D-Gb, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut, Göttingen
Scholz collection
Collective manuscript with prelude and fugue in A major, BWV 536a (in G major), and fugue in G minor, BWV 578

1. Appearance
Shelfmark                                  D-LEb Rara Ib, 104 (olim D Gb Ms. Scholz 4.6.1)
Extent 2 leaves (sticked together)
Measurement, in cm f. 1: 37,5 x 27-27,5
f. 2: 37,5 x 27,5-28
Rastrology, in cm f. 1: 0,9; f. 2: 0,7
Paper/Watermark f. 1: 'lily in a shield 6' or 'lily in a shield 3' (cut, recognizable only the top on the edge of the leave)
f. 2: lily in a shield, below it 'C & I HONIG' (cut, recognizable only the lower part on the edge of the leave)
resembling 'lily in a shield 6'
Cleffing BWV 578: violin clef/bass clef;
BWV 536a: soprano clef/bass clef
Safe-keeping/Quire/Foliation single sheet, paged: f. 2r: 2, f. 2v: 3
Scribe Leonhard Scholz
written neatly (few corrections), but to the end it's getting more flighty
Dating 18th century

2. Contents
Arrangement                             f. 1r: BWV 578, mm. 65b - end
f. 1v: BWV 536a/1, mm. 1- end; BWV 536a/2, mm. 1 - 37
f. 2r: BWV 536a/2, mm. 38 - end
f. 2v: BWV 578, mm. 1 - 65a
Title-heading BWV 578: "Fuga", without ascription
BWV 536a/1: "Preludio con Fuga. con Pedale, da I. S. Bach."; BWV 536a/2: "Fuga", below the 1st accolade: "a Tempo."
Model BWV 536a: lost source, see NBA IV/5-6, critical report, p. 742 BWV 578: lost source, see NBA IV/5-6, critical report, p. 734

3. Miscellaneous
Foreign/later entries                none
Condition of source comparatively good (broken apart on the fold and sticked with adhesive tape, ripped on the edges, partly heavy bleed-through), no traces of use
Provenance L. Scholz - ? - Franconian private ownership - antique shop Schneider, Tutzing - Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut Göttingen (1968)
Literature NBA IV/5-6, critical report, p. 161
Remarks The version BWV 536a / Anh. II 45 probably does not go back to J. S. Bach. Prelude and fugue in A minor were handed down by Scholz two times in this version and the fugue alone two times more (D Gb Ms. Scholz 4.6.2, D Gb Ms. Scholz 4.6.3 and D Gb Ms. Scholz 4.6.4. Another copy of the fugue in G minor you may find in D Gb Ms. Scholz 4.6.2.


15.06.06