This page lists the compositions of
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.
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as compiled by
Felix Friedrich in the Krebs-Werkeverzeichnis (Krebs Works Catalogue).
The catalogue is divided into nine sections by category, with each work assigned a Krebs-WV number (sometimes seen as KrebsWV or KWV in recordings and other sources). Unassigned numbers were left at the end of each section to accommodate future discoveries or attributions while maintaining the category structure.
The order within each category is not chronological, as many of Krebs' works cannot be dated. The order within published collections, such as the ''Clavier-Übung'', was maintained.
Questions of authorship were addressed in several ways. A number of anonymous works were listed in the final section (Krebs-WV 9xx) that have been attributed to Krebs but cannot be verified. There are also a number of works that are ascribed to Krebs and other composers in various sources. These were included in the main sections but noted as such.
The
Eight Short Preludes and Fugues
The Eight Short Prelude (music), Preludes and Fugues (also Eight Little Preludes and Fugues), BWV 553–560, are a collection of works for keyboard and pedal formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach. They are now believed to have been composed ...
, originally attributed to
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (German: Help:IPA/Standard German, �joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque music, Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety ...
as BWV 553–560, were not included in the Krebs-WV. The authorship of these pieces has been debated for many years, with Krebs, his father
Johann Tobias Krebs
Johann Tobias Krebs (7 July 1690 – 11 February 1762) was a German organist and composer, today best remembered as the father of Johann Ludwig Krebs, one of Bach's most accomplished pupils.
Krebs was born in Heichelheim and went to school ...
and other students of Bach suggested as the true author. Friedrich decided not to include the pieces in the catalogue, noting that recent scholarship, including the critical reports submitted for the New Bach Edition, has viewed Krebs's authorship with extreme doubt, and that no new insights on the issue have emerged in recent years.
[Friedrich 2009, p. 12]
Masses, cantatas, motets and arias (Krebs-WV 1xx)
Orchestral works (Krebs-WV 2xx)
Chamber music (Krebs-WV 3xx)
Free organ works (Krebs-WV 4xx)
Organ works based on chorales (Krebs-WV 5xx)
Free works for organ and a second instrument (Krebs-WV 6xx)
Works based on chorales for organ and a second instrument (Krebs-WV 7xx)
Keyboard works (Krebs-WV 8xx)
Doubtful works (Krebs-WV 9xx)
Lost works
Notes
References
Sources
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*Emans, Reinmar 1997. ''Johann Sebastian Bach, Organ Chorales of Dubious Authenticity: Thematic Catalogue''. Das Institut, Göttingen, Germany.
*Emans, Reinmar (ed.) 2008. ''Bach: Organ Chorales from Miscellaneous Sources'', Band 10 of the New Bach Edition. Bärenreiter, Kassel, Germany.
*Friedrich, Felix 2009. ''Krebs-Werkeverzeichnis (Krebs-WV) : Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke von Johann Ludwig Krebs''. Verlag Kamprad, Altenburg, Germany.
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*Weinberger, Gerhard (ed.) 1985-6. ''Johann Ludwig Krebs: Sämtliche Orgelwerke''. Published in four volumes. Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden, Germany.
*Weinberger, Gerhard 2001-2007. Liner notes to ''Krebs: Sämtliche Orgelwerke'', 7 CD compilation, Motette.
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External links
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