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Passacaglia & fugue in C minor / J. S. Bach ; transcribed by Eugene Ormandy.
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- Format:
- Musical score
- Author/Creator:
- Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
- Standardized Title:
- Passacaglia, organ, BWV 582, C minor; arranged
- Subjects (All):
- Ormandy, Eugene, 1899-1985.
- Passacaglias (Orchestra), Arranged--Scores and parts.
- Passacaglias (Orchestra), Arranged.
- Manuscripts.
- Canons, fugues, etc. (Orchestra), Arranged--Scores and parts.
- Canons, fugues, etc. (Orchestra), Arranged.
- Music--Manuscripts.
- Music.
- Ormandy, Eugene, 1899-1985--Manuscripts.
- Ormandy, Eugene.
- Genre:
- Scores and parts.
- Scores.
- Physical Description:
- 1 manuscript score (73 pages) ; 34 cm + 39 parts ; 32 cm + 33 parts ; 36 cm
- Contained In:
- Eugene Ormandy Collection of Scores. Box 10.
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1946]
- Notes:
- Manuscript in pencil.
- Originally for organ; arranged for orchestra by Eugene Ormandy.
- Title from cover of 1st violin part.
- Duration: 12:55.
- This set of score and parts was created by the library of the Philadelphia Orchestra during the tenure of conductor Eugene Ormandy. It consists of 1 pencil manuscript score, 39 ozalid copies of manuscript string parts (32 cm.), and 33 ozalid copies of manuscript parts for the rest of the orchestra (36 cm.)
- Also includes: 1 photocopy of manuscript score in an envelope bearing the following inscription - "This is a photocopy of the Stokowski manuscript score. It has E. O. markings and changes to make the "EO" version. Changes are in E. O. handwriting."; 5 ozalid copies of the string parts labeled "Old original string parts"; 5 vellum masters for the new version of the string parts.
- Score marked by Eugene Ormandy for performance with the Philadelphia Orchestra; score also contains markings in red, presumably by William Smith, Assistant Conductor.
- Parts marked for performance by members of the Philadelphia Orchestra; some parts contain manuscript inserts.
- Includes original folder with circulation record and performance record.
- Forms part of: Eugene Ormandy Archive, Special Collections, Van Pelt Library, University of Pennsylvania.
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