Mass in B minor, BWV 232. Selections

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Mass in B minor, BWV 232. Selections. Manuscript in dark brown ink with hand-drawn staves by unidentified scribe probably copied from a known early source currently held by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin as Manuscript Am. B. 3. Kyrie and Gloria sections of Bach’s Mass in B minor as composed in 1733,…

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Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding

ES IST EIN TROTZIG UND VERZAGT DING Bach, Johann Sebastian Formerly lost manuscript of the continuo part only from sacred cantata for soloists (SAB), chorus (SATB), and orchestra, transposed down whole-step from published scores, with unrealized figured bass. From the original set of performing materials for the premiere in Leipzig on 27 May 1725.  …

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Back Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080.

DIE KUNST DER FUGE, BWV 1080. Bach, Johann Sebastian Engraved second edition. Leipzig, 1752. Illustrated with elaborate flourishes to ends of several pieces and primarily floral designs filling empty space.   Click here to view bibliographic data from the Juilliard on-line catalog SEE ONLINE

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CLAVIER ÜBUNG, T. 1 (6 PARTITAS, BWV 825-830)

CLAVIER ÜBUNG, T. 1 (6 PARTITAS, BWV 825-830) Bach, Johann Sebastian Engraved first edition of part I of Clavier Übung, one of the few works published in Bach’s lifetime.   Click here to view bibliographic data from the Juilliard on-line catalog SEE ONLINE

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