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J. S. Bach-Original Score for 'Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich' in the composer's hand

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Bach's Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major in the "Anna Magdalena" manuscript

Below, for your reading and study, is a facsimile copy of the Bach's Cello Suite No.6 in D Major, BWV 1012, believed to have been made by Bach's second wife Anna Magdalena. Hers is one of four manuscript copies of the Suites. It has been published in several modern editions.

Bach's tuning directions at the top of the first manuscript page indicate that this suite was composed for a 5-string instrument, either the viola pomposa or the violoncello piccolo. .

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What's the significance of BWV 216?

BWV 216 is a wedding cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1728. Its significance lies in the fact that it was considered lost for over 80 years before its rediscovery in Japan among the papers of pianist Chieko Hara. The cantata provides valuable insights into Bach's compositional style and his approach to wedding music during that period. The rediscovery highlights the ongoing efforts to uncover and preserve Bach's works, showcasing the importance of musicological research and archival work.

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Johann Sebastian Bach’s ‘The Art of Fugue’ Original Manuscript.

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BACH PORTRAIT

Image : " The Bach House in Eisenach, the town where Johann Sebastian Bach was born, has acquired a portrait of the composer long believed to have vanished. It's very likely the portrait was made during his lifetime.

* Experts agree: A pastel portrait that has resurfaced is an original from the second half of the 18th century. Following the Eisenach museum's investigations, scholars say the piece corresponds to the physical condition of the long-sought picture, as well as the style of painting and the clothing represented in it. Furthermore, the facial features, with low-set eyes and underbite, resemble those from a Bach painting by Elias Gottlob Haussmann from the year 1746 - a work held to be undeniably authentic.

It's believed Manfred Gorke held the picture in 1927/28 as part of his famous collection - one of the last large and privately-owned assemblages of Bach items. The English researcher Charles Sanford Terry identified it at the time as an authentic pastel depiction of Bach, stemming from a collection held by the composer's son Carl Philipp Emanuel. After Gorke's collection was dissolved, the painting went to a private individual in Berlin and vanished from public view.

* That a Bach pastel existed is known from letters that Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, then living in Hamburg, sent to his father's biographer Johann Nikolaus Forkel. "My father's portrait is painted in pastel. I had it transported here from Berlin by boat and ship because such paintings with dry colors can be damaged when transported by coach."

These letters are the only documents that offer historical proof of the existence of another Bach picture in addition to the famous Haussmann portrait from 1746, which hangs in Leipzig's former City Hall.

Two years ago, the picture was offered for purchase to the Bach House in Eisenach, which paid 50,000 euros ( $70,000 ) for it. "

source: DW, July, 2014

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