BWV

: This article is about the catalogue system of Johann Sebastian Bach's musical works. BWV is also the SIL code for the language Bahau River Kenyah spoken in Borneo.

Other cataloguing systems for Bach's compositions

Opus number - publication date

Ordering the complete list of Bach's compositions by Opus number or by publication date were both out of the question: Bach didn't use "Opus" numbers, and only very few of his works had been published during his lifetime.

Related Topics:
Opus number - Publication

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See also: Bach compositions printed during the composer's lifetime

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Chronological

Philippe (and Gérard) Zwang published an alternate system for numbering the cantatas (BWV 1-215 + 248-249), taking a chronology in account, see: http://infopuq.uquebec.ca/~uss1010/catal/bacjs/corrbwvz.html

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This list was published in 1982 as Guide pratique des cantates de Bach in Paris, ISBN 2-221-00749-2

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