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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. [1] Most of the songs and arias included in this list are set for voice and continuo. Most of them are also spiritual, i.e. hymn settings, although a few have a worldly theme.
The Prelude in F minor of The Well-Tempered Clavier book 1, in the BGA known as Vol. 14, p. 44, over eighty years before it was given the number 857 in the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis. In the 2nd half of the 19th century the Bach-Gesellschaft (BG) published all Bach's works in around 50 volumes, the so-called Bach Gesellschaft Ausgabe (BGA). [3]
Large choirs (red background): Bach (choir dedicated to Bach's music, founded in the mid of the 20th century), Boys (choir of all male voices), Radio (choir of a broadcaster), Symphony (choir related to a symphony orchestra) Medium-size choirs, such as Chamber choir, Chorale (choir dedicated mostly to church music)
Large choirs (red background): Bach (choir dedicated to Bach's music, founded in the mid of the 20th century), Boys (choir of all male voices), Radio (choir of a broadcaster), Symphony (choir related to a symphony orchestra) Medium-size choirs, such as Chamber choir, Chorale (choir dedicated mostly to church music), Madrigal
For more Bach transcriptions by Busoni, see: List of adaptations by Ferruccio Busoni#Transcriptions (BV B 20 to 115) Bach-Busoni Editions; Charles Gounod's Ave Maria is based on Prelude No. 1 of Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier. Francisco Tárrega transcribed a variety of Bach works, including his Fugue from Violin Sonata No. 1, BWV 1001
The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music is a compilation of classical works recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor David Parry. [2] Recorded at Abbey Road Studios , Royal Festival Hall and Henry Wood Hall in London, the compilation was released in digital formats in November, 2009 and as a 4-CD set in 2011. [ 3 ]
The Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV; lit. ' Bach works catalogue ' ; German: [ˈbax ˈvɛrkə fɛrˈtsaeçnɪs] ) is a catalogue of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach . It was first published in 1950, edited by Wolfgang Schmieder .
' home-music '), that is music to be performed in the family circle, such as most of the pieces that are still extant in Anna Magdalena's first notebook. [citation needed] No. 25, "Bist du bei mir", BWV 508, belongs to the second category, along with another dozen pieces of vocal music in the 1725 notebook.