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Bach Werke Verzeichnis in German.

(Bach Works Catalogue in English.)

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Bach Werke Verzeichnis [Bach Works Listing]

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When was cantata BWV 140 first performed by bach?

1731 Leipzig


What does Bach BWV Anh mean?

The German catalogue number of a JS BACH work is called Bach Werke Gezeichnis (abbreviated to BWV). So Cantata N°4 has been catalogued in 1950 as BWV 4, for example. When the Catalogue was revised to include rediscovered works, the was added an Appendix (in German : Anhang, abbreviated to Anh.) So there are Apocryphal Bach Motets assigned the Catalogue numbers BWV Anh. 159-165.


How do you find English translation of aria 1 J.S. Bach's BWV 82 cantata aria 'ich habe genug'?

Your local music library should be able to provide you with this.


Where can you find the original Bach's version of 'Recit' that is on Lara St. John's re Bach CD?

It's a version of the bass Recitativo movement from Bach's Cantata "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" (BWV 61). A video performance of it is available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5jDF_OHKas


What is the BWV numbering system?

The BWV Numbering System is a method of ordering and labeling the various works of the classical artist Johann Sebastian Bach. BWV stands for "Back-Werke-Verzeichnis", which is German for "Bach Works Catalog".


When was BWV 1020 composed by Bach?

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Which is the key of BWV 621 Bach Prelude-chorale?

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What does BMW mean in Bach mucis?

BWV -not BMW- stands for Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis ("Catalogue of Bach's Works"), made and published by musicologist Wolfgang Schmieder in 1950, and thoroughly updated in 1990. Every known musical work by Johann Sebastian Bach has been assigned a BWV number in his catalogue.


How many songs did js bach compose?

J.S. Bach composed more than 1100 songs if we count from BWV.


What was Johann Sebastian Bach favorite food?

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