D-LEb, Bach-Archiv Leipzig
Collective manuscript with the French ouverture from the "Clavier-Übung II", BWV 831

1. Appearance
Shelfmark                              D-LEb Rara Ib, 131 (olim Rara II, 223, Faszikel 18) [aus Slg. Scholz]
Extent 14 leaves
Measurement, in cm 34,5 x 21,5
Rastrology 0,9
Paper/Watermark a) coat of arms of Schönau with 'ICF' [paper mill Ronsberg, papermaker Johann Carl Fischer (activity 1725 - 1751)?] , b) blank;
a) blank, b) coat of arms of Schönau with 'MF' [paper mill Weidenmühle, papermaker M. Feldmann?]
Cleffing violin clef/bass clef
Safe-keeping/Quire/Foliation 7 sheets (originally stitched with thread, by now only partially)
Scribe unknown scribe (Anonymus Scholz 6)
uneven typeface, but only few corrections
Dating 18th century

2. Contents
Arrangement                             f. 1r: title page
f. 1v: BWV 831/1 ("Ouverture"), mm. 1 - 16a
f. 2r: mm. 16b - 32
f. 2v: mm. 33 - 50
f. 3r: mm. 51 - 67
f. 3v: mm. 68 - 84
f. 4r: mm. 85 - 101a
f. 4v: mm. 101b - 119
f. 5r: mm. 120 - 137
f. 5v: mm. 138 - 152a
f. 6r: mm. 152b - end
f. 6v: BWV 831/2 ("Courante."), mm. 1 - 14a
f. 7r: mm. 14b - end
f. 7v: BWV 831/3 ("Gavotte 1.")
f. 8r: BWV 831/4 ("Gavotte 2.")
f. 8v: BWV 831/5 ("Passepied 1.")
f. 9r: BWV 831/6 ("Passepied 2.")
f. 9v: BWV 831/7 ("Sarabande"), mm. 1 - 20
f. 10r: mm. 21 - end
f. 10v: BWV 831/8 ("Bouree 1."); BWV 831/9 ("Bouree 2."), mm. 1 - 5
f. 11r: mm. 6 - end; BWV 831/10 ("Gigue"), mm. 1 - 27
f. 11v: mm. 28 - end; BWV 831/11 ("Echo"), mm. 1 - 31
f. 12r: mm. 32
f. 12v: mm. 33 - 60
f. 13r: mm. 61 - end ("Fine.")
f. 13v: blank (ruled)
Title-heading "OUVERTURE / à / Cembalo Solo. / par / Mr. Bach. / dall H moll."
Model original publication, 2nd edition, Nürnberg 1736

3. Miscellaneous
Foreign/later entries                On the title page, above the title: "N. 65"
Condition of source little bleed through, no traces of use
Provenance ? - L. Scholz - family property Scholz - C. F. Guhr - Klinckerfuß - antique shop Schneider/Tutzing - Leipzig, Bach-Archiv (2003)


06.11.06