Shelfmark
MS 387
Author
Uniform title
[Preludes, lute, BWV 999, C minor; arr.]
Title
[Violoncello part for J.S. Bach's Prelude, BWV 999] [manuscript] / [original prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach ; cello part by Donald Fancis Tovey].
Publication, distribution, etc.
Eton, 1888.
Physical description
1 ms. part ([1] leaf) ; 21 x 24 cm. + 1 letter.
Language
Staff notation.
Note
Originally for solo lute.
Note
Title and production date based on the ms. inscription.
Note
Holograph score in black ink, signed, with pencil annotations including fingering.
Note
Accompanying material: 4 p. handwritten letter (18 x 12 cm) in black ink by the composer, signed, addressed to "Sir Walter" [probably Sir Walter Parrat] discussing personal and music topics; p. 1 includes two blue stamps reading "Station-Egham 1 1/2 miles Telegrams-Englefield Green 1/4 mile" and "Northlands, Englefield Green, Surrey".
Cite as
Eton College Library, MS 387.
Provenance
Ms. inscription in black ink at the bottom of the score: "For Margaret Williams from Donald Francis Tovey, to be played with the C minor (NO III) [added in pencil] prelude of Bach. Eton. Christmas. 1888".
Subject
Tovey, Donald Francis, 1875 - 1940 Manuscripts.
Subject
Lute and cello music, Arranged Parts.
Subject
Music Manuscripts.
Genre/Form
Parts (Music).
Genre/Form
Preludes (Music)
Added entry--name
Tovey, Donald Francis, 1875 - 1940 arranger of music.
Added entry--place
England Eton.
Identifier
B53318