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Revision as of 04:16, 2 February 2011

Synopsis

German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist

  • 1685 born in Eisenach
  • 1703–08 Arnstadt
  • 1708–17 Weimar
  • 1717–23 Köthen
  • 1723–50 Leipzig

For details, see the Wikipedia article.

List of Organ Works

Click to sort by BWV number, Name of Collection or Set, or Genre
BWV Collection/Set Genre
525-30 Trio Sonatas trio
531-52 Preludes (Toccatas/Fantasias) and Fugues prelude & fugue
553-60 8 Short Preludes and Fugues prelude & fugue
561-63 Fantasias and Fugues prelude & fugue
564-66 Toccatas and Fugues prelude & fugue
567-69 Preludes prelude
570-73 Fantasias prelude
574-81 Fugues fugue
582 Passacaglia prelude & fugue
583-86 Trios trio
587-91 Various prelude
592-97 Concerto transcriptions transcription
598 Pedal Exercitum misc
599-644 Orgelbüchlein chorale
645-650 Schübler Chorales chorale
651-68 Leipzig Chorales chorale
669-89 Clavierübung III chorale
690-713 Kirnberger Chorales chorale
714-64 Misc. Chorales chorale
765-71 Partitas variations

General Perspectives on Performing These Organ Works

(For perspectives on a specific piece or genre, use the "List of Organ Works" above.)

Registration/Organs

Quentin Faulkner, "Information on Organ Registration From a Student of J.S. Bach."

Translation and commentary by Quentin Faulkner on a 1758 article[1] by Agricola, student of J. S. Bach, on organ registration.

Stephen Roberts, "A Visit to Arnstadt."

A detailed description of the organ at which Bach presided at the beginning of his career as organist, a report of the restoration of the organ in 1999, and the author's conclusions on registration for that organ.

Fingering and Pedaling

Faulkner, Quentin. J. S. Bach's Keyboard Fingering: New Evidence. Lincoln, NE: Univ. of Nebraska, 1980.

An analysis of three early fingering sources.

Articulation and Phrasing

Ornamentation

Tempo and Meter

References

External Links

General Reference

Scores

Recordings

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Resources

Notes

  1. Marpurg, Friedrich Wilhelm. Historisch-Kritische Beytriige zur Aufnahme der Musik (Historical and Critical Contributions to the Reception of Music), Volume 3, Part 6. Berlin: Gottlieb August Lange, 1758.