Nekrolog or Obituary Notice of Johann Sebastian Bach. Translated with an Introduction, Notes and Two Appendices by Walter Emery. (Facsimile of Autogra

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The manuscript features Walter Emery's English translation of Bach's obituary, co-authored by C.P.E. Bach and J.F. Agricola, first published in 1754. It also includes brief biographical excerpts from J.G. Walther's Musikalisches Lexicon and a genealogy compiled by Bach around 1735, providing a rich historical context and insight into the composer's life and legacy.