The Buxtehude-Werke-Verzeichnis ("Buxtehude Works Catalogue", commonly abbreviated to BuxWV) is the catalogue and the numbering system used to identify

music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...

al works by the German-Danish

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

composer

Dieterich Buxtehude Dieterich Buxtehude (; ; born Diderik Hansen Buxtehude; c. 1637 – 9 May 1707) was a Danish organist and composer of the Baroque period, whose works are typical of the North German organ school. As a composer who worked in various vocal ...

(c. 1637 – 9 May 1707). It was compiled by Georg Karstädt and published in 1974 as ''Thematisch-Systematisches Verzeichnis der Musikalischen Werke von Dietrich Buxtehude''. The second edition, published in 1985, contains minor additions and corrections. The catalogue is organized thematically, not chronologically, and contains 275 individual pieces. The ''Anhang'' ("Appendix") adds 13 spurious and falsely attributed works. The fourteen

trio sonata The trio sonata is a genre, typically consisting of several movements, with two melody instruments and basso continuo. Originating in the early 17th century, the trio sonata was a favorite chamber ensemble combination in the Baroque era. Basic str ...

s (BuxWV 252–265) were the only works published during Buxtehude's lifetime. Originally issued in two volumes, the first seven are now commonly referred to as Buxtehude's opus 1 and the next seven as opus 2.

Vocal music

Cantata A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir. The meaning of ...
s (1–112)

* BuxWV 1 — ''Accedite gentes, accurite populi'' * BuxWV 2 — ''Afferte Domino gloriam honorem'' * BuxWV 3 — ''All solch dein Güt wir preisen'' * BuxWV 4 — ''Alles, was ihr tut mit Worten oder mit Werken'' * BuxWV 5 — ''Also hat Gott die Welt geliebet'' * BuxWV 6 — ''An filius non est Dei, fons gratiae salus rei'' * BuxWV 7 — ''Aperite mihi portas justitiae'' * BuxWV 8 — ''Att du, Jesu, will mig höra'' * BuxWV 9 — ''Bedenke, Mensch, das Ende, bedenke deinen Tod'' * BuxWV 10 — ''Befiehl dem Engel, daß er komm'' * BuxWV 11 — ''Canite Jesu nostro citharae, cymbala, organa'' * BuxWV 12 — ''Cantate Domino canticum novum'' * BuxWV 13 — ''Das neugeborne Kindelein, das herzeliebe Jesulein'' * BuxWV 14 — ''Dein edles Herz, der Liebe Thron'' * BuxWV 15 — '' Der Herr ist mit mir, darum fürchte ich mich nicht'' * BuxWV 16 — ''Dies ist der Tag'' (lost) * BuxWV 17 — ''Dixit Dominus Domino meo'' * BuxWV 18 — ''Domine, savum fac regem et exaudi nos'' * BuxWV 19 — ''Drei schöne Dinge sind'' * BuxWV 20 — ''Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ'' * BuxWV 21 — ''Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ'' * BuxWV 22 — ''Du Lebensfürst, Herr Jesu Christ'' * BuxWV 23 — ''Ecce nunc benedicite Domino'' * BuxWV 24 — ''Eins bitte ich vom Herrn'' * BuxWV 25 — ''Entreißt euch, meine Sinnen'' * BuxWV 26 — ''Erfreue dich, Erde! Du Himmel erschall!'' * BuxWV 27 — ''Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort'' after Luther's hymn * BuxWV 28 — ''Fallax mundus ornat vultus'' * BuxWV 29 — ''Frohlocket mit Händen'' * BuxWV 30 — ''Fürchtet euch nicht, siehe ich verkündige euch große Freude'' * BuxWV 31 — ''Fürwahr, er trug unsere Krankheit'' * BuxWV 32 — ''Gen Himmel zu dem Vater mein'' * BuxWV 33 — ''Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen'' * BuxWV 34 — ''Gott hilf mir, denn das Wasser geht mir bis an die Seele'' * BuxWV 35 — ''Herr, auf dich traue ich'' * BuxWV 36 — ''Herr, ich lasse dich nicht'' * BuxWV 37 — ''Herr, nun läßt du deinen Diener in Frieden fahren'' * BuxWV 38 — ''Herr, wenn ich nur dich hab'' * BuxWV 39 — ''Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe'' * BuxWV 40 — ''Herren var Gud - Der Herr erhöre dich'' * BuxWV 41 — ''Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr'' on Schalling's hymn * BuxWV 42 — ''Herzlich tut mich verlangen'' * BuxWV 43 — ''Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn'' on the hymn by with a tune by

Bartholomäus Gesius Bartholomäus Gesius (also: ''Göß'', ''Gese'', – 1613) was a German theologian, church musician, composer and hymn writer. He worked at Schloss Muskau and in Frankfurt (Oder) and is known for choral Passions in German and Latin and for the m ...

* BuxWV 44 — ''Ich bin die Auferstehung und das Leben'' * BuxWV 45 — ''Ich bin eine Blume zu Saron'' * BuxWV 46 — ''Ich habe Lust abzuscheiden'' * BuxWV 47 — ''Ich habe Lust abzuscheiden'' * BuxWV 48 — ''Ich halte es dafür, daß dieser Zeit Leiden der Herrlichkeit nicht wert sei'' * BuxWV 49 — ''Ich sprach in meinem Herzen'' * BuxWV 50 — ''Ich suchte des Nachts in meinem Bette'' * BuxWV 51 — ''Ihr lieben Christen, freut euch nun'' * BuxWV 52 — ''In dulci jubilo, nun singet und seid froh!'' * BuxWV 53 — ''In te, Domine, speravi. Non confundat in aeternum'' * BuxWV 54 — ''Ist es recht, daß man dem Kaiser Zinse gebe oder nicht?'' * BuxWV 55 — ''Je höher du bist, je mehr dich demütige'' * BuxWV 56 — ''Jesu dulcis memoria'' * BuxWV 57 — ''Jesu dulcis memoria'' * BuxWV 58 — ''Jesu komm mein Trost und Lachen'' * BuxWV 59 — ''Jesu meine Freud und Lust'' * BuxWV 60 — ''Jesu meine Freude, meines Herzens Weide'' on Franck's

hymn A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word ''hymn'' ...

* BuxWV 61 — ''Jesu, meiner Freuden Meister'' * BuxWV 62 — ''Jesu, meines Lebens Leben'' * BuxWV 63 — ''Jesulein, du Tausendschön, Blümlein aus dem Himmelsgarten'' * BuxWV 64 — ''Jubilate Domino, omnis terra'' * BuxWV 65 — ''Klinget mit Freuden, ihr klaron Klarinen'' * BuxWV 66 — ''Kommst du, Licht der Heiden'' * BuxWV 67 — ''Lauda anima mea Dominum'' * BuxWV 68 — ''Lauda Sion Salvatorem'' * BuxWV 69 — ''Laudate pueri, Dominum, laudate nomen Domini'' * BuxWV 70 — ''Liebster, meine Seele saget mit durchaus verliebtem Sinn'' * BuxWV 71 — ''Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele'' * BuxWV 72 — ''Mein Gemüt erfreuet sich'' * BuxWV 73 — ''Mein Herz ist bereit, Gott, daß ich singe und lobe'' * BuxWV 74 — ''Meine Seele, willtu ruhn'' * BuxWV 75 — ''

Membra Jesu Nostri ''Membra Jesu nostri'', BuxWV 75, is a cycle of seven cantatas composed in 1680 by Dieterich Buxtehude and dedicated to Gustaf Düben. More specifically and fully it is, in Buxtehude’s phrase, a ''�devotionedecantata,”'' or “sung devotion, ...

'' (a collection of seven cantatas) ** BuxWV 75a — '' Ad pedes: Ecce super montes'' ** BuxWV 75b — '' Ad genua: Ad ubera portabimini'' ** BuxWV 75c — '' Ad manus: Quid sunt plagae istae'' ** BuxWV 75d — '' Ad latus: Surge amica mea'' ** BuxWV 75e — '' Ad pectus: Sicut modo geniti infantes'' ** BuxWV 75f — '' Ad cor: Vulnerasti cor meum'' ** BuxWV 75g — '' Ad faciem: Illustra faciem tuam'' * BuxWV 76 — '' Fried- und Freudenreiche Hinfarth'' (a collection of two cantatas) ** BuxWV 76a — '' Mit Fried und Freud'' (on Luther's hymn) ** BuxWV 76b — ''

Klag-Lied ("With peace and joy"), BuxWV 76, is the common name for a piece of funeral music composed by Dieterich Buxtehude as an homage to his father in 1674. The composer named the work (Departure enriched by Peace and Joy) when he published it the s ...

: Muß der Tod denn auch entbinden'' * BuxWV 77 — ''Nichts soll uns scheiden von der Liebe Gottes'' * BuxWV 78 — ''Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott'' * BuxWV 79 — ''Nun danket alle Gott'' * BuxWV 80 — ''Nun freut euch, ihr Frommen, mit nir'' * BuxWV 81 — ''Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren Dank sagen'' * BuxWV 82 — ''O clemens, o mitis, o coelestis Pater'' * BuxWV 83 — ''O dulcis Jesu, o amor cordis mei'' * BuxWV 84 — ''O fröhliche Stunden, o fröhliche Zeit'' * BuxWV 85 — ''O fröhliche Stunden, o herrliche Zeit'' * BuxWV 86 — ''O Gott, wir danken deiner Güt * BuxWV 87 — ''O Gottes Stadt, o güldnes Licht'' * BuxWV 88 — ''O Jesu mi dulcissime'' * BuxWV 89 — ''O lux beata Trinitas et principalis unitas'' * BuxWV 90 — ''O wie selig sind, die zu dem Abendmahl des Lammes berufen sind'' * BuxWV 91 — ''Pange lingua gloriosi, corporis mysterium'' * BuxWV 92 — ''Quemadmodum desiderat cervus'' * BuxWV 93 — ''Salve desiderium, salve clamor gentium'' * BuxWV 94 — ''Salve, Jesu, Patris gnate unigenite'' * BuxWV 95 — ''Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz'' * BuxWV 96 — ''Schwinget euch himmelan, Herzen und Sinnen'' (''Lübeck-Kantate'') * BuxWV 97 — ''Sicut Moses exaltavit serpentem'' * BuxWV 98 — ''Singet dem Herren ein neues Lied'' * BuxWV 99 — ''Surrexit Christus hodie'' * BuxWV 100 — ''Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme'' * BuxWV 101 — ''Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme'' * BuxWV 102 — ''Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit'' on Luther's hymn * BuxWV 103 — ''Walts Gott, mein Werk ich lasse'' * BuxWV 104 — ''Was frag ich nach der Welt und allen ihren Schätzen'' * BuxWV 105 — ''Was mich auf dieser Welt betrübt'' * BuxWV 106 — ''Welt packe dich, ich sehne mich nur nach dem Himmel'' * BuxWV 107 — ''Wenn ich, Herr Jesu, habe dich'' * BuxWV 108 — ''Wie schmekt es so lieblich und wohl'' * BuxWV 109 — ''Wie soll ich dich empfangen'' on Paul Gerhardt's hymn * BuxWV 110 — ''Wie wird erneuet, wie wird erfreuet'' * BuxWV 111 — ''Wo ist doch mein Freund geblieben?'' * BuxWV 112 — ''Wo soll ich fliehen hin?''

Miscellaneous vocal music (113–135)

Liturgical works (113–114)

* BuxWV 113 —

Motet In Western classical music, a motet is mainly a vocal musical composition, of highly diverse form and style, from high medieval music to the present. The motet was one of the pre-eminent polyphonic forms of Renaissance music. According to Margar ...

'Benedicam Dominum in omni tempore' * BuxWV 114 —

Missa Missa may refer to: * Mass (liturgy) * Mass (music), a choral composition that sets liturgical text to music ** Missa brevis ** Missa solemnis (explains the term and lists several works) * Miss A, a Korean girl group * ''Missa pro defunctis'' and ...

brevis

Wedding A wedding is a ceremony where two people are united in marriage. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes. Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of marriage vo ...

aria In music, an aria (Italian: ; plural: ''arie'' , or ''arias'' in common usage, diminutive form arietta , plural ariette, or in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompanime ...
s (115–122)

* BuxWV 115 — Aria 'Auf, Saiten, auf! Lasst euren Schall erklingen!' * BuxWV 116 — Aria 'Auf, stimmet die Saiten, Gott Phoebus tritt ein' * BuxWV 117 — Aria 'Deh credete il vostro vanto' * BuxWV 118 — Aria 'Gestreuet mit Bleumen' * BuxWV 119 — Aria 'Klinget fur Freuden, ihr larmen Klarinen' * BuxWV 120 — Aria 'O fröhliche Stunden, o herrlicher Tag' * BuxWV 121 — Aria 'Opachi boschetti' (fragment of a lost wedding serenade) * BuxWV 122 — Aria 'Schlagt, Künstler, die Pauken und Saiten'

Canon Canon or Canons may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Canon (fiction), the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base * Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture ** Western ca ...
s (123–124)

* BuxWV 123 —

Canon Canon or Canons may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Canon (fiction), the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base * Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture ** Western ca ...

duplex per Augmentationem * BuxWV 124 — Canon à 3 in Epidiapente et Epidiapason

Titles of works not preserved (125–127)

* BuxWV 125 — Motet 'Christum lieb haben ist viel besser' (lost) * BuxWV 126 — Musik zur Einweihung des Fredenhagen-Altars (lost) * BuxWV 127 — Motet 'Pallidi salvete' (lost)

Abendmusik (German for "evening music", plural ') usually refers to a series of musical concert held in the St. Mary's Church, Lübeck ('), Germany, begun in the 17th century and lasting until the early 19th century. Most of the music for these occasions, co ...
en (128–135)

* BuxWV 128 — Die Hochzeit des Lammes / Und die Freudenvolle Einholung der Braut zu derselben (lost) * BuxWV 129 — Das allerschröcklichste und Allererfreulichste, nemlich Ende der Zeit und Anfang der Ewigkeit (lost) * BuxWV 130 — Himmlische Seelenlust auf Erden (lost) * BuxWV 131 — Der verlorene Sohn (lost) * BuxWV 132 — Hundertjähriges Gedicht (lost) * BuxWV 133 — Die Abendmusiken des Jahres 1700 * BuxWV 134 — Castrum Doloris (lost) * BuxWV 135 — Templum Honoris (lost)

Organ (or other keyboard) works (136–225)

Freely composed (136–176)

''Note: Buxtehude preludes are multi-sectional and do not fit Bach-related terms such as "prelude and fugue" (despite this use by record companies); to make the distinction the German work "Praeludium" is conventional. Typical Buxtehude preludes begin free-style, switch to fugue, and then alternate between these forms, for a total of five to seven sections, two or three of which are fugues. The free-style sections are usually toccata-like.'' * BuxWV 136 — ''Praeludium'' (with 3 Fugues) in C * BuxWV 137 — ''Praeludium'' (with Fugue and Chaconne) in C * BuxWV 138 — ''Praeludium'' in C * BuxWV 139 — ''Praeludium'' (with 3 Fugues) in D * BuxWV 140 — ''Praeludium'' (with 2 Fugues) in D minor * BuxWV 141 — ''Praeludium'' in E * BuxWV 142 — ''Praeludium'' (with 3 Fugues) in E minor * BuxWV 143 — ''Praeludium'' (with 2 Fugues) in E minor * BuxWV 144 — ''Praeludium'' in F — binary form with one fugue, so akin to a Bachian "prelude and fugue" * BuxWV 145 — ''Praeludium'' in F — binary form with one fugue, so akin to a Bachian "prelude and fugue" * BuxWV 146 — ''Praeludium'' (with 2 Fugues) in F-sharp minor * BuxWV 147 — ''Praeludium'' in G * BuxWV 148 — ''Praeludium'' in G minor * BuxWV 149 — ''Praeludium'' (with 2 Fugues) in G minor * BuxWV 150 — ''Praeludium'' (with 4 Fugues) in G minor * BuxWV 151 — ''Praeludium'' in A * BuxWV 152 — ''Praeludium'' in A minor (

Phrygian mode The Phrygian mode (pronounced ) can refer to three different musical modes: the ancient Greek ''tonos'' or ''harmonia,'' sometimes called Phrygian, formed on a particular set of octave species or scales; the Medieval Phrygian mode, and the modern ...

) * BuxWV 153 — ''Praeludium'' (with 2 Fugues) in A minor * BuxWV 154 — ''Praeludium'' in B-flat

Toccatas

* BuxWV 155 —

Toccata Toccata (from Italian ''toccare'', literally, "to touch", with "toccata" being the action of touching) is a virtuoso piece of music typically for a keyboard or plucked string instrument featuring fast-moving, lightly fingered or otherwise virtuo ...

(with Fugal Sections) in D minor * BuxWV 156 — Toccata (with Fugal Sections) in F * BuxWV 157 — Toccata and Fugue in F

Ostinato works

* BuxWV 159 —

Chaconne A chaconne (; ; es, chacona, links=no; it, ciaccona, links=no, ; earlier English: ''chacony'') is a type of musical composition often used as a vehicle for variation on a repeated short harmonic progression, often involving a fairly short rep ...

in C minor * BuxWV 160 — Chaconne in E minor * BuxWV 161 — Passacaglia in D minor — slower than the chaconnes

Other pedaliter work

* BuxWV 158 — ''Praeambulum'' in A minor — this is an early work, c. 1660

Manualiter works (i.e. no pedal)

* BuxWV 162 — ''Praeludium'' in G for Harpsichord (or Organ) * BuxWV 163 — ''Praeludium'' (Toccatas and 3 Fugues) in G minor for Harpsichord (or Organ) * BuxWV 164 — Toccata (with Fugue) in G for Harpsichord (or Organ) * BuxWV 165 — Toccata (with Fugue) in G for Harpsichord (or Organ) * BuxWV 166 —

Canzona The canzona is an Italian musical form derived from the Franco-Flemish and Parisian chansons, and during Giovanni Gabrieli's lifetime was frequently spelled canzona, though both earlier and later the singular was spelled either canzon or canzone ...

(with Fugues) in C for Harpsichord (or Organ) * BuxWV 167 —

Canzonetta In music, a canzonetta (; pl. canzonette, canzonetti or canzonettas) is a popular Italian secular vocal composition that originated around 1560. Earlier versions were somewhat like a madrigal but lighter in style—but by the 18th century, especial ...

in C for Harpsichord (or Organ) * BuxWV 168 — Canzonetta in D minor for Harpsichord (or Organ) * BuxWV 169 — Canzonetta in E minor for Harpsichord (or Organ) * BuxWV 170 — Canzona (with Fugues) in G for Harpsichord (or Organ) * BuxWV 171 — Canzonetta in G for Harpsichord (or Organ) * BuxWV 172 — Canzonetta in G for Harpsichord (or Organ) * BuxWV 173 — Canzonetta in G minor for Harpsichord (or Organ) * BuxWV 174 —

Fugue In music, a fugue () is a contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject (a musical theme) that is introduced at the beginning in imitation (repetition at different pitches) and which recurs frequently in the c ...

(Gigue) in C for Harpsichord * BuxWV 175 — Fugue in G for Harpsichord * BuxWV 176 — Fugue in B-flat for Harpsichord

Chorale preludes (177–224, including
Magnificats The Magnificat (Latin for "y soulmagnifies he Lord) is a canticle, also known as the Song of Mary, the Canticle of Mary and, in the Byzantine tradition, the Ode of the Theotokos (). It is traditionally incorporated into the liturgical services ...
and the
Te Deum The "Te Deum" (, ; from its incipit, , ) is a Latin Christian hymn traditionally ascribed to AD 387 authorship, but with antecedents that place it much earlier. It is central to the Ambrosian hymnal, which spread throughout the Latin Chur ...
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''Buxtehude composed chorale preludes on the following hymns:'' * BuxWV 177 — Ach Gott und Herr (D minor ) * BuxWV 178 — Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder (A minor hrygian mode * BuxWV 179 — Auf meinen lieben Gott (E minor; a suite or ''Suite de danses'' for keyboard or organ) * BuxWV 180 — (D minor

orian mode Aryan ( fa, اريان, also Romanized as Āryān, ‘Oryān, ‘Orīān, and Oryān) is a village in Khavashod Rural District, Rud Ab District, Sabzevar County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 560, in 155 f ...

* BuxWV 181 — Danket dem Herren, denn er ist sehr freundlich (G minor

* BuxWV 182 — Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich (G major) * BuxWV 183 — Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt (D minor

* BuxWV 184 —

Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" (originally written in the German language with the title ) is one of the best known hymns by the Protestant Reformers, Protestant Reformer Martin Luther, a prolific hymnwriter. Luther wrote the words and composed ...

(C major) * BuxWV 185 — (G minor

* BuxWV 186 —

Es ist das Heil uns kommen her "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her" (originally: "Es ist das heyl vns kommen her", English: "Salvation now has come for all" or more literally: It is our salvation come here to us) is a Lutheran hymn in 14 stanzas by Paul Speratus. It was first pub ...

(C major) * BuxWV 187 —

Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl "" ("The mouth of fools doth God confess") is a Lutheran hymn of 1524, with words written by Martin Luther in 1523, paraphrasing Psalm 14. It was published as one of eight songs in 1524 in the first Lutheran hymnal, the Achtliederbuch. It was also ...

(G major) * BuxWV 188 —

Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ "" ("Praise be to You, Jesus Christ") is a Lutheran hymn, written by Martin Luther in 1524. It was first published in 1524 in the . For centuries the chorale has been the prominent hymn (Hauptlied) for Christmas Day in German speaking Lutheranism, ...

(G major ;

chorale fantasia Chorale fantasia is a type of large composition based on a chorale melody, both works for organ, and vocal settings, for example the opening movements of Bach's chorale cantatas, with the chorale melody as a cantus firmus. History Chorale fantas ...

) * BuxWV 189 —

(G major ixolydian mode * BuxWV 190 — Gott der Vater wohn uns bei (G major ixolydian mode * BuxWV 191 —

Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn "" (Lord Christ, the Only Son of God) is a Lutheran hymn by Elisabeth Cruciger. Printed in 1524 in the Erfurt ''Enchiridion'', together with 18 hymns by Martin Luther, it is one of the oldest Lutheran hymns. The text combines Lutheran teaching wi ...

(G major) * BuxWV 192 —

(G major) * BuxWV 193 — Herr Jesu Christ, ich weiß gar wohl (A minor) * BuxWV 194 — Ich dank dir, lieber Herre (F major; chorale fantasia) * BuxWV 195 — Ich dank dir schon durch deinen Sohn (F major; chorale fantasia) * BuxWV 196 — Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (D minor

chorale fantasia) * BuxWV 197 — In dulci jubilo (G major) * BuxWV 198 —

Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand "Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand" ( en, Jesus Christ, our Saviour, who conquered death) is a hymn for Easter by Martin Luther. The text originated in 1524. Johannes Zahn listed three hymn tunes for it. Two of these, Zahn No ...

(G minor

* BuxWV 199 —

Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott "" ("Come, Holy Ghost, Lord God") is a Lutheran hymn for Pentecost, with words written by Martin Luther based on " Veni Sancte Spiritus, reple tuorum corda fidelium". The hymn in three stanzas was first published in 1524. For centuries the chorale ...

(F major) * BuxWV 200 — Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott (F major) * BuxWV 201 — Kommt her zu mir, spricht Gottes Sohn (G minor

* BuxWV 202 — Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich (G major) * BuxWV 203 — Magnificat ''primi toni'' in D minor Dorian mode (fantasia) * BuxWV 204 — Magnificat ''primi toni'' in D minor (fantasia) * BuxWV 205 — Magnificat ''noni toni'' in D minor Dorian mode (fantasia) * BuxWV 206 — Mensch, willt du leben seliglich (E minor hrygian mode * BuxWV 207 — Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott (D minor

chorale fantasia) * BuxWV 208 —

Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to religious service, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery or convent.''The Oxford English Dictionary'', vol. X, page 599. The term is o ...

(G major) * BuxWV 209 — Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist (G major) * BuxWV 210 — (G major; chorale fantasia) * BuxWV 211 —

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to religious service, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery or convent.''The Oxford English Dictionary'', vol. X, page 599. The term is o ...

(G minor

* BuxWV 212 —

Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren "" (Now praise, my soul, the Lord) is a Lutheran hymn written in German by the theologian and reformer Johann Gramann in 1525. It was published in 1540 and appears in 47 hymnals. A translation by Catherine Winkworth, "My Soul, now Praise thy Maker ...

(C major; chorale fantasia) * BuxWV 213 — Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren * BuxWV 214 — Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren * BuxWV 215 — Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren * BuxWV 216 — O Lux beata, Trinitas (fragment) * BuxWV 217 — Puer natus in Bethlehem * BuxWV 218 —

Te Deum laudamus The "Te Deum" (, ; from its incipit, , ) is a Latin Christian hymn traditionally ascribed to AD 387 authorship, but with antecedents that place it much earlier. It is central to the Ambrosian hymnal, which spread throughout the Latin Chur ...

(fantasia in 5 sections: a prelude and 4 verse-settings; Buxtehude's longest organ work at 13–14 minutes) * BuxWV 219 —

Vater unser im Himmelreich "" (Our Father in Heaven) is a Lutheran hymn in German by Martin Luther. He wrote the paraphrase of the Lord's Prayer in 1538, corresponding to his explanation of the prayer in his (''Small Catechism''). He dedicated one stanza to each of the sev ...

* BuxWV 220 — Von Gott will ich nicht lassen * BuxWV 221 — Von Gott will ich nicht lassen * BuxWV 222 — War Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit * BuxWV 223 —

Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern "" (; How lovely shines the morning star) is a Lutheran hymn by Philipp Nicolai written in 1597 and first published in 1599. It inspired musical settings through centuries, notably Bach's chorale cantata , but also vocal and instrumental works by ...

(chorale fantasia) * BuxWV 224 — Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ

Canzonetta for keyboard or organ (225)

The keyboard canzonetta in A minor, BuxWV 225, was found just before the publication and therefore could not be inserted in the catalogue properly. This is why it does not appear with other canzonas and canzonettas and is in the end of the list of organ works. * BuxWV 225 — Canzonetta in A minor for keyboard (or organ)

Works for harpsichord (226–251)

Suites for harpsichord (226–244)

* BuxWV 226 — Suite in C major * BuxWV 227 — Suite in C major * BuxWV 228 — Suite in C major * BuxWV 229 — Suite in C major * BuxWV 230 — Suite in C major * BuxWV 231 — Suite in C major * BuxWV 232 — Suite in D major * BuxWV 233 — Suite in D minor * BuxWV 234 — Suite in D minor * BuxWV 235 — Suite in E minor * BuxWV 236 — Suite in E minor * BuxWV 237 — Suite in E minor * BuxWV 238 — Suite in F major * BuxWV 239 — Suite in F major * BuxWV 240 — Suite in G major * BuxWV 241 — Suite in G minor * BuxWV 242 — Suite in G minor * BuxWV 243 — Suite in A major * BuxWV 244 — Suite in A minor

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and miscellaneous works for harpsichord (245–251)

* BuxWV 245 —

Courante The ''courante'', ''corrente'', ''coranto'' and ''corant'' are some of the names given to a family of triple metre dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era. In a Baroque dance suite an Italian or French courante is typically paired ...

zimble with 8 variations in A minor * BuxWV 246 — Aria with 10 variations in C major * BuxWV 247 — Aria 'More Palatino' (Theme and 12 Variations) in C major * BuxWV 248 — Aria 'Rofilis' (Theme and 3 Variations) in D minor; theme of ''Arrêtez, belle Iris, différez un moment'' by

Jean-Baptiste Lully Jean-Baptiste Lully ( , , ; born Giovanni Battista Lulli, ; – 22 March 1687) was an Italian-born French composer, guitarist, violinist, and dancer who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style. Best known for his operas, he ...

* BuxWV 249 — Aria with 3 variations in A minor * BuxWV 250 — Aria 'La Capricciosa' (Theme and 32 Variations) in G major * BuxWV 251 — Seven suites "Die Natur und Eigenschaft der Planeten" for keyboard (lost, mentioned by

Johann Mattheson Johann Mattheson (28 September 1681 – 17 April 1764) was a German composer, singer, writer, lexicographer, diplomat and music theorist. Early life and career The son of a prosperous tax collector, Mattheson received a broad liberal education ...

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Chamber music (252–275)

* Seven Sonatas, Op. 1 (c. 1694): ** BuxWV 252 — Sonata in F major for

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

viola da gamba The viol (), viola da gamba (), or informally gamba, is any one of a family of bowed, fretted, and stringed instruments with hollow wooden bodies and pegboxes where the tension on the strings can be increased or decreased to adjust the pitc ...

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basso continuo Basso continuo parts, almost universal in the Baroque era (1600–1750), provided the harmonic structure of the music by supplying a bassline and a chord progression. The phrase is often shortened to continuo, and the instrumentalists playing th ...

** BuxWV 253 — Sonata in G major for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo ** BuxWV 254 — Sonata in A minor for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo ** BuxWV 255 — Sonata in B-flat major for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo ** BuxWV 256 — Sonata in C major for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo ** BuxWV 257 — Sonata in D minor for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo ** BuxWV 258 — Sonata in E minor for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo * Seven Sonatas, Op. 2 (1696): ** BuxWV 259 — Sonata in B-flat major for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo ** BuxWV 260 — Sonata in D major for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo ** BuxWV 261 — Sonata in G minor for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo ** BuxWV 262 — Sonata in C minor for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo ** BuxWV 263 — Sonata in A major for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo ** BuxWV 264 — Sonata in E major for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo ** BuxWV 265 — Sonata in F major for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo * BuxWV 266 — Sonata in C major for 2 violins, viola da gamba and basso continuo * BuxWV 267 — Sonata in D major for viola da gamba,

violone The term violone (; literally "large viol" in Italian, " -one" being the augmentative suffix) can refer to several distinct large, bowed musical instruments which belong to either the viol or violin family. The violone is sometimes a fretted i ...

and basso continuo * BuxWV 268 — Sonata in D major for viola da gamba and basso continuo * BuxWV 269 — Sonata in F major for 2 violins, viola da gamba and basso continuo * BuxWV 270 — Sonata in F major for 2 violins and basso continuo (fragment) * BuxWV 271 — Sonata in G major for 2 violins, viola da gamba and basso continuo * BuxWV 272 — Sonata in A minor for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo * BuxWV 273 — Sonata in B-flat major for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo * BuxWV 274 — Sonata (lost) * BuxWV 275 — Sonata (lost)

Appendix (Anh. 1–13)

Doubtful works (1–8)

* BuxWV Anh. 1 — Magnificat anima mea Domine * BuxWV Anh. 2 — Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg * BuxWV Anh. 3 — Wacht! Euch zum Streit gefasset macht / ''

Das jüngste Gericht (''The Last Judgement''), BuxWV Anh. 3, is an anonymous 17th-century oratorio in three acts, attributed to Dieterich Buxtehude. It is also known by its incipit, "Wacht! Euch zum Streit gefasset macht" (Wake up! Prepare yourselves for battle). H ...

'' (oratorio in 3 acts) * BuxWV Anh. 4 — Natalia Sacra (lost) * BuxWV Anh. 5 — Sonata in D minor * BuxWV Anh. 6 — Courante in D minor for harpsichord * BuxWV Anh. 7 — Courante in G major for harpsichord * BuxWV Anh. 8 — Simphonia in G major

Falsely attributed works (9–13)

* BuxWV Anh. 9 — Cantata 'Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott' (by

Ludwig Busbetzky Ludwig Busbetzky (Lovies Busbetsky ; Busbet) was an Estonian organist and composer during the 17th century. Coming from a family of musicians, Busbetzky studied with Dieterich Buxtehude in Lübeck around 1680. From 1687 to 1699 Busbetzky was the ...

) * BuxWV Anh. 10 —

Psalm The Book of Psalms ( or ; he, תְּהִלִּים, , lit. "praises"), also known as the Psalms, or the Psalter, is the first book of the ("Writings"), the third section of the Tanakh, and a book of the Old Testament. The title is derived ...

setting 'Laudate Dominum omnes gentes' (by Ludwig Busbetzky) * BuxWV Anh. 11 — Chorale prelude 'Erhalt uns Herr, bei deinem Wort' for keyboard (author unknown, also attributed to

Georg Böhm Georg Böhm (2 September 1661 – 18 May 1733) was a German Baroque organist and composer. He is notable for his development of the chorale partita and for his influence on the young J. S. Bach. Life Böhm was born in 1661 in Hohenkirchen. He ...

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Johann Pachelbel Johann Pachelbel (baptised – buried 9 March 1706; also Bachelbel) was a German composer, organist, and teacher who brought the south German organ schools to their peak. He composed a large body of sacred and secularity, secular music, and h ...

) * BuxWV Anh. 12 — Suite in D minor for harpsichord (by

Nicolas Lebègue Nicolas-Antoine Lebègue (also ''Le Bègue''; c. 16316 July 1702) was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was born in Laon and in the 1650s settled in Paris, quickly establishing himself as one of the best organists of the ...

) * BuxWV Anh. 13 — Suite in G minor for harpsichord (by Nicolas Lebègue)

Literature

* Georg Karstädt. ''Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke von Dietrich Buxtehude: Buxtehude-Werke-Verzeichnis (BuxWV)''. Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 1985 (2nd edition),

External links

Catalogue de l'oeuvre de Dietrich Buxtehude
Full catalogue with details on individual pieces' structure (French)
Wolf’s Thematic Index of the Works of the Great Composers
(English, French, German) {{Authority control * Buxtehude, Dieterich, compositions by

Buxtehude Buxtehude (), officially the Hanseatic City of Buxtehude (german: Hansestadt Buxtehude, nds, Hansestadt Buxthu ()), is a town on the Este River in Northern Germany, belonging to the district of Stade in Lower Saxony. It is part of the Hamburg ...