Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 (composer)
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Dates
- Existence: 1685 - 1750
Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), German composer. The copyist J. Barber describes himself at the end of the MS as 'music amanuensis to her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte of Wales & Duke of Sussex, William Street, Tottenham Court Road, June 1811'. Barber was probably a music seller.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
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Arrangements, transcriptions and original compositions, circa 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dart 1/1
Scope and Contents
Two manuscript books containing 24 pages of musical transcriptions and arrangements. Handwritten in ink. Book 1: Allegretto / Whitlock (I of V short pieces); Trumpet tune; Wedding intermezzo; Et Misericordia: Air from Margnificat in D/ Bach; On learning the first Cuckoo in Spring / Delius; Berceuse / Louis Vierne; Carillon / Vierne; Prelude / Vierne. Book 2: Et Misericordia: Air from Margnificat in D./ Bach
Dates:
circa 1938
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British Petroleum Calendar, 1964
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/3
Scope and Contents
A British Petroleum Festivals '65 calendar. Each month features artwork and a written section, which relate to a particular festival held in the British Isles, including: Helly Aa in the Shetland Isles, Eisteddfod in Wales, and Pitlochry Fesitval in Scotland. The calendar page for September is illustrated by Roger Law, featuring a woodcut print design of German composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, and an organ. Accompanying the artwork is a short written passage by...
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Publication: 1964
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Letter to Maunder about Mozart's notation in two different clefs, going on to look at other composers and works such as Bach's Brandenburg Concerto number 2, 20070921
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Reference Code: GBR/1849/FP/277/6/ix
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Melford Festival, 1964
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/3/6/4
Scope and Contents
A hardboard woodcut that contains a print design, which was used in promotional material to advertise the Melford Festival. The design features a representation of German composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, next to an organ, with some kind of settlement in the background (perhaps Long Melford). The print design/advertisement for the festival was used in British Petroleum's 1965 festivals calendar, and also appeared in various publications throughout 1964, including The...
Dates:
1964
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Miscellaneous Magazines, 1961 - 1974
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/18
Scope and Contents
A box containing issues of various publications, along with proofs and tearsheets from other outlets, all of which feature illustrations by Roger Law. The following items are present:1. March-April 1972 (Vol. 2 No. 2) issue of the American literary journal, Audience, which features a plasticine model illustration on pages 38-39 (RL/Pre-/939). 2. November 1973 issue of the Dutch magazine, Avenue, which features a...
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Publication: 1961 - 1974
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