (original publication: 35 x 24,5)
Rastrology, in cm 0,85 (original publication: 0,75)
Paper/Watermark Wolfeg
Cleffing violin clef/bass clef (partly alto clef)
Safe-keeping/Quire/Foliation paging analogical to the original publication (f. 1r: 15, f. 1v: 16, f. 2r: 17, f. 2v: 18, f. 3r: 19, f. 3v: 20)
Scribe Leonhard Scholz
clean copy
Dating 18th century


2. Contents
Arrangement                             f. 1r: BWV 831/1 (beginning of the fugue), mm. 20b - 51
f. 1v: mm. 831/1, mm. 52 - 78
f. 2r: mm. 79 - 108
f. 2v: mm. 109 - 138
f. 3r: mm. 139 - 144, BWV 831/11, mm. 1 - 32
f. 3v: mm. 831/11, mm. 33 - end
Title-heading BWV 831/1: "Fuga. Da J. S. Bach."
BWV 831/11: "Echo." (before the accolade)
Model original publication, 2nd edition (1736)


3. Miscellaneous
Foreign/later entries                f. 1r, headline: "N. 39."
Condition of source good (little bleed-through), few traces of use
Provenance L. Scholz - ? - Franconian private ownership - antique shop Schneider, Tutzing - Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut Göttingen (1968)
Remarks The closing measure 144 in BWV 831/1 was added freely by Scholz. He was inspired by the arpeggio, which forms the first part of the bar in the first measure of the slowly part of the ouverture.



11.05.06