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Encyclopedia > Bach Gesellschaft
A page from the Bach-Gesellschaft edition of J.S. Bach's "St. Matthew Passion," BWV 244, as published in 1856.

The Bach-Gesellschaft was a society formed in 1850 for the express purpose of publishing the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach without editorial additions. The founders of the society were Moritz Hauptmann, cantor of St. Thomas' in Leipzig (and thus a successor of Bach); Otto Jahn, author of a noted biography of Mozart; Carl Ferdinand Becker, teacher at the Leipzig Conservatory; and the composer Robert Schumann.[1] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 456 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1123 × 1476 pixel, file size: 445 KB, MIME type: image/gif)A page from the Bach-Gesellschaft edition of J.S. Bachs St. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 456 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1123 × 1476 pixel, file size: 445 KB, MIME type: image/gif)A page from the Bach-Gesellschaft edition of J.S. Bachs St. ... For the game, see: 1850 (board game) 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... “Bach” redirects here. ... Moritz Hauptmann (October 13, 1792 – January 3, 1868), German composer and writer. ... “Mozart” redirects here. ... For others with the same name see Robert Schumann (disambiguation). ...


The Bach-Gesellschaft began publishing Bach's works in 1851 with a volume that started with BWV 1, the cantata "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern."[2] It completed publication in 1900 with its forty-sixth volume.[3] However, the edition of The Art of Fugue by Wolfgang Graeser, published in 1926, is sometimes counted as "Volume 47"[4] and was issued as a supplement to the Bach-Gesellschaft publication by Breitkopf & Härtel, publishers of the original series.[5] 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (Bach Works Catalogue) is the numbering system used to identify musical works by Johann Sebastian Bach. ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... A portrait which may show Bach in 1750 The Art of Fugue or The Art of the Fugue (original German: Die Kunst der Fuge), BWV 1080, is an unfinished work by the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Breitkopf & Härtel is the worlds oldest music publishing house. ...


The volumes varied somewhat in editorial quality and accuracy; Bach scholar Hans T. David particularly criticized Vol. 31's presentation of The Musical Offering for numerous incorrect readings,[6] and the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica calls the edition as a whole "of very unequal merit." Britannica both lauds the editing of Wilhelm Rust for the edition and notes a deterioration of standards after his death, including a volume in which "the bass and violin are a bar apart for a whole line" (apparently a reference to sloppy editing).[7] The Musical Offering (German title Musikalisches Opfer or Das Musikalische Opfer), BWV 1079, is a collection of canons and fugues and other pieces of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, based on a musical theme by Frederick II of Prussia (Frederick the Great) and dedicated to him. ... Encyclopædia Britannica, the eleventh edition The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911) is perhaps the most famous edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. ... Wilhelm Rust (August 15, 1822 – May 2, 1892) was a German musicologist and composer. ...


However, the Bach-Gesellschaft's volumes were a groundbreaking achievement and contributed greatly to the study of, and appreciation of, Bach's music. They remained the standard edition of Bach's complete works until the publication of the Neue Bach-Ausgabe, begun in 1954 and published by Bärenreiter.[8] The Neue Bach-Ausgabe (in English, New Bach Edition) is the second complete edition of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Bärenreiter. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


References

  1. ^ Hans T. David & Arthur Mendel, eds. (1998). The New Bach Reader: A Life of Johann Sebastian Bach in Letters and Documents, (Revised and expanded by Christoph Wolff), NY: Norton, pp. 503–4. ISBN 0-393-31956-3. 
  2. ^ Christoph Wolff; et al. (1983). The New Grove Bach Family. NY: Norton, p. 178. ISBN 0-393-30088-9.  (Worklist for J.S. Bach).
  3. ^ Hans T. David & Arthur Mendel, eds. (1998). The New Bach Reader: A Life of Johann Sebastian Bach in Letters and Documents, (Revised and expanded by Christoph Wolff), NY: Norton, p. 504. ISBN 0-393-31956-3. 
  4. ^ Johann Sebastian Bach (1992). The Art of the Fugue and A Musical Offering. NY: Dover, title page verso and "Publisher's Note" on unnumbered page. ISBN 0-486-27006-8. 
  5. ^ Tunnicliffe, Stephen. "Wolfgang Graeser (1906-28): A forgotten genius", The Musical Times, Spring 2000. Retrieved on 2007-04-27. 
  6. ^ Hans T. David [1945] (1972). J.S. Bach's Musical Offering. History, Interpretation, and Analysis, (reprint of orig. ed. by G. Schirmer), NY: Dover Publications, p. 102. ISBN 0-486-22768-5. 
  7. ^ "Johann Sebastian Bach". 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. 
  8. ^ Christoph Wolff; et al. (1983). The New Grove Bach Family, p. 172.  (section of J.S. Bach article re: "Bach Revival").

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