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BWV
The (, ; BWV) is a Catalogues of classical compositions, 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 and the third edition in 2022.Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV). Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach, 3rd expanded edn. Edited by Christine Blanken, Christoph Wolff and Peter Wollny The catalogue groups compositions by genre. Even within a genre, compositions are not necessarily collated chronologically. In part this reflects that fact that some compositions cannot be dated. However, an approximate or precise date can be assigned to others: for example, BWV 992 was composed many years before BWV 1. Alternative classifications The BWV classification is open to criticism, and the Bach scholar Christoph Wolff was involved in the design of an alternative, the Bach Compendium. Publication of the Bach Compendiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 525–530) * BWV 525 – Sonata No. 1 in E-flat major * BWV 526 – Sonata No. 2 in C minor * BWV 527 – Sonata No. 3 in D minor * BWV 528 – Sonata No. 4 in E minor * BWV 529 – Sonata No. 5 in C major * BWV 530 – Sonata No. 6 in G major In the form of a Prelude, Toccata, Fantasia, Passacaglia, middle movement and/or Fugue (BWV 531–582) * BWV 531 – Prelude and Fugue in C major * BWV 532 – Prelude and Fugue in D major * BWV 532a – Fugue in D major (alternative version of the fugue of BWV 532) * BWV 533 – Prelude and Fugue in E minor ("Cathedral") * BWV 533a – Prelude and Fugue in E minor (alternative version of BWV 533 without pedals) * BWV 534 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bach Cantata
The cantatas composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, known as Bach cantatas ( German: ), are a body of work consisting of over 200 surviving independent works, and at least several dozen that are considered lost. As far as known, Bach's earliest cantatas date from 1707, the year he moved to Mühlhausen, although he may have begun composing them at his previous post in Arnstadt. Most of Bach's church cantatas date from his first years as and director of church music in Leipzig, a position which he took up in 1723. Working for Leipzig's and , it was part of Bach's job to perform a church cantata every Sunday and holiday, conducting soloists, the Thomanerchor and orchestra as part of the church service. In his first years in Leipzig, starting after Trinity of 1723, Bach regularly composed a new cantata every week, although some of these cantatas were adapted (at least in part) from work he had composed before his Leipzig era. Works from three annual cycles of cantatas for the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 soprano part * text treatment: ** homophonic ** no repetitions (i.e., each syllable of the hymn text is sung one time) Around 400 of such chorale settings by Bach, mostly composed in the first four decades of the 18th century, are extant: * Around half of that number are chorales which were transmitted in the context of larger vocal works such as cantatas, motets, Passions and oratorios. A large part of these chorales are extant as autographs by the composer, and for nearly all of them a colla parte instrumental and/or continuo accompaniment are known. * All other four-part chorales exclusively survived in collections of short works, which include manuscripts and 18th-century prints. Apart from the '' Three Wedding Chorales'' collecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Solo Keyboard Compositions By Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard works () by Johann Sebastian Bach traditionally refers to Chapter 8 in the BWV catalogue or the fifth series of the New Bach Edition, both of which list compositions for a solo keyboard instrument like the harpsichord or the clavichord. Despite the fact that the organ is also a keyboard instrument, and that in Bach's time the distinction wasn't always made whether a keyboard composition was for organ or another keyboard instrument, Wolfgang Schmieder ranged organ compositions in a separate section of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis ( Nos. 525-771). Also other compositions for keyboard, like compositions for lute-harpsichord and fortepiano were listed outside the "Klavierwerke" range by Schmieder. Lute works are in the range 995–1000, Chapter 9 in the BWV catalogue. Works for keyboard (BWV 772–994) Inventions and Sinfonias (772–801) * BWV 772 – Invention No. 1 in C major * BWV 772a – Invention No. 1 in C major (alternative version of BWV 772) * BWV 773 � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BWV Anh
The BWV Anh. () is a list of lost, doubtful, and spurious compositions by, or once attributed to, Johann Sebastian Bach. History First edition of the ''Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis'' (1950) In 1950 the ''Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis'' was published, allocating a unique number to every known composition by Bach. Wolfgang Schmieder, the editor of that catalogue, grouped the compositions by genre, largely following the 19th-century (BG) edition for the collation (e.g. BG cantata number = BWV number of the cantata): # List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach#BWV Chapter 1, Kantaten (Cantatas), BWV 1–224 # List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach#BWV Chapter 2, Motetten (Motets), BWV 225–231 # List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach#BWV Chapter 3, Messen, Messensätze, Magnificat (Masses, Mass movements, Magnificat), BWV 232–243 # List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach#BWV Chapter 4, Passionen, Oratorien (Passions, Oratorios), BWV 244–249 # List of compositions by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (Bach), church cantatas, most of them for specific occasions of the liturgical year of the Lutheran Church, and List of secular cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, secular cantatas. Bach's early cantatas, Bach's earliest cantatas were written possibly from 1707, the year he moved to Mühlhausen, although he may have begun composing them at his previous post in Arnstadt. He began regular composition of Weimar cantata (Bach), church cantatas in Weimar between 1708 and 1717, writing one cantata per month. In his next position in Köthen, he composed no church cantatas, but secular cantatas for the court. Most of Bach's church cantatas date from his first years as and director of church music in Leipzig, a position which he took up in 1723. Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Late Contrapuntal Works By Johann Sebastian Bach
This article lists the fugal works of Johann Sebastian Bach, defined here as the fugues, fughettas, and canons, as well as other works containing fugal expositions but not denoted as fugues, such as some choral sections of the Mass in B minor, the ''St Matthew Passion'', the '' St John Passion'', and the cantatas. This sub-list of the complete list of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach is intended to facilitate the study of Bach's counterpoint techniques. Each work cited in this list will be annotated with the fugal subject(s) and any countersubjects in musical notation. Cantata fugues * BWV 6.1 – Choir Fugue, middle section: “Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden” * BWV 17.1 – Sinfonia and Fugue: “Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich” * BWV 21.2 – Choir Fugue: “Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis in meinem Herzen” * BWV 21.6 – Preludium and permutation Fugue: “Was betrübst du dich, meine Seele” * BWV 21.11 – Preludium and permutation Fugue: “Das Lamm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Canons By Johann Sebastian Bach
This article lists the fugal works of Johann Sebastian Bach, defined here as the fugues, fughettas, and Canon (music), canons, as well as other works containing fugal expositions but not denoted as fugues, such as some choral sections of the Mass in B minor structure, Mass in B minor, the ''St Matthew Passion'', the ''St John Passion'', and the List of Bach cantatas, cantatas. This sub-list of the complete list of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach is intended to facilitate the study of Bach's counterpoint techniques. Each work cited in this list will be annotated with the fugal subject(s) and any countersubjects in musical notation. Cantata fugues * Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6, BWV 6.1 – Choir Fugue, middle section: “Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden” * Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich, BWV 17, BWV 17.1 – Sinfonia and Fugue: “Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich” * Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21, BWV 21.2 – Choir Fugue: “Ich hatte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Compositions By Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach's vocal music includes Bach cantata, cantatas, List of motets by Johann Sebastian Bach, motets, Bach's church music in Latin, masses, Magnificats, Passions (Bach), Passions, List of oratorios by Johann Sebastian Bach, oratorios, List of chorale harmonisations by Johann Sebastian Bach, four-part chorales, List of songs and arias by Johann Sebastian Bach, songs and arias. His instrumental music includes concerto (Bach), concertos, suite (Bach), suites, sonata (Bach), sonatas, List of fugal works by Johann Sebastian Bach, fugues, and other works List of organ compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, for organ, List of keyboard and lute compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, harpsichord, lute, List of chamber music works by Johann Sebastian Bach, violin, viola da gamba, cello, flute, chamber ensemble, and List of orchestral works by Johann Sebastian Bach, orchestra. There are over 1,000 known compositions by Bach. Almost all are listed in the ' (BWV), which is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Masses, Mass Movements And Magnificats By Johann Sebastian Bach
Masses, Passions, Oratorios is the subject of the second series of the Neue Bach-Ausgabe (NBA, New Bach Edition), a publication of Johann Sebastian Bach's music from 1954 to 2007. In the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV, catalogue of Bach's compositions) masses, passions and oratorios refers to two chapters: * Chapter 3: Messen, Messensätze, Magnificat (Masses, Mass movements, Magnificat), original range: BWV 232–243 * Chapter 4: Passionen, Oratorien (Passions, Oratorios), original range: BWV 244–249 In the BWV, as in Series II of the NBA, the group thus also includes Bach's Magnificat and separate mass movements. Further the second series of the NBA and/or the 1998 updated edition of the BWV (BWV2a) group some new additions to the BWV catalogue with the masses, passions and oratorios (e.g. ''Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden'', BWV 1083, Bach's adaptation of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater), and regroup some compositions that were formerly associated with other genres in the masses, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
