Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

's vocal music includes

cantatas 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 t ...

motets 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 Marga ...

, masses, Magnificats,

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oratorios An oratorio () is a large musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists. Like most operas, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias. However, opera is mus ...

, four-part chorales, songs and arias. His instrumental music includes

concerto A concerto (; plural ''concertos'', or ''concerti'' from the Italian plural) is, from the late Baroque era, mostly understood as an instrumental composition, written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble. The typi ...

s, suites,

sonata Sonata (; Italian: , pl. ''sonate''; from Latin and Italian: ''sonare'' rchaic Italian; replaced in the modern language by ''suonare'' "to sound"), in music, literally means a piece ''played'' as opposed to a cantata (Latin and Italian ''cant ...

fugues 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 ...

, and other works for organ, harpsichord, lute, violin, viola da gamba, cello, flute, chamber ensemble and

orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...

. There are over 1000 known compositions by Bach. Nearly all of them are listed in the ' (BWV), which is the best known and most widely used catalogue of Bach's compositions.

Listing Bach's compositions

Some of the early biographies of Johann Sebastian Bach contain lists of his compositions. For instance, his obituary contains a list of the instrumental compositions printed during the composer's lifetime, followed by an approximate list of his unpublished work. The first separately published biography of the composer, by

Johann Nikolaus Forkel Johann Nikolaus Forkel (22 February 1749 – 20 March 1818) was a German musicologist and music theory, music theorist, generally regarded as among the founders of modern musicology. His publications include ''Johann Sebastian Bach: His Life, ...

, follows the same approach: its ninth chapter first lists printed works (adding four-part chorales which had been published in the second half of the 18th century), followed by a rough overview of the unpublished ones. In the first half of the 19th century more works were published, so the next biographies (Schauer and Hilgenfeldt in 1850) had more elaborate appendices listing printed works, referring to these works by publisher, and the number or page number given to the works in these publications. So, for example, the Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major can be indicated as "

C. F. Peters Edition Peters is a classical music publisher founded in Leipzig, Germany in 1800. History The company came into being on 1 December 1800 when the Viennese composer Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754–1812) and the local organist Ambrosius Kühne ...

Vol. III No. 1", or any of the variants (" Griepenkerl and Roitzsch Vol. 3 p. 2", "Peters Book 242 p. 2", "P. S. V., Cah. 3 (242), No. 1", etc.)

BG

WTK-I-12-01-Leipzig Breitkopf & Haertel, 1866

In the second half of the 19th century the

Bach-Gesellschaft The German Bach-Gesellschaft (Bach Society) was a society formed in 1850 for the express purpose of publishing the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach without editorial additions. The collected works are known as the Bach-Gesellschaft-Ausga ...

(BG) published all of Bach's works in around 50 volumes, the so-called

Bach Gesellschaft Ausgabe Joh. Seb. Bach's Werke () is the Bach Gesellschaft's collected edition of Johann Sebastian Bach's compositions, published in 61 volumes in the second half of the 19th century. The series is also known as Bach-Gesellschaft edition (german: Bach-Gese ...

(BGA). This offered a unique identification of all of Bach's known works, a system that was quickly adopted, for instance by the biographers:

Philipp Spitta Julius August Philipp Spitta (27 December 1841 – 13 April 1894) was a German music historian and musicologist best known for his 1873 biography of Johann Sebastian Bach. Life He was born in , near Hoya, and his father, also called Phil ...

used it complementarily to the Peters edition numbering for the BG volumes that had appeared when he was writing his Bach-biography in the second half of the 19th century (e.g. "B. G., III., p. 173" for the above-mentioned Prelude in E-flat major), and Terry used it in the third Appendix to his 20th-century translation of Forkel's biography. But there was still a lot of confusion: some authors preferred to list Bach's works according to Novello's editions, or Augener's, or Schirmer's,... giving rise to various conversion tables at the end of books on Bach's compositions (e.g
Harvey Grace's in a 1922 book on Bach's organ compositions
.

NBG

In 1900 the BG published its last volume, and dissolved itself, as its primary goal, publishing all of Bach's known works, was accomplished. The BG was succeeded by the

Neue Bachgesellschaft The Neue Bachgesellschaft, or New Bach Society, is an organisation based in Leipzig, Germany, devoted to the music of the composer Johann Sebastian Bach. It was founded in 1900 as the successor to the Bach Gesellschaft, which between 1850 and 1900 ...

(NBG), with a new set of goals (Bach yearbook, Bach festivals, and a Bach museum). Occasionally however the NBG published newly discovered works, or variants not published in the BGA. For instance the 1740s version of ''

O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht O, or o, is the fifteenth letter and the fourth vowel letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''o'' (pronounced ), plu ...

'' was published in NBG XVII¹ in 1916 (the 1730s version of the same piece, with a different orchestration, had been published in BG 24, pp. 185–192).

BWV

In 1950 the ''Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis'' was published, allocating a unique number to every known composition by Bach.

Wolfgang Schmieder Wolfgang Schmieder (May 29, 1901 – November 8, 1990) was a German music librarian and musicologist. Schmieder was born in Bromberg (now Bydgoszcz, Poland).Eggebrecht, Hans. "Wolfgang Schmieder". ''Oxford Music Online''. 2001, https://doi.o ...

, the editor of that catalogue, grouped the compositions by genre, largely following BG for the collation (e.g. BG cantata number = BWV number of the cantata): Loure bach

# Kantaten (Cantatas), BWV 1–224 # Motetten (Motets), BWV 225–231 # Messen, Messensätze, Magnificat (Masses, Mass movements, Magnificat), BWV 232–243 # Passionen, Oratorien (Passions, Oratorios), BWV 244–249 # Vierstimmige Choräle (Four-part chorales), BWV 250–438 # Lieder, Arien, Quodlibet (Songs, Arias and Quodlibet), BWV 439–524 # Werke für Orgel (Works for organ), BWV 525–771 # Werke für Klavier (Keyboard compositions), BWV 772–994 # Werke für Laute (Lute compositions), BWV 995–1000 # Kammermusik (Chamber music), BWV 1001–1040 # Orchesterwerke (Works for orchestra), BWV 1041–1071, originally in two separate chapters: Concertos (BWV 1041–1065) and Overtures (BWV 1066–1071) # Kanons (Canons), BWV 1072–1078 # Musikalisches Opfer, Kunst der Fuge (Musical Offering, Art of the Fugue), BWV 1079–1080 For instance, the Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major now became

BWV 552 The (BWV; ; ) is a catalogue of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was first published in 1950, edited by Wolfgang Schmieder. The catalogue's second edition appeared in 1990. An abbreviated version of that second edition, known as BWV ...

, situated in the range of the works for organ. In contrast to other catalogues such as the

Köchel catalogue The Köchel catalogue (german: Köchel-Verzeichnis, links=no) is a chronological catalogue of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, originally created by Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, in which the entries are abbreviated ''K.'', or ''KV''. The nu ...

for

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...

's compositions there is no attempt at chronological organization in the BWV numbering, for instance

BWV 992 The ''Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother'' (Italian: ''Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo''), BWV 992, is an early work by Johann Sebastian Bach, possibly modeled on the Biblical Sonatas of Johann Kuhnau. The s ...

is an early composition by Bach. Exceptionally BWV numbers are also indicated as Schmieder (S) numbers (e.g. S. 225 =

BWV 225 ''Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied'' (''Sing unto the Lord a new song''), BWV 225, is a motet by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was first performed in Leipzig around (probably) 1727. The text of the three-movement motet is in German: after Psalm 149 for ...

). Another consequence of the ordering principles of the BWV was that it tore known collections apart, for instance

Clavier-Übung III The ''Clavier-Übung III'', sometimes referred to as the ''German Organ Mass'', is a collection of compositions for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach, started in 1735–36 and published in 1739. It is considered Bach's most significant and extensiv ...

was partly in the organ compositions range (BWV 552 and 669–689), with the four duets listed among the keyboard compositions (BWV 802–805).

BWV Anh.

The Anhang (Anh.), i.e. Appendix, of the BWV listed works that were not suitable for the main catalogue, in three sections: * I – lost works, or works of which only a tiny fraction had survived (Anh. 1–23) * II – works of dubious authenticity (Anh. 24–155) * III – works that were once attributed to Bach, but for which it had been established they were not composed by him (Anh. 156–189) Within each section of the Anhang the works are sorted by genre, following the same sequence of genres as the main catalogue. Schmieder published the BWV's second edition in 1990, with some modifications regarding authenticity discriminations, and more works added to the main catalogue and the Anhang. A strict numerical collation was abandoned to insert additions, or when for another reason compositions were regrouped. For example, BWV 11, formerly listed as a Cantata, was moved to the fourth chapter of the main catalogue as an Oratorio. Rather than renumbering a composition, an arrow indicated where the composition was inserted: "" meaning "BWV 11, inserted after BWV 249b" (4th chapter). Similarly, meant BWV 1083, inserted after BWV 243a (3rd chapter). Also authenticity discriminations, based on new research, could lead to such repositionings within the catalogue, e.g. "" became " indicating it was now considered a spurious work. In 1998

Alfred Dürr Alfred Dürr (3 March 1918 – 7 April 2011) was a German musicologist. He was a principal editor of the Neue Bach-Ausgabe, the second edition of the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Professional career Dürr studied musicology and Clas ...

and Yoshitake Kobayashi published a small edition of the catalogue, based on the 1990 second edition. This edition, known as BWV^2a, contained a few further updates and collation rearrangements. New additions (Nachträge) to BWV²/BWV^2a included: * BWV 1081–1126 * BWV Anh. 190–213 A few exceptions to the principle that compositions were not renumbered were when a composition from the Anhang could be recovered or authenticated as Bach's, so that it deserved a place in the main catalogue, in which case it was given a number above 1080. So, for example, BWV Anh. 205 (BWV²) → BWV 1121 (BWV^2a, where it is in section 7 as a work for organ). Other renumberings and additional numbers involved alternative or earlier versions of basically the same composition, which were indicated by adding a lower case letter to the BWV number. Examples: *

BWV 243a The in E-flat major, 243a, also BWV243.1, by Johann Sebastian Bach is a musical setting of the Latin text of the Magnificat, Mary's canticle from the Gospel of Luke. It was composed in 1723 and is in twelve movements, scored for five vocal part ...

: 1723 E major version of the 1733 Magnificat in D major

BWV 243 Johann Sebastian Bach's Magnificat, BWV 243, is a musical setting of the biblical canticle Magnificat. It is scored for five vocal parts (two sopranos, alto, tenor and bass), and a Baroque orchestra including trumpets and timpani. It is the ...

BWV 1071 The (BWV; ; ) is a catalogue of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was first published in 1950, edited by Wolfgang Schmieder. The catalogue's second edition appeared in 1990. An abbreviated version of that second edition, known as BWV2a ...

renumbered to

BWV 1046a The ''Brandenburg Concertos'' by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 1046–1051), are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, MacDonogh, Giles. ''Frederick the Great: A Life in Dee ...

(early version of the first ''Brandenburg Concerto'') *

BWV Anh. 198 The (BWV; ; ) is a catalogue of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was first published in 1950, edited by Wolfgang Schmieder. The catalogue's second edition appeared in 1990. An abbreviated version of that second edition, known as BWV2a ...

renumbered to BWV 149/1a (earlier abandoned version of the opening movement of Cantata BWV 149) Some versions were completely removed from the catalogue, e.g. BWV 655b and c. Slashes indicate movements: e.g. BWV 149/1 indicates the first movement of the Cantata BWV 149. Another example: the

Agnus Dei is the Latin name under which the " Lamb of God" is honoured within the Catholic Mass and other Christian liturgies descending from the Latin liturgical tradition. It is the name given to a specific prayer that occurs in these liturgies, and ...

of the

Mass in B minor The Mass in B minor (), BWV 232, is an extended setting of the Mass ordinary by Johann Sebastian Bach. The composition was completed in 1749, the year before the composer's death, and was to a large extent based on earlier work, such as a Sanctu ...

can be indicated as BWV 232/22 (22nd movement of the composition), or alternatively as BWV 232^IV/4 (BWV 232, fourth movement of Part IV).

21st-century additions

Numbers above BWV 1126 were added in the 21st century.

Reconstructed versions

An upper case R added to a BWV number indicates a reconstructed version, that is a conjectured earlier version of a known composition. One of such reconstructions, the Concerto for oboe and violin, as published in NBA VII/7 (Supplement) p. 75, based on the double harpsichord concerto BWV 1060, is known as BWV 1060R.

BWV³

As of mid-2018 the

Bach digital Bach Digital (German: ), developed by the Bach Archive in Leipzig, is an online database which gives access to information on compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach and members of Bach family, his family. Early manuscripts of such compositions are ...

website started to implement the new numbers of the 3rd edition of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, which has been announced for publication in 2020. For example, the Leipzig version of the ''Christ lag in Todes Banden'' cantata used to be BWV 4 in previous versions of the catalogue, and, in BWV³, has become BWV 4.2.

NBA

In the meantime, the

New Bach Edition The New Bach Edition (NBE) (german: Neue Bach-Ausgabe; NBA), is the second complete edition of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Bärenreiter. The name is short for Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): New Edition of the Complete W ...

(Neue Bach-Ausgabe, abbreviated as NBA) was being published, offering a new system to refer to Bach's works, e.g. , which is Series IV, Volume 4, p. 2 (Prelude) and p. 105 (Fugue), for BWV 552.

NBArev

Some years after the completion of the NBA in 2007 its publisher

Bärenreiter Bärenreiter (Bärenreiter-Verlag) is a German classical music publishing house based in Kassel. The firm was founded by Karl Vötterle (1903–1975) in Augsburg in 1923, and moved to Kassel in 1927, where it still has its headquarters; it also ...

joined with the

Bach Archive The Bach-Archiv Leipzig or Bach-Archiv is an institution for the documentation and research of the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach. The Bach-Archiv also researches the Bach family, especially their music. Based in Leipzig, the city whe ...

again to publish revised editions of some of Bach's scores. These revised editions, aligning with the NBA editions (format, layout), but outside that group of publications, were published under the name Johann Sebastian Bach: New Edition of the Complete Works – Revised Edition (Johann Sebastian Bach: Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke – Revidierte Edition), in short: New Bach Edition – Revised (Neue Bach-Ausgabe – Revidierte Edition), abbreviated as NBArev. Where the original NBA editions were exclusively in German, the volumes of the Revised series have their introductions both in German and English. Its first volume, NBArev 1, was a new edition of the

, appearing in 2010.

BC

The Bach Compendium (BC), a catalogue covering Bach's vocal works was published in 1985. Occasionally works that have no BWV number can be identified by their BC number, e.g. BC C 8 for " Der Gerechte kömmt um" an arrangement attributed to Bach on stylistic grounds, however unmentioned in the BWV.

BNB

Bachs Notenbibliothek (BNB) is a list of works Bach had at his disposition. Works of other composers which were arranged by Bach or which he (had) copied for performance usually have a BNB number.

SBB

The

Berlin State Library The Berlin State Library (german: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin; officially abbreviated as ''SBB'', colloquially ''Stabi'') is a universal library in Berlin, Germany and a property of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. It is one of the larg ...

(Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin = SBB) holds an important collection of composition manuscripts relating to Bach. Some versions of works are best known by their principal manuscript in the SBB, for instance = , or according to the abbreviations used at the Bach-digital websit

By opus number, and chronological lists

Apart from indicating his first published keyboard composition as Opus 1, Bach did not use

opus number In musicology, the opus number is the "work number" that is assigned to a musical composition, or to a set of compositions, to indicate the chronological order of the composer's production. Opus numbers are used to distinguish among compositio ...

s. Lists following publication chronologies are for example implied in the first list in Bach's obituary, and BG numbers (within the BGA sequence of publication) – overall lists covering all of Bach's compositions in order of first publication are however not a way Bach's compositions are usually presented. Listing Bach's works according to their time of composition cannot be done comprehensively: for many works the period in which they were composed is a very wide range. For Bach's larger vocal works (cantatas, Passions,...) research has led to some more or less generally accepted chronologies, covering most of these works: a catalogue in this sense is Philippe (and Gérard) Zwang's list giving a chronological number to the cantatas BWV 1–215 and 248–249. This list was published in 1982 as ''Guide pratique des cantates de Bach'' in Paris, . A revised edition was published in 2005 ().

Other composers

Various catalogues with works by other composers have intersections with collections of works associated with Bach: ;BR-WFB (or) BR : Bach-Repertorium numbers for works by

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (22 November 17101 July 1784), the second child and eldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach, was a German composer and performer. Despite his acknowledged genius as an organist, improviser and composer ...

, e.g. BWV 970 = BR A49 :Other BRs: :*BR-CPEB: works by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788), also formerly spelled Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, and commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German Classical period musician and composer, the fifth child and sec ...

(for this composer Helm or Wotquenne numbers are however more often used) :*BR-JCFB: works by

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (21 June 1732 – 26 January 1795) was a harpsichordist and composer, the fifth son of Johann Sebastian Bach, sometimes referred to as the "Bückeburg Bach". Born in Leipzig in the Electorate of Saxony, he was ...

;Fk (or) F : Falck catalogue numbers for works by

, e.g. BWV 970 = F 25/2 ;H :

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numbers for works by

, e.g. BWV 1036 = H 569 ;HWV : Works by

George Frideric Handel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque music, Baroque composer well known for his opera#Baroque era, operas, oratorios, anthems, concerto grosso, concerti grossi, ...

, e.g. BWV Anh. 106 = HWV 605 ;TWV : Compositions by

Georg Philipp Telemann Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesh ...

, e.g. BWV 824 =

TWV The Telemann-Werke-Verzeichnis (Telemann Works Catalogue), abbreviated TWV, is the numbering system identifying compositions by Georg Philipp Telemann, published by musicologist Martin Ruhnke. The prefix TWV is generally followed by a Music genre, ...

32:14 ;Warb (or) W : Warburton numbers for works by

Johann Christian Bach Johann Christian Bach (September 5, 1735 – January 1, 1782) was a German composer of the Classical period (music), Classical era, the eighteenth child of Johann Sebastian Bach, and the youngest of his eleven sons. After living in Italy for ...

, e.g. = W A22 (or: ) ;Wq : Wotquenne numbers for works by

, e.g. BWV 1036 = Wq 145

Works in Bach's catalogues and collections

There are over 1500 works that feature in a catalogue of works by Bach, like the ''Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis'', and/or in a collection of works associated with Bach (e.g. in one of the '' Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach''). Of these around a thousand are original compositions by Bach, that is: more than a mere copy or transcription of an earlier work by himself or another composer. , - id="BWV Chapter 1" style="background: #D8D8D8;" , data-sort-value="0000.z99" , 1. , data-sort-value="001.001" colspan="8" , Cantatas (see also:

List of Bach cantatas This is a sortable list of Bach cantatas, the cantatas composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. His almost 200 extant cantatas are among his important Vocal music (Bach), vocal compositions. Many are known to be lost. Bach composed both Church cantata ...

Church cantata (Bach) Throughout his life as a musician, Johann Sebastian Bach composed cantatas for both secular and sacred use. His church cantatas are cantatas which he composed for use in the Lutheran church, mainly intended for the occasions of the liturgical ...

and

List of secular cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach Apart from his hundreds of church cantatas, Johann Sebastian Bach wrote secular cantatas in Weimar, Köthen and Leipzig, for instance for members of the Royal-Polish and Prince-electoral Saxonian family (e.g. '' Trauer-Ode''), or other public ...

) , data-sort-value="0000a" , Up ↑ , - id="BWV Chapter 2" style="background: #D8D8D8;" , data-sort-value="0224.z99" , 2. , data-sort-value="228.001" colspan="8" , Motets (see also:

List of motets by Johann Sebastian Bach It is uncertain how many motets Johann Sebastian Bach composed, because some have been lost, and there are some doubtful attributions among the surviving ones associated with him. There is a case for regarding the six motets catalogued BWV 225� ...

) , data-sort-value="0281a" , Up ↑ , - id="BWV Chapter 5" style="background: #D8D8D8;" , data-sort-value="0249.z99" , 5. , data-sort-value="284.001" colspan="8" , Four-part chorales (see also:

List of chorale harmonisations by Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach's chorale harmonisations, alternatively named four-part chorales, are Lutheran hymn settings that characteristically conform to the following: * four-part harmony * SATB vocal forces * pre-existing hymn tune allotted to the ...

) , data-sort-value="0319a" , Up ↑ , - id="Three wedding chorales" style="background: #E3F6CE;" , data-sort-value="0250.000" , 250 , data-sort-value="284.002" , 5. , data-sort-value="1736-07-01" , 1734–1738 , chorale setting "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan" (Three wedding chorales No. 1) , , data-sort-value="SATB Hnx2 Ob Oba Str Bc" , SATB 2Hn Ob Oba Str Bc , data-sort-value="000.13 1: 147" , 13¹: 147 , data-sort-value="III/02 1: 000a" , III/2.1: 3 , text by Rodigast , , - style="background: #E3F6CE;" , data-sort-value="0251.000" , 251 , data-sort-value="284.003" , 5. , data-sort-value="1736-07-01" , 1734–1738 , chorale setting "Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut" (Three wedding chorales No. 2) , , data-sort-value="SATB Hnx2 Ob Oba Str Bc" , SATB 2Hn Ob Oba Str Bc , data-sort-value="000.13 1: 148" , 13¹: 148 , data-sort-value="III/02 1: 000b" , III/2.1: 4 , text by Schütz, J. J. , , - style="background: #E3F6CE;" , data-sort-value="0252.000" , 252 , data-sort-value="284.004" , 5. , data-sort-value="1736-07-01" , 1734–1738 , chorale setting "Nun danket alle Gott" (Three wedding chorales No. 3) , , data-sort-value="SATB Hnx2 Ob Oba Str Bc" , SATB 2Hn Ob Oba Str Bc , data-sort-value="000.13 1: 149" , 13¹: 149 , data-sort-value="III/02 1: 000c" , III/2.1: 5 , text by Rinkart , , - style="background: #E3F6CE;" , data-sort-value="0500.a00" , 500a , data-sort-value="302.003" , 5. , 1726-04-19 , chorale setting "So gehst du nun, mein Jesu, hin" (in Bach's Leipzig versions of ''St Mark Passion'' attributed to Keiser) , , SATB Str Bc , , data-sort-value="II/09: 075" , II/9: 75 , text by ; ↔

BWV 500 Songs and arias by Johann Sebastian Bach are compositions listed in Chapter 6 of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV 439–524), which also includes the Quodlibet. Most of the songs and arias included in this list are set for voice and continuo. Mo ...

, , - style="background: #E3F6CE;" , data-sort-value="1084.000" , 1084 , data-sort-value="302.004" , 5. , 1726-04-19 , chorale setting "O hilf Christe, Gottes Sohn" (in Bach's Leipzig versions of ''St Mark Passion'' attributed to Keiser) , , SATB Str Bc , , data-sort-value="II/09: 076" , II/9: 76 , text by Weiße; after BC D 5a/14 , , - , data-sort-value="1089.000" , 1089 , data-sort-value="302.006" , 5. , , chorale setting "Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund" , , SATB , , data-sort-value="III/02 2: 216" , III/2.2: 216 , text by , , - style="background: #F6E3CE;" , data-sort-value="1122.000" , 1122 , data-sort-value="303.003" , 5. , data-sort-value="1730-01-01" , or earlier , chorale setting "Denket doch, ihr Menschenkinder" , F maj. , SATB , , data-sort-value="III/02 1: 038" , III/2.1: 31
III/2.2: 217 , text by

Hübner __NOTOC__ Hübner is a Germanic surname, sometimes spelled Huebner or Hubner. The name means an agricultural worker, a farmer, possibly and specifically one who worked a "hube", which was a piece of land roughly equivalent to the English measuremen ...

? , , - style="background: #F6E3CE;" , data-sort-value="1123.000" , 1123 , data-sort-value="303.004" , 5. , data-sort-value="1730-01-01" , or earlier , chorale setting "Wo Gott zum Haus gibt nicht sein Gunst" , G maj. , SATB , , data-sort-value="III/02 1: 050" , III/2.1: 40 , data-sort-value="after Z 0305; text by Kolross" , after Z 305; text by Kolross , , - style="background: #F6E3CE;" , data-sort-value="1124.000" , 1124 , data-sort-value="303.005" , 5. , data-sort-value="1730-01-01" , or earlier , chorale setting "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" , E min. , SATB , , data-sort-value="III/02 1: 069" , III/2.1: 51 , after Z 7400; text by Agricola, J. , , - style="background: #F6E3CE;" , data-sort-value="1125.000" , 1125 , data-sort-value="303.006" , 5. , data-sort-value="1730-01-01" , or earlier , chorale setting "O Gott, du frommer Gott" , D maj. , SATB , , data-sort-value="III/02 1: 113" , III/2.1: 79 , after Z 5206b; text by Heermann , , - , data-sort-value="1126.000" , 1126 , data-sort-value="303.007" , 5. , , chorale setting "Lobet Gott, unsern Herren" , , SATB , , data-sort-value="III/02 2: 218" , III/2.2: 218 , , , - id="BWV Chapter 6" style="background: #D8D8D8;" , data-sort-value="0438.z99" , 6. , data-sort-value="304.001" colspan="8" , Songs, Arias and Quodlibet (see also:

List of songs and arias of Johann Sebastian Bach Songs and arias by Johann Sebastian Bach are compositions listed in Chapter 6 of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV 439–524), which also includes the Quodlibet. Most of the songs and arias included in this list are set for voice and continuo. Mo ...

) , data-sort-value="0508a" , Up ↑ , - id="BWV Chapter 7" style="background: #D8D8D8;" , data-sort-value="0524.z99" , 7. , data-sort-value="311.001" colspan="8" , Works for organ (see also:

List of organ compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach Organ compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach refers to the compositions in the seventh chapter of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV, catalogue of Bach's compositions), or, in the New Bach Edition, the compositions in Series IV. Six Sonatas (BWV 525 ...

) , data-sort-value="0596a" , Up ↑ , - id="BWV Chapter 10" style="background: #D8D8D8;" , data-sort-value="1000.z99" , 10. , data-sort-value="411.001" colspan="8" , Chamber music (see also:

List of chamber music works by Johann Sebastian Bach Chamber music by Johann Sebastian Bach refers to the compositions in the tenth chapter of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV, catalogue of Bach's compositions), or, in the New Bach Edition, the compositions in Series VI.Up ↑ , - id="BWV Chapter 11" style="background: #D8D8D8;" , data-sort-value="1040.z99" , 11. , data-sort-value="424.001" colspan="8" , Works for orchestra (see also:

List of orchestral works by Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral works by Johann Sebastian Bach refers to the compositions in the eleventh chapter of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV, catalogue of Bach's compositions), or, in the New Bach Edition, the compositions in Series VII. Concertos The orch ...

) , data-sort-value="1222a" , Up ↑ , - id="BWV Later" style="background: #D8D8D8;" , data-sort-value="1080.z99" , Later , data-sort-value="442.010" colspan="8" , Later additions to the main catalogue (above BWV 1128: BWV³) , data-sort-value="1266a" , Up ↑ , - id="Reconstructions" style="background: #D8D8D8;" , data-sort-value="A214.ZZZ999998" , R , data-sort-value="448.153" colspan="8" , Reconstructions (see also

Reconstruction of music by Johann Sebastian Bach Lost versions of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach can be reconstructed on the basis of extant versions of similar music. Reasons for such reconstructions include extension of the repertoire and testing hypotheses about the genesis history of kn ...

) , data-sort-value="1524a" , Up ↑ , - id="BWV deest" style="background: #D8D8D8;" , data-sort-value="A214.ZZZ999999" , — , data-sort-value="485.999" colspan="8" , ---- , data-sort-value="1524b" , Up ↑ , - , data-sort-value="0655.B00" , 655b , data-sort-value="500.001" , – , data-sort-value="1748-12-31" , 1708–1789 , chorale setting "Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend" (alternative version "a" in BGA) , , Organ , data-sort-value="000.25 2: 159" , 25²: 159 , , data-sort-value="after BWV 0655" , after

BWV 655 The Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes, BWV 651–668, are a set of chorale preludes for organ prepared by Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig in his final decade (1740–1750), from earlier works composed in Weimar, where he was court organist. The wo ...

( a); ↔ 655c , , - , data-sort-value="0655.C00" , 655c , data-sort-value="500.002" , – , data-sort-value="1748-12-31" , 1708–1789 , chorale setting "Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend" (alternative version "b" in BGA) , , Organ , data-sort-value="000.25 2: 160" , 25²: 160 , , data-sort-value="after BWV 0655" , after

( a); ↔ 655b , , - , data-sort-value="0813.A00" , 813a , data-sort-value="500.010" , – , , '' French Suites'', No. 2 – Version B (early version): No. 6 Menuet II , C min. , Keyboard , data-sort-value="000.36: 236" , 36: 236 , data-sort-value="V/08: 079" , V/8: 79 , , , - , data-sort-value="A215.BCC.008.000" , deest , data-sort-value="503.080" , BC
C 8 , data-sort-value="1736-12-31" , 1723–1750?
(JSB?) , Motet '' Der Gerechte kömmt um'' ('' Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt''/39; funer. motet?) , E min. , data-sort-value="SSATB Flx2 Obx2 Str Bc" , SSATB 2Fl 2Ob Str Bc , , I/41: 127 , by

Kuhnau Johann Kuhnau (; 6 April 16605 June 1722) was a German polymath, known primarily as a composer today. He was also active as a novelist, translator, lawyer, and music theorist, and was able to combine these activities with his duties in his offici ...

? ('' Tristis est...''); arr. by Bach? , , - , data-sort-value="A215.BCD.001.000" , deest , data-sort-value="504.010" , BC
D 1 , data-sort-value="1717-03-28" , 1717-03-28? , Passion ''

Weimarer Passion The ''Weimarer Passion'', BWV deest ( BC D 1), is a hypothetical Passion oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, thought to have possibly been performed on Good Friday 26 March 1717 at Gotha on the basis of a payment of 12 Thaler on 12 April 1717 to ...

'' , , data-sort-value="stbSATB Flx2 Obx2 Str Bc" , ?stbSATB 2Fl 2Ob Str Bc , , , data-sort-value="→ BWV 0023/4" , →

BWV 23 (You true God and Son of David), , is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Köthen between 1717 and 1723 for Sunday and performed it as an audition piece for the position of in Leipzig on 7 February 1723. The Sunday w ...

/4 (and 55/3;

244 __NOTOC__ Year 244 (Roman numerals, CCXLIV) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tiberius Pollenius Armenius Peregrinus, Arm ...

/29; 245a–c;

283 Year 283 ( CCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Carus and Carinus (or, less frequently, year 1036 ''Ab urbe cond ...

?) , , - style="background: #E3F6CE;" , data-sort-value="A215.BCD.005.A00" , deest , data-sort-value="505.051" , BC
D 5a , data-sort-value="1712-12-31" , 1707 (Kei)
before 1713
(JSB) , Passion ''

Jesus Christus ist um unsrer Missetat willen verwundet ''Jesus Christus ist um unsrer Missetat willen verwundet'' is a St Mark Passion which originated in the early 18th century and is most often attributed to Reinhard Keiser. It may also have been composed by his father Gottfried or by Friedr ...

'' ( ''St Mark Passion'' pastiche, Weimar version) , , SATB 2Vl 2Va Hc , , data-sort-value="II/9: 069" , II/9: 69 , Pasticcio ( Keiser G.?, Bach) , , - style="background: #E3F6CE;" , data-sort-value="A215.BCD.005.B00" , deest , data-sort-value="505.052" , BC
D 5b , 1726-04-19
(JSB) , Passion ''

'' ( ''St Mark Passion'' pastiche, 1st Leipzig version) , , SATB 2Vl 2Va Org , , II/9 , Pasticcio after

BC D 5a ''Jesus Christus ist um unsrer Missetat willen verwundet'' is a Gospel of Mark, St Mark Passion (music), Passion which originated in the early 18th century and is most often attributed to Reinhard Keiser. It may also have been composed by his ...

( Keiser G.?, Bach) adding

BWV 500a ''Jesus Christus ist um unsrer Missetat willen verwundet'' is a St Mark Passion which originated in the early 18th century and is most often attributed to Reinhard Keiser. It may also have been composed by his father Gottfried or by Friedri ...

and 1084) , , - , data-sort-value="A215.BCD.010.000" , deest , data-sort-value="505.100" , BC
D 10 , data-sort-value="1750-07-01" , 1750? , Passion '' Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt'' , D min. , data-sort-value="satbSSATB Flx2 Obx2 Str Bc" , satbSSATB 2Fl 2Ob Str Bc , , data-sort-value="I/41: 095" , I/41: 95 , Pasticcio ( Graun, C. H.;

Telemann Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hilde ...

; Bach; ...) , , - style="background: #F6E3CE;" , data-sort-value="0008.107" , deest
(8/6*) , data-sort-value="507.131" , BC F 131 .1c , data-sort-value="1735-07-01" , , chorale setting "Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben" , E♭ maj. , SATB , , data-sort-value="III/02 1: 148" , III/2.1: 100 , after Z 6634; text by Neumann , , - style="background: #E3F6CE;" , data-sort-value="A215.BGA.432.035" , , data-sort-value="643.535" , BGA , data-sort-value="1725-07-01" , 1725 (JSB) , ''Notebook A. M. Bach'' (1725) No. 21 Menuet fait par Mons. Böhm , G maj. , Keyboard , data-sort-value="000.43 2: 035" , 43²: 35 , data-sort-value="V/04: 082" , V/4: 82 , by Böhm , , - id="BNB I/B/48" style="background: #E3F6CE;" , data-sort-value="A215.BNB.01B.048" , , data-sort-value="710.248" , BNB
I/B
/48 , data-sort-value="1738-07-01" ,
1738
(JSB) , data-sort-value="Massx6" , 6 Masses without Benedictus and Agnus Dei from , , data-sort-value="SATBx2 Tbnx3 Str Bc" , 2SATB 3Tbn Str Bc , , , by Bassani; copied by Bach (BNB I/B/48), later adding

BWV 1081 Most of Johann Sebastian Bach's extant church music in Latin— settings of (parts of) the Mass ordinary and of the Magnificat canticle—dates from his Leipzig period (1723–50). Bach started to assimilate and expand compositions on a Latin text ...

, , - id= "BNB I/C/1" style="background: #E3F6CE;" , data-sort-value="A215.BNB.01C.001" , , data-sort-value="710.301" , BNB
I/C/1 , data-sort-value="1741-09-15" , 1740–1742 (JSB) , Magnificat , C maj. , data-sort-value="SATB Tbnx4 Tmp Bc" , SATB 4Tbn Tmp Bc , , , by Caldara; →

BWV 1082 Most of Johann Sebastian Bach's extant church music in Latin— settings of (parts of) the Mass ordinary and of the Magnificat canticle—dates from his Leipzig period (1723–50). Bach started to assimilate and expand compositions on a Latin text ...

; i
DBB 2755/1
, , - style="background: #E3F6CE;" , data-sort-value="A215.BNB.01K.002" , deest , data-sort-value="711.102" , BNB
I/K/2 , data-sort-value="1747-01-01" , before 1719
(Han.)
1743–1748
(JSB) , Passion ''

'' ( ''St Mark Passion'' pastiche, 2nd Leipzig version) , , stSATB 2Ob 2Bas 2Vl 2Va Vc Vne Hc , , II/9 , Pasticcio after

BC D 5b ''Jesus Christus ist um unsrer Missetat willen verwundet'' is a St Mark Passion which originated in the early 18th century and is most often attributed to Reinhard Keiser. It may also have been composed by his father Gottfried or by Friedri ...

( Keiser G.?, Bach) and

HWV 48 The ''Brockes Passion'', or ' (English: ''The Story of Jesus, Suffering and Dying for the Sins of the World''), is a German oratorio, libretto by Barthold Heinrich Brockes, first published in 1712 and seeing 30 or so more editions over the foll ...

/9 /23 /41 /44 /47 /52 /55 (

Handel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training i ...

) , , - style="background: #E3F6CE;" , data-sort-value="A215.NBA.209.013" , deest , data-sort-value="829.013" , NBA , data-sort-value="1742-07-01" ,
1742
(JSB) ,

Kyrie–Gloria Mass Missa brevis (plural: Missae breves) is . The term usually refers to a mass composition that is short because part of the text of the Mass ordinary that is usually set to music in a full mass is left out, or because its execution time is relati ...

arranged from ''Missa sine nomine'' a 6 , E min. , SSATTB 2Co 4Tro Vne Hc Org , , data-sort-value="II/09: 013" , II/9: 13 , by

Palestrina Palestrina (ancient ''Praeneste''; grc, Πραίνεστος, ''Prainestos'') is a modern Italian city and ''comune'' (municipality) with a population of about 22,000, in Lazio, about east of Rome. It is connected to the latter by the Via Pren ...

after anon. motet ''Beata Dei genitrix''; arr. by Bach , , - id="NBA V-5" style="background: #E3F6CE;" , data-sort-value="A215.NBA.505.002" , , data-sort-value="855.002" , NBA , 1720-01-22 , data-sort-value="Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach No. 0" , Klavierbüchlein WFB, p. 3a: Claves signatae (introduction on

clef A clef (from French: 'key') is a Musical notation, musical symbol used to indicate which Musical note, notes are represented by the lines and spaces on a musical staff (music), stave. Placing a clef on a stave assigns a particular pitch to ...

s) , , , data-sort-value="000.45 1: 213" , 45¹: 213 , data-sort-value="V/05: 002" , V/5 , , , - style="background: #E3F6CE;" , data-sort-value="A215.NBA.505.003" , , data-sort-value="855.003" , NBA , 1720-01-22 , data-sort-value="Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach No. 00" , Klavierbüchlein WFB, p. 3b: Explication... (introduction on ornaments) , , , data-sort-value="000.45 1: 213" , 45¹: 213 , data-sort-value="V/05: 003" , V/5 , , , - style="background: #F5F6CE;" , data-sort-value="A215.NBA.505.040" , , data-sort-value="855.040" , NBA , data-sort-value="1720-07-01" , 1720 (WFB) , data-sort-value="Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach No. 30" , Klavierbüchlein WFB No. 25: Pièce pour le Clavecin , , Keyboard , data-sort-value="000.45 1: 218" , 45¹: 218 , data-sort-value="V/05: 040" , V/5: 40 , by , , - , data-sort-value="A215.NBA.505.045" , deest , data-sort-value="855.045" , NBA , data-sort-value="1720-07-01" , 1720 (anon) , data-sort-value="Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach No. 30" , Klavierbüchlein WFB No. 30: Bass sketch , G min. , , data-sort-value="000.45 1: 220" , 45¹: 220 , data-sort-value="V/05: 045" , V/5: 45 , , , - style="background: #F5F6CE;" , data-sort-value="A215.NBA.505.087" , , data-sort-value="855.087" , NBA , data-sort-value="1720-07-01" , 1720 (WFB) , data-sort-value="Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach No. 48a-d" , Klavierbüchlein WFB No. 48^a–d: Partita , , Keyboard , data-sort-value="000.45 1: 223" , 45¹: 223 , data-sort-value="V/05: 087" , V/5: 82 , by Stölzel ,

By genre

Cantatas (BWV 1–224)

:''See #BWV Chapter 1 in the table above'' In the 1950 first edition of the BWV the cantatas were largely listed according to their BGA number: * BWV 1–200:

Church cantata A church cantata or sacred cantata is a cantata intended to be performed during Christian liturgy. The genre was particularly popular in 18th-century Lutheran Germany, with many composers writing an extensive output: Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, ...

s * BWV 201–216: Secular cantatas * BWV 217–224: Cantatas with various issues (lost, incomplete, spurious, doubtful) Additionally Anh. I of the first edition of the BWV started with a list of some 20 lost cantatas, while Anh. III of that edition listed a few cantata (movements) by other composers (Anh. 156–158). BWV^2a added many more lost cantatas (BWV Anh. 190–199 and 209–212) and alternative versions to known works indicating (partially) lost cantatas or cantata versions, e.g.

BWV 244a ' (Cry, children, cry to all the world), also known as ' (Köthen funeral music), BWV 1143, BWV244a, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in 1729 for the funeral of Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. The music is lost, but the l ...

, the music of which was partially preserved in the ''St Matthew Passion'', BWV 244.

Motets (BWV 225–231)

:''See #BWV Chapter 2 in the table above'' There are over a dozen motets attributed to Bach, about half of which are authentic by all accounts: * BWV 225–230 are the six compositions that have always been considered motets composed by Bach * BWV 231 was later renumbered to BWV 28/2a, a variant of the second movement of cantata

BWV 28 (Praise God! Now the year comes to an end), BWV28, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach for the Sunday after Christmas. He first performed it on 30 December 1725. History and text Bach composed the cantata in his third year as in Lei ...

BWV 118 ''O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht'' (O Jesus Christ, light of my life), BWV 118, is a sacred motet composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is known to have been performed at a funeral, and was possibly a generic work intended for funerals.(ac ...

, published as a cantata in the 19th century, was later recategorised as a motet, following Bach's designation on the score. * BWV Anh. 159–165 are motets with a doubtful or spurious assignation to Bach, the first of which is however most likely composed by Bach.

Liturgical works in Latin (BWV 232–243)

:''See #BWV Chapter 3 in the table above'' Bach's involvement with Latin church music, as composer, arranger or copyist, includes: * BWV 232–242: Masses and Mass movements (

; Kyrie–Gloria Masses; separate Mass movements) * BWV 243:

Magnificat The Magnificat (Latin for "

y soul Y, or y, is the twenty-fifth and penultimate letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. According to some authorities, it is the sixth (or sevent ...

magnifies

he Lord He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...

) is a canticle, also known as the Song of Mary, the Canticle of Mary and, in the Eastern Christianity, Byzantine tradition, the Ode of the Theotokos (). It is traditionally incorporated ...

* BWV 1081–1083: later additions to the BWV catalogue * BWV Anh. 24–30, 166–168: doubtful and spurious works * BNB I/B/48, I/C/1, I/P/2: copies and arrangements

Passions and oratorios (BWV 244–249)

:''See #BWV Chapter 4 in the table above'' Passions and oratorios composed or contributed to by Bach include: * BWV 244–247:

(''

St Matthew Passion The ''St Matthew Passion'' (german: Matthäus-Passion, links=-no), BWV 244, is a '' Passion'', a sacred oratorio written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, with libretto by Picander. It sets ...

''; ''

St John Passion The ''Passio secundum Joannem'' or ''St John Passion'' (german: Johannes-Passion, link=no), BWV 245, is a Passion or oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, the older of the surviving Passions by Bach. It was written during his first year as direc ...

''; '' St Mark Passion''; '' St Luke Passion'') * BWV 248–249:

Oratorios An oratorio () is a large musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists. Like most operas, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias. However, opera is mus ...

(''

Christmas Oratorio The ''Christmas Oratorio'' (German: ''Weihnachtsoratorium''), , is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach intended for performance in church during the Christmas season. It is in six parts, each part a cantata intended for performance on one of t ...

''; ''

Easter Oratorio The ''Easter Oratorio'' (), 249, is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, beginning with ("Come, hasten and run"). Bach composed it in Leipzig and first performed it on 1 April 1725. History The first version of the work was completed as a ca ...

'') * BWV 11: ''

Ascension Oratorio Ascension or ascending may refer to: Religion * "Ascension", "Assumption", or "Translation", the belief in some religions that some individuals have ascended into Heaven without dying first * Ascension of Jesus * Feast of the Ascension (Ascen ...

'' * BWV 127/1, 500a, 1084, 1088, deest: ''St Mark Passion'' (attributed to Keiser), ''

'', '' Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt'' * BWV Anh. 169: passion text by

Picander Christian Friedrich Henrici (January 14, 1700 – May 10, 1764), writing under the pen name Picander, was a German poet and librettist for many of the cantatas which Johann Sebastian Bach composed in Leipzig. Henrici was born in Stolpen. He studi ...

(not set by Bach, apart from using some parts of this text in his ''St Matthew Passion'')

Four-part chorales (BWV 250–438)

:''See #BWV Chapter 5 in the table above'' Bach's chorale settings (usually for SATB choir) are included in: * BWV 250–438: separate chorale settings * Cantatas (most prominently in the

chorale cantata A chorale cantata is a church cantata based on a chorale—in this context a Lutheran chorale. It is principally from the Germany, German Baroque music, Baroque era. The organizing principle is the words and music of a Lutheran hymn. Usually a chora ...

s), motets, passions, oratorios, Second ''Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach'' * BWV 1089, 1122–1126: later additions to the BWV catalogue * BWV Anh. 31, 201–204: doubtful and spurious

Songs and arias (BWV 439–524)

:''See #BWV Chapter 6 in the table above'' Songs and (separate) arias by Bach are included in several collections: * BWV 439–507: ''

Schemellis Gesangbuch Schemellis Gesangbuch (Schemelli's hymnal) is the common name of a collection of sacred songs titled ''Musicalisches Gesang-Buch'' (Musical song book) published in Leipzig in 1736 by Georg Christian Schemelli, to which Johann Sebastian Bach contr ...

'' * BWV 508–518: Second ''Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach'' * BWV 519–523
D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 802, a manuscript
by

Johann Ludwig Krebs Johann Ludwig Krebs (baptized 12 October 1713 – 1 January 1780) was a German Baroque musician and composer for the pipe organ, harpsichord, other instruments and orchestras. His output also included chamber music, choral works and concertos ...

* BWV Anh. 32–39: ''Deutsche Übersetzungen und Gedichte'' (doubtful) * BWV Anh. 40–41: ''Singende Muse an der Pleiße'' (doubtful) Associated with the Songs and Arias group: * BWV 524: (Wedding) Quodlibet for four voices (incomplete) * BWV 1127: " Alles mit Gott und nichts ohn' ihn" (

strophic Strophic form – also called verse-repeating form, chorus form, AAA song form, or one-part song form – is a song structure in which all verses or stanzas of the text are sung to the same music. Contrasting song forms include through-composed, ...

aria rediscovered in 2005)

Works for organ (BWV 525–771)

:''See #BWV Chapter 7 in the table above'' Bach's organ compositions include: * BWV 525–530:

Sonatas Sonata (; Italian: , pl. ''sonate''; from Latin and Italian: ''sonare'' rchaic Italian; replaced in the modern language by ''suonare'' "to sound"), in music, literally means a piece ''played'' as opposed to a cantata (Latin and Italian ''cant ...

* BWV 531–582: compositions of the type Prelude/Fantasia/Toccata/Adagio/Passacaglia and/or Fugue * BWV 583–591: various free organ compositions (Trios/Aria/Canzona/Allabreve/Pastorale/''Kleines harmonisches Labyrinth '') * BWV 592–597: Concertos (transcriptions) * BWV 598: ''Pedal-Exercitium'' * BWV 599–764: Chorale preludes (''

Orgelbüchlein The ''Orgelbüchlein'' (''Little Organ Book'') BWV 599−644 is a set of 46 chorale preludes for organ — one of them is given in two versions — by Johann Sebastian Bach. All but three were written between 1708 and 1717 when Bach served as org ...

''; ''

Schübler Chorales ' ( 'six chorales of diverse kinds, to be played on an organ with two manuals and pedal'), commonly known as the ''Schübler Chorales'' (german: Schübler-Choräle), BWV 645–650, is a set of chorale preludes composed by Johann Sebastian ...

''; ''

Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes The Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes, BWV 651–668, are a set of chorale preludes for organ prepared by Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig in his final decade (1740–1750), from earlier works composed in Weimar, where he was court organist. The wo ...

'' or '' Leipzig Chorales''; Chorale preludes from ''

''; Kirnberger chorale preludes; other chorale preludes) * BWV 765–768: Chorale partitas * BWV 769–771: Chorale variations (includes

Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her" The Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her" ("From Heaven above to Earth I come"), BWV 769, are a set of five variations in canon for organ with two manuals and pedals by Johann Sebastian Bach on the Christmas hymn by Martin Lu ...

) * BWV 1085–1087, 1121, 1128: various later additions to the BWV catalogue * BWV 1090–1120: Neumeister Chorales * BWV Anh. 42–79, 171–178, 200, 206, 208, 213: lost, doubtful and spurious organ pieces

Works for keyboard (BWV 772–994)

:''See #BWV Chapter 8 in the table above'' Bach's works for harpsichord, clavichord and other keyboard instruments include: * BWV 772–801:

Inventions and Sinfonias The Inventions and Sinfonias, BWV 772–801, also known as the Two- and Three-Part Inventions, are a collection of thirty short keyboard compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): 15 ''inventions'', which are two-part contrapuntal pieces, ...

* BWV 802–805: Duets from ''Clavier-Übung III'' * BWV 806–845: Suites and suite movements ('' English Suites''; ''

French Suites The ''French Suites'', BWV 812–817, are six suites which Johann Sebastian Bach wrote for the clavier ( harpsichord or clavichord) between the years of 1722 and 1725.Bach. ''The French Suites: Embellished version''. Bärenreiter Urtext Altho ...

''; Partitas = ''

Clavier-Übung I The Partitas, BWV 825–830, are a set of six keyboard suites written by Johann Sebastian Bach, published individually beginning in 1726, then together as ''Clavier-Übung I'' in 1731, the first of his works to be published under his own direct ...

''; ''Overture in the French style'' from ''Clavier-Übung II''; etc.) * BWV 846–893: ''

The Well-Tempered Clavier ''The Well-Tempered Clavier'', BWV 846–893, consists of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach. In the composer's time, ''clavier'', meaning keyboard, referred to a variety of in ...

'' (book I, book II) * BWV 894–962: compositions of the type Prelude/Fantasia/Concerto/Toccata and/or Fugue/Fughetta (includes

Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue The ''Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue'' in D minor, , is a work for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach probably composed it during his time in Köthen from 1717 to 1723. The piece was already regarded as a unique masterpiece during his lifet ...

, '' Six Little Preludes'', several parts of the ''

Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach ''Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach'' (Bach's original spelling: ''Clavier-Büchlein vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach'') is a collection of keyboard music compiled by the German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach for his eldest son Wil ...

'', etc.) * BWV 963–970: Sonatas and sonata movements * BWV 971–987: Concertos (includes ''

Italian Concerto The ''Italian Concerto'', BWV 971, originally titled ''Concerto nach Italiænischen Gusto'' (''Concerto in the Italian taste''), is a three-movement concerto for two- manual harpsichord solo composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and published in 17 ...

'' from ''Clavier-Übung II'' and various concerto transcriptions) * BWV 988–991: Variations (includes ''

Goldberg Variations The ''Goldberg Variations'', BWV 988, is a musical composition for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of an aria and a set of 30 variations. First published in 1741, it is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may also have ...

'' = ''Clavier-Übung IV'' and ''

Aria variata alla maniera italiana ''Aria variata alla maniera italiana'' in A minor, BWV 989 is a keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach from around 1709, recorded in the ''Andreas Bach Book Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cy ...

'') * BWV 992–994: Capriccios and Applicatio (includes ''

Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother The ''Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother'' (Italian: ''Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo''), BWV 992, is an early work by Johann Sebastian Bach, possibly modeled on the Biblical Sonatas of Johann Kuhnau. The s ...

'')

Works for solo lute (BWV 995–1000)

:''See #BWV Chapter 9 in the table above'' Bach's compositions for lute and/or lute-harpsichord (Lautenwerck) include: * BWV 995–1000 suites and separate movements for lute and/or lute-harpsichord *

BWV 1006a The Partita No. 3 in E major for solo violin, BWV 1006.1 (formerly 1006), is the last work in Johann Sebastian Bach's set of Sonatas and Partitas. It consists of the following movements: # Preludio # Loure # Gavotte en Rondeau ...

: transcription of

BWV 1006 The Partita No. 3 in E major for solo violin, BWV 1006.1 (formerly 1006), is the last work in Johann Sebastian Bach's set of Sonatas and Partitas. It consists of the following movements: # Preludio # Loure # Gavotte en Rondeau ...

Chamber music (BWV 1001–1040)

:''See #BWV Chapter 10 in the table above'' Bach wrote chamber music for solo violin, cello or flute, sonatas for harpsichord and an instrumental soloist, and trio sonatas: * BWV 1001–1006:

Sonatas and partitas for solo violin The sonatas and partitas for solo violin (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, BWV 1001–1006) are a set of six works composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. They are sometimes referred to in English as the sonatas and for solo violin in accordance with Bach's he ...

* BWV 1007–1012: Cello Suites * BWV 1013: Partita for solo flute * BWV 1014–1026: works for accompanied violin (sonatas, suite for violin and harpsichord; sonatas, fugue for violin and basso continuo) * BWV 1027–1029: sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord * BWV 1030–1035: sonatas for accompanied flute (sonatas for flute and harpsichord; sonatas for flute and basso continuo) * BWV 1036–1040: trio sonatas

Orchestral works (BWV 1041–1071)

:''See #BWV Chapter 11 in the table above'' Bach wrote concertos and orchestral suites: * BWV 1041–1045: Violin concertos ( in A minor, in E major, ''

Double Concerto A double concerto (Italian: ''Doppio concerto''; German: ''Doppelkonzert'') is a concerto featuring two performers—as opposed to the usual single performer, in the solo role. The two performers' instruments may be of the same type, as in Bach's ...

''); ''

Triple Concerto A triple concerto (Italian: ''Concerto triplo'', German: ''Tripelkonzert'') is a concerto with three soloists. Such concertos have been composed from the Baroque period, including works by Corelli, Vivaldi, Bach and Telemann, to the 21st century ...

''; Concerto movement/Sinfonia fragment * BWV 1046–1051: ''

Brandenburg Concertos The ''Brandenburg Concertos'' by Johann Sebastian Bach (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, BWV 1046–1051), are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg ...

'' * BWV 1052–1065:

Harpsichord concertos A harpsichord concerto is a piece of music for an orchestra with the harpsichord in a solo role (though for another sense, see below). Sometimes these works are played on the modern piano (see '' piano concerto''). For a period in the late 18th ce ...

* BWV 1066–1071:

Orchestral suites An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, ce ...

and

Sinfonia Sinfonia (; plural ''sinfonie'') is the Italian word for symphony, from the Latin ''symphonia'', in turn derived from Ancient Greek συμφωνία ''symphōnia'' (agreement or concord of sound), from the prefix σύν (together) and ϕωνή (sou ...

(early version of BWV 1046)

Canons (BWV 1072–1078)

:''See #BWV Chapter 12 in the table above'' Separate canons by Bach are listed in the 12th chapter of the BWV: * BWV 1072–1078: canons * BWV 1086–1087: later additions

Late contrapuntal works (BWV 1079–1080)

:''See #BWV Chapter 13 in the table above'' The list of late contrapuntal works contains only two items: * BWV 1079: ''

The Musical Offering ''The Musical Offering'' (German: or ), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, BWV 1079, is a collection of keyboard canon (music), canons and fugues and other pieces of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, all based on a single musical Subject (music), theme given ...

'' * BWV 1080: ''

The Art of Fugue ''The Art of Fugue'', or ''The Art of the Fugue'' (german: Die Kunst der Fuge, links=no), BWV 1080, is an incomplete musical work of unspecified instrumentation by Johann Sebastian Bach. Written in the last decade of his life, ''The Art of Fug ...

20th-century additions to the BWV catalogue and Anhang

Additions as published in BWV^2a

Additions to the main catalogue (BWV 1081–1126)

– Credo in unum Deum in F major (for choir), included in Chapter 3 in BWV^2a *

– Suscepit Israel by

Antonio Caldara Antonio Caldara (ca 1670 – 28 December 1736) was an Italian Baroque composer. Life Caldara was born in Venice (exact date unknown), the son of a violinist. He became a chorister at St Mark's in Venice, where he learned several instruments, ...

(for choir), as copied by Bach;Kirsten Beißwenger (ed.
''Werke zweifelhafter Echtheit, Bearbeitungen fremder Kompositionen''
(Volume 9 of Series II: Masses, Passions, Oratorios from the

, 2000. Included in Chapter 3 in BWV^2a *

BWV 1083 The (BWV; ; ) is a catalogue of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was first published in 1950, edited by Wolfgang Schmieder. The catalogue's second edition appeared in 1990. An abbreviated version of that second edition, known as BWV2a ...

– Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden (

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 ...

, "parody", i.e., reworked version, of

Pergolesi Pergolesi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, (1710–1736), Italian composer, violinist, and organist * Michael Angelo Pergolesi, 18th-century Italian decorative artist {{Surname Italian-langu ...

's Stabat Mater), included in Chapter 3 in BWV^2a * BWV 1084 – O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn (chorale from Bach's Leipzig versions of the ''St Mark Passion'' attributed to Keiser), included in Chapter 5 in BWV^2a * BWV 1085 – O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig (chorale prelude), included in Chapter 7 in BWV^2a * BWV 1086 – Canon ''Concordia discors'', included in Chapter 12 in BWV^2a * BWV 1087 – 14 canons on the First Eight Notes of Goldberg Variations Ground (discovered 1974), included in Chapter 12 in BWV^2a *

BWV 1088 The (BWV; ; ) is a catalogue of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was first published in 1950, edited by Wolfgang Schmieder. The catalogue's second edition appeared in 1990. An abbreviated version of that second edition, known as BWV2 ...

– " So heb ich denn mein Auge sehnlich auf" (arioso for bass), No. 20 in '' Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt'' (pasticcio Passion oratorio); Included in Chapter 4 in BWV^2a * BWV 1089 – Da Jesus an dem Kreutze stund (four-part chorale), included in Chapter 5 in BWV^2a * BWV 1090–1120 – 31 chorale preludes for organ from the

Neumeister Collection The Neumeister Collection is a compilation of 82 chorale preludes found in a manuscript copy produced by Johann Gottfried Neumeister (1757–1840). When the manuscript was rediscovered at Yale University in the 1980s it appeared to contain 31 previ ...

, discovered in 1985 in the archives of the

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

library; Included in Chapter 7 in BWV^2a, except for BWV 1096, attributed to

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 ...

, which was moved to Anh. III (spurious works). * BWV 1121, previously Anh. 205 – Fantasie in C minor (organ), included in Chapter 7 in BWV^2a * BWV 1122–1126 – five four-part chorales, moved to Chapter 5 in BWV^2a

Additions to the Anhang (BWV Anh. 190–213)

BWV Anh. 190–213 were added between the 1950 and 1990s editions of the catalogue * BWV Anh. 190–197 – Cantatas added to Anh. I (music lost); see also

* BWV Anh. 198 – Abandoned sketch of a cantata opening, renumbered to BWV 149/1a and added to Chapter 1 in BWV^2a * BWV Anh. 199 – Cantata added to Anh. I (music lost); see also

* BWV Anh. 200 – Fragment of a chorale prelude ''O Traurigkeit, o herzeleid'', added to Anh. I (unused sketch for the ''

'') * BWV Anh. 201–204 – Four-part chorales added to Anh. II (doubtful) * BWV Anh. 205 – Fantasia in C minor, authenticated as

BWV 1121 Johann Sebastian Bach's vocal music includes cantatas, motets, masses, Magnificats, Passions, oratorios, four-part chorales, songs and arias. His instrumental music includes concertos, suites, sonatas, fugues, and other works for organ ...

and added to Chapter 7 in BWV^2a * BWV Anh. 206 – Doubtful chorale prelude, added to Anh. II * BWV Anh. 207 – Doubtful keyboard fugue, added to Anh. II * BWV Anh. 208 – Spurious organ fugue, added to Anh. III * BWV Anh. 209–212 – Lost cantatas added to Anh. I; see also

* BWV Anh. 213 – Lost arrangement for organ of an unidentified Telemann concerto, added to Anh. I

21st-century additions to the BWV catalogue (BWV 1127 and higher)

:''See also #BWV Later in the table above'' BWV numbers assigned after the publication of BWV^2a: * BWV 1127: strophic aria " Alles mit Gott und nichts ohn' ihn" (discovered June 2005) * BWV Anh. 71, renumbered to BWV 1128: chorale fantasia for organ "

Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält "" (, original: ) is a Lutheran hymn by Justus Jonas, a paraphrase of Psalm 124 in eight stanzas. It was first published in 1524 in the Erfurt ''Enchiridion''. The theme of the psalm is the need of help against raging enemies. It has been transla ...

" ( was authenticated as a composition by Bach after

Wilhelm Rust Wilhelm Rust (August 15, 1822 – May 2, 1892) was a German musicologist and composer. He is most noted today for his substantial contributions to the Bach Gesellschaft edition of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Born in Dessau, Rust studied ...

's 1877 copy was recovered in March 2008) * BWV 1129 and higher: BWV³ numbers, see BWV#Numbers above BWV 1126

Derivative works

There is not much system in the way works derived from Bach's compositions are listed. The "R" addition to the BWV number is only well-established for the reconstructions included in NBA VII/7 (e.g. solo violin reconstructions of BWV 565 are not usually indicated as BWV 565R, neither is the system used for reconstructed vocal works). For some series of transcriptions and arrangements works catalogues of these transcribers/arrangers may hold sublists with works derived from compositions by Bach.

Reconstructed concertos

:''See also #Reconstructions in the table above'' Each reconstructed concerto is created after the harpsichord concerto for the presumed original instrument. Such reconstructions are commonly referred to as, for example, BWV 1052R (where the R stands for 'reconstructed'). Other reconstructions and completions of for instance BWV 1059 have been indicated as BWV 1059, or BWV 1059a. André Isoir, Le Parlement de Musique, Martin Gester. ''Johann Sebastian Bach: L'oeuvre pour orgue et orchestre''. Calliope 1993

Adaptations

Transcriptions and arrangements in the catalogues of works by other composers include: ;

Ferruccio Busoni Ferruccio Busoni (1 April 1866 – 27 July 1924) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher. His international career and reputation led him to work closely with many of the leading musicians, artists and literary ...

: Catalogue numbers BV B 20 to B 46 are arrangements of works by Bach, many of which published in the

Bach-Busoni Editions The Bach-Busoni Editions are a series of publications by the Italian pianist-composer Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924) containing primarily piano transcriptions of keyboard music by Johann Sebastian Bach. They also include performance suggestions, ...

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