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

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.