Melodic Index of Vocal and Instrumental Themes of Bach

Author(s): May deForest Payne

Source: Notes, Vol. 3 (Apr., 1935), pp. 4-11
Published by: Music Library Association
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MELODIC INDEX
OF
VOCALAND INSTRUMENTALTHEMES OF BACH.

Report made to the winter meeting of the Music Library

Association by May deForest Payne

Purpose. To aid music librarians and practical musicians to find

themes by the sound of the "first line" in the absence

of the usual information in regard to the name, form,
or instrumentation of a piece of music.

By "first line" is meant an arbitrary fixing of the

first four moving melody notes. (This form of index

may be used equally well for other composers or sub-

jects, as for Bach)

Sources. The vocal and instrumental themes are compiled as

follows: (approximately 3658 in number), 3046 in

both BG and P, 21 Neue BG, and about 600 miscellaneous

extras, 703 themes, (688 Recitatives, and 15

transition passages) are not indexed.
The Peters theme number and the BG volume and page,

as well as the name, form, and instrumentation, are

given on each card, together with the first 2, 3, or

4 measures of the theme. The vocal cards are

distinguished from the instrumental cards by a green

edge.
Method. Any four notes form 1 of the following shapes: / /A A/ \

\/Jwhich make up the 6 principal divisions of the

index. 848 melodic patterns, or "Categories", are

found; i.e, (1-2-3-4 or 5-8-7-8, etc.). The index

is contained in five boxes, each having its "finding

chart" giving category numbers (black) with number of

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themes in each (major-red, minor-green).

Remarks. Only 4 moving notes are used except in ascending and

decending scale passages where further distinctions,

such as 1-5, 1-6, 8-4, etc. obviate running through

more than 50 cards. Under each heading, themes go

up and down by increasingly large intervals, i.e.

steps, 3rd, 4th, etc. Ornaments are ignored. A

literal interpretation is used except in cases of key

or theme ambiguity or introductory chords.

Information. 1. Shapes /\ has the most themes (993), more

go up than down (2160-1498).

2. Mode: more themes major than minor (1928-1730).

3. Degree of scale: 45 percent begin on 1.

38 1 5.
15 '! ' " 3, and
2 ! ' '' 2,4,6,7.
4. Categories. (Melodic Patterns): The 20 most
common, containing 25-69 themes each, are as follows:

/ 84 Categories: Major 1-4, 1-5, Minor 1-5, Maj. 1 3

5 8, Maj. 5-8, Maj. and Min. 5 1 2 3
(62 and 69 themes')
/\ 224 Maj. and Min. 1 2 3 2.
>-"k 156 " " " " 5 8 7 8.
\ 55 " Maj. 8v.5, Min. 8 7 6 5. Iin. 5-2, 5-1.
\/ 186 " Maj. and Min. 1 7 1 2, Maj. 8 5 6 7,
Maj. 3 2 1 2, MLaj. 5 3 4 5.
\/\ 143 " none (with 25 or more themes).
848 (The rest have 1-25 each).

The New York Public Library, at 42nd Street, has been

most helpful, and offers to keep the index for use

and experiment. Many special cross-references; i.e.

Fugues, Organ and Piano Works separately, and other

groupings will be possible later.

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Mr. Albert Riemenschneider, of the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory
of Music, Berea, Ohio, very kindly permits us to include his

list of editions of the Well Tempered Clavier and Two- and Three-
Part Inventions. Mr. Riemenschneider's collection is deposited
in the library of the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory and may be

consulted there.

Various Editions of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier in the library

of Albert Riemenschneider, Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory, Berea,
Ohio. (Vol. I & II present unless indicated otherwise)
German Editions

Copyright dates - plate numbers

Andre Offenbach, app. 1846, 6601-6602-6603-6604
Baerenreiter (Keller) 1920, C44457-C44458

Bote & Bock, Vol. II (collection des oeuvres classiques) not

dated, 2222

Breitkopf & Haertel (Albert Memorial Ausgabe) (B.G.) 1922, B.W.XIV

Brei tkopf & Haertel (Busoni) 1894-1915, 27451-27452
Breitkopf & Haertel (Bach-Busoni, Gesammelte Werke) 1894-1915,
B.B.V.-B.B.VI

Breitkopf & Haertel (Bachgesellschaft, Kroll) 1866, B.W.XIV

Breitkopf & Haertel (Franz-Dresser) Vol. II, 1890, 18472

Brei tkopf & Haertel (Mugellini), 1908-1909, V.A.2374-V,A.2375
Brei tkopf & Haertel (Reinecke, Anal. Ed., Folio) 1892, J.S.B.
Klav. l-J.S.B.Klav.2

Breitkopf & Haertel (Reinecke, Volks Ausgabe, Vols. V & VI), not
dated, V.A.6-V.A.7
Cotta (d'Albert). 1906, 123 and 124
Heinrichahofen (Wiehmayer) 1910-11-14-15, H.V.9748-9843-11360-1142
Hoffmeister & Kuehnel (Forkel) 1801, 53 and 91
Leuckart (Jadassohn) 20 fugues from the W.T.C. for organ 1887,
F.E.C.L.3335

Litolff (Koehler), not dated, 339-340

Litolff (Germer), 1895, 2114A-2114B

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Peters (Czerny) 1837, 2635-2636

Peters (Czerny - Wolfrum) 1906, 7916-7917

Peters Edition, 1819, 53 and 91

Peters (Kroll) not dated, 8400-8401

Peters (Ruthardt), not dated, 7694-7695

Peters (Tausig-Ruthardt) (Selection), not dated, 9046

Schott (Klindworth), 1893, 25694 (1-12)

Schott (Schmid-Lindner) 1921, 30600-1, 30600-2
Schubert & Co. (24 Fugues) Koehler, before 1864, 3783

Another copy of same, not dated, 4265

Simrock, Bonn 1801, Vol. I only (Vol. I & II in this edition

are interchanged), 138

Simrock, Bonn 1828(?) (Vol. I and II in this edition inter-

changed ), 138-166

Steingraeber (Tausig) (Damnm) (Selection), not dated, 1069

Steingraeber (Stade), not dated, 605-606

Universal (Roentgen), not dated, 1547-1548

Universal (Czerny), not dated, U.E.5 - U.E.6

Wolfenbuettel (Chrysander), 1856, 355

Italian Editions

Ricordi (Cesi), not dated, 100523-100529

Ricordi (Czerny), not dated, 105440-115896, 105441-115897

Ricordi (Longo), not dated, E.R.190- E.R.191

Ricordi (Tagliapetri), 1928-1929, E.R.807-E.R.808

Russian Editions

Royal Musical Conservatory, Moscow (Czerny), 1933, 25522-25523

Belgium Edition

Schott (Wouters), not dated, S.F.5861-S.F.5862

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Switzerland

Naegeli, Zurich, 1801, no plate numbers, Title page has

"Saintomer Scrip." "Lale Sculp."

Hungarian

Rozsnyai Karoly (Bartok Bela), not dated, R.K.246-247-248, 249

United States of America

Boekelman, Bern. (Selection only), various copyrights date from

1890-1912, no plate nos.

Ditson (Goetschius), 1922, 73980-117, 73981-131

Presser (Czerny) Vol. I only published, not dated, P.C. Vol.259-11
G. Schirmer-Hoffmeister (Busoni) Part I 1894-11660, Part II, 1895..
11661, Part III, 1897, no plate number, addenda 1899,
no plate number
G. Schirmer (Hughes) 1924-1925, 31840-31841
G. Schirmer (Czerny-Hale) 1893, 11015-11016
Wood (Czerny), not dated, B.F.W. 4034-118 and 4035-131

England
Ashdown (Lott), not dated, E.A. No. 24,091, II Vol- no plate no.
Ashdown (Morgan), 1923-24-25-26, E.A. 34389 and consecutive
numbers for each Prel. & Fugue

Associated Board (Tovey) 1924, A.B. 99 and A.B. 100

Augener (Czerny), not dated, 14850 and 14865

Augener (Pauer), not dated, 5768

C.F. Kahnt-Augener (Riemann) 1895 (8 vols.), 10044-10044-10295-

10254-10516-10623-3112-10943

Birchall-Lonsdale (Wesley & Horn) 1810, no plate numbers

Hammond (Saunders) Book III & IV, not dated, no plate number
Novello (Best), not dated, 2610

Novello (Brooke), not dated, 14235-14375

France

Durand (Faure), 1915, 9356-9357

Gallet (Staub), not dated, E.G. 7690(1) and 7690(2)

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Hayet (1915) Edition des Conservatoires (Harcourt) I Partie
only, C6706H

Heugel (Risler), not dated, E,F.196 and C.C.209

Heugel (Sylva-d'Indy) Vol. I only, 1924, E.F. 69

Enoch-Heugel (Wiensberger) Vol. I only, 1915, E.F.10

Lemoine (Dallier), 1917, 21323, P.1071.HLand 21324P.1072HL

Ploix (Sporck) 1915-1928, M4475, each Prel. and each Fugue
numbered consecutively
Richault (Paris, 1828 app.), 1169R-1168R

Various Editions of J. S. Bach II and III Part Inventions

(a Two-part Invensions; # Three-part inventions)
American
a # Art Publication Society (Lillebridge) 1913, published
separately, plate nos. 26-2 to 82-2
a c Bookelman, 1900-1912, no plate no., III Part 1904-1905-1913,
no plate nos.
a # Church (Klindworth) 1899, 12846
a # Ditson (Prout and Goetschius), 1907, Musicians Library M.L.
1442-60
a # Ditson (Prout) 1907-08, no plate no.
a # Fischer Carl (Czerny) 1903, 7158-62
a Kunkel (II Only) (Buelow) 1897, 1702-30
a # Presser (Orem) 1901, no plate numbers
a # Schirmer, G. (Busoni) II Part 1927, 33221, III Part (1926)
32533
a # Schirmer, G. (C. Czerny) (1904), 17199
a # Schirmer, G. (Mason) 1894, 11639
a ochirmer, G. (Saar) II Part only with an added II piano
part 1932, 35595
a # Schmidt (Faelten) 1893-1897-1921, 4399a.-4399b-4400b
a Schmidt (Foote) II Pt. only 1892-1920, 2850
a Schroeder & Guenther fThompson) II Pt. only 1927, 1441-31
a Schroeder & Guenther (II Pt. only) (Becker) with Harmonic
Structure for II Piano 1922-25
a # White Smith (Heartz) 1913, 14326-61
a # Willis (Evans) 1908, 3549
a # Wood (Czerny), 1899, B.F.W. 1009-31
English
a #Ashdown (Gochl) 1926, E.A.35652-E.A.35655
a # Augener Buonamici), not dated, 11120
# Augencr Farmer) not dated, (III Part) 5568
a # Augener Riemann) 1895, first pub. by Kahnt, transferred to
Augener, 10666 & 11088
a # Augener (Taylor) 1913, 14568-14570
a Bosworth (Brixel) 1907, 10247
a # Hamnond (Saunders), not dated, no plate no.
a # Novello (Higgs) 1893, 9543

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a # Williams (Macpherson) 1916. J.W.15592
German

a # Andre, Offenbach 1846, 6606-6607

a Andre (Henkel) not dated Andre 6606
a # Bachgesellschaft (Becker)., 1853 B.W.III
a # Baerenreiter (Clavier-Buechlein) (Keller) 1929 B.A.140
a Lauterbach & Kuhn (Bote & Bock) (Reger-Straube) 1904, II Pt.
arr. as Trios for organ, 17199
a # Breitkopf & Haertel (Busoni) 1891-1914, 19274 and 19275
a # Breitkopf & Haertel (Reinecke) not dated, V.A.2
a # Breitkopf & Haertel, Gesammelto Werke Bach-Busoni 1892, B.B.1
a # Cotta d'Albert) 1907, 125
a # Cranz Keller), not dated, C.45836
a # Cranz Sturm) "Wiener Cons. Ed." not dated, 26350-38349
a Fueratner (Kroll), not dated, 27
a Grueninger (Eichler), not dated, I (?)
a # Heinrichahofen (Wiehmayer), 1910, H.V.9692
a Hoffmeister (Nouvelle Edition) 1804, prepared by Forkel, 51
# Hoffmeister III Pt. Inventions 1801, 56
a # Litolff (Germer), not dated, 2004-2005
a # Litolff (Kochler?), not dated 870
a Peters Bischoff-Teichmueller) 1927, 10576
a # Peters Czerny) 1837 (later issue), 8275
a # Peters Landshoff) 1933, 11037-11037a
a # Peters Ruthardt), not dated 7749
a # Schott Reger-Schmid-Lindner) 1916, 30255
c c Schuberth & Co. (Kohler) Selections only. Before 1864, 3781-
3782
a # Steingraeber (Bischoff-Frey) 1930, 149
a # Steingraeber (Bischoff 1880 ), 149
a # Ullstein (Fischer) 1924, T.A.3 and T.A.4
a # Universal (Roentgen) not dated, U.E.324
a # Wolfenbuettel (Chrysander) 1856, 344

Italian
a # Ricordi Cesi) not dated, 100518-100520
a Ricordi Kroll) not dated, 93603
a # Ricordi Longo) not dated, 111884-111885
a # Ricordi Mugellini) not dated, E.R.477-595 and 478-595

French
a 4 Choudens (Noel-Gallon) 1933, A.C. 17434
a # Durand (Faure), not dated, D. & F. 9324
a # Gallet (Staub , not dated, E.G. 7663
a # Lemoine (Lack 1915, H.21228. P.992
a # Ploix (Sporck 1914, M417S. and consecutive plate numbers
for each invention
a # Senart (Nationale) (Selva) 1915, no plate number

Others
a # Hansen (Friedman) 1921, 17388
a # Rozsnyai Karoly (Szendy) 1906, R.K.186 and R.K.193
a # Schott Freres (Wouters) not dated, S.F.5863 and S.F.3238
a # Russian Edition (Moscow) 1931, 20181 T.621 - 20182.T.621

The indication a in the first column signifies that the Two Part
Inventions are present.

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The indication # in the second column signifies that the Three
Part Inventions are present.
The indication c in either column signifies that a selection of
the Two or Three Part Inventions respectively, according to the
column, is present.

List of Bach Editions desired by Albert Riemenschneider, Baldwin-

Wallace Conservatory, Berea, Ohio

(EDITIONS OF TIE WELL TEMPEREDCLAVICHORDAS FOLLOWS, BOTH VOLS.

I & II DESIRED EXCEPT WHEREA SINGLE VOLUMEIS DEFINITELY
SPECIFIED. )

Simrock, 1801, Bonn (Schwenke), Vol. II only

Please note that this volume contains the part which
usually appears as Part I, the parts being interchanged
in this edition)
Preston, London ca, 1800-1804
Imbault, Paris, 1809 (48 Fugues)
E., Lavenu, London, Forty-eight Preludes and Forty-eight Fugues
Sieber, Paris, 1817
Sieber, Paris, 1828
Peters Ed., 1828
Breitkopf & Haertel, Leipzig, 1819
Breitkopf & Haertel, Leipzig, 1828
Simrock, Bonn, 1835
Hug, Zurich, 1828
Nadermann, Paris, 1828
Aulagnicr, Paris, 1828
Janet & Cotelle, Paris, 1828
Berrn, Prag, 1831
Schlesinger, Paris, ca. 1832
Brandus, Paris ca, 1832
Riefenstahl, Berlin, 1839
Breitkopf & Haertel, 1839
Breitkopf & Haertel, 1851, (Neue verb. Ausgabe)
Esslinger, Berlin, 1852 (Neue verb. Auagabe)
Ditson, Boston, 1856 (Czerny Edition) (Do not confuse with
Goetschius Edition published later)
Schott, Bertini (an arrangement for 4 hands)
Vincent, 48 Fugues of the Well Tempered Clavichord in score in
various clefs, 2 vols.
Hammond, & Co,, London (Edited by Saunders) (Published in Books
I, II, I, I IV) of these only books I and II desired
Breitkopf & Haertel (Edited by Franz & Dresel) Book I only
Bote & Bock, Berlin, Book I only (Collection des Oeuvres
Classi cues)
Gutheil Ed, (pre Soviet Russian Edition)
R. Cocks & Co., London, dedicated to his Friend I. Moscheles, Esq.
Fingering 1 2 3 4 - page 1, preface in English (Czerny)
written expressly for Messrs. Cocks & Co,, Liverpool, Vol, I
only in N, Y. Library.

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