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Re: Historical harpischord ranges
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Sat, 29 Oct 2016 17:52:32 +0200
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Le 29/10/2016 16:13, J. Claudio Di Veroli écrit :
> BASS GG#/AAb
>
> - J.S. Bach scored this note in the 3rd mov. of the Concerto for Four
> Harpsichords BWV1065 (c.1736).

Also several AAb's in the fugue of BWV 998.

According to Wikipedia, "The piece was written around 1735. The original 
manuscript with the title "Prelude pour la Luth ò Cembal c [???] par J. 
S. Bach" was sold at Christie's on July 13, 2016 for £2,518,500."

Dennis

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