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'Messe H moll von Sebastian Bach. Organo'

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MS. Mus. c. 588

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Johann Sebastian Bach: Organ part for the B minor Mass, BWV 232. Mid-19th-century German copy in ink, with various revised passages pasted over the original, and English editorial and performance markings in pencil and red and blue crayon.

A note attached to the title-page reads, 'Organ part used by the St Caecelia Society Hamburg, which served as a guide for the organ part compiled for the Bach Choir London. O.G. [i.e. Otto Goldschmidt]'.

Dates

  • Creation: mid-19th cent.

Extent

80 pages

Language of Materials

  • German
  • English

Preferred Citation

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Shelfmark:

MS. Mus. c. 588

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 15941

Abstract

Organ part for the B minor Mass by Johann Sebastian Bach, mid-19th cent.

Biographical / Historical

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a composer and organist. See Grove Music Online for further details.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from the Faculty of Music Library, 1995.

Dimensions

Folio (320 × 240 mm)

Title
Organ part for the B minor Mass by Johann Sebastian Bach
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2019 by Hannah Jordan and Margaret Czepiel
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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