D-Gb, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut, Göttingen
Scholz collection
Collective manuscript with 2 chorale arrangements: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, one-manual version with pedal of BWV 655 (= Emans No 91), and Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV deest (= Emans No 37)

1. Appearance
Shelfmark                                  D-LEb Rara Ib, 108 (olim D Gb Ms. Scholz 4.9.22)
Extent 1 sheet
Measurement, in cm 30,5 x 21
Rastrology, in cm 0,9
Paper/Watermark 'fir 5'
Cleffing soprano clef/tenore clef/bass clef
Safe-keeping/Quire/Foliation single sheet, not paged, labelled continuously
Scribe Leonhard Scholz
typeface flighty, with corrections
Dating 18th century

2. Contents
Arrangement                             f. 1r, 2v (sheet labelled continuously): BWV deest (= Emans No 37)
f. 1v, 2r: (sheet labelled continuously): BWV 655, variant (= Emans No 92)
Title-heading BWV 655 (variant) = Emans No 92: without title
Emans No 37: "Choral, Befiehl du deine Wege [etc.-abbr.] Canto fermo in Basso."; before the accolade: "Haupt Manual. / Rück Positiv. / Pedal." both without ascription

3. Miscellaneous
Foreign/later entries                none
Condition of source rather bad (very heavy bleed-through, heavy ink corrosion with loss of musical text), 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 37 and 92
Remarks The variant of BWV 655 is an one-manual arrangement with pedal in F major (38 measures).
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 4.9.20, Ms. Scholz 4.9.21.
For a 2nd exemplar of the version with pedal see Ms. Scholz 4.9.19.


11.05.06