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which specialised in the study of Bach’s sacred music. Together with the
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Her importance as a collector and transmitter of musical manuscripts was significant. Archival evidence shows that she was an essential link in the transmission of the music of Johann
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since childhood, as he frequented the house of his father Moses
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extensive and valuable music library, consisting of manuscripts and first editions, to the
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was cultivated, although it was no longer fashionable at the time. She herself sat at the grand piano and, accompanied by an orchestra, played only works by the Bach family.
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Music and philosophy were her main interests. She had no children, but looked after several of her nephews and nieces, including, in addition to the
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