Orgelbüchlein
Set of musical compositions for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach
Summary
The Orgelbüchlein BWV 599−644 is a set of 46 chorale preludes for organ – one of them is given in two versions – by Johann Sebastian Bach. All but three were written between 1708 and 1717 when Bach served as organist to the ducal court in Weimar; the remainder and a short two-bar fragment came no earlier than 1726, after the composer’s appointment as cantor at the Thomasschule in Leipzig.
Originally created by 58.104.8.93
9/21/2005, 4:24:02 AM
Modified
5/13/2026, 9:47:06 PM
Recent revisions
/* Miscellaneous BWV 639–644 */
/* Christmas BWV 603–612 */Typo corrected to match other associations on this page.
/* Christmas BWV 603–612 */Removed hyperlink which redirected to incorrect hymn (Vom Himmel Hoch)
/* Miscellaneous BWV 639–644 */ headings
/* External links */ better to link to thenew site here
Rescued 1 archive link. [[User:GreenC/WaybackMedic_2.5|Wayback Medic 2.5]] per [[WP:URLREQ#blockmrecords.org]]
minor copy edits
Fixed typo
Adding essentially a disclaimer that the 'completed' work is in modern style, not in a style after Bach's own. The way that it was worded made it sound more like the latter.
[[Wikipedia:OABOT|Open access bot]]: url-access updated in citation with #oabot.
clean up spacing around commas and other punctuation, replaced: ; → ;
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/* Miscellaneous BWV 639–644 */ the key is def not meantone
Updated resurrection image
added note about solaris
Some clarifications and tidying. Deleted unreferenced point of view (with which I agree!) Can we get a reference for the statement?
/* Chorale Preludes BWV 599–644 */
