Composition of his first cantatas (BWV 71 and 131, likely also BWV 4, 106, 150, 196).Īppointment in Weimar as organist to Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar composition of the Little Organ Book, BWV 599–644 of preludes (toccatas, fantasias) and fugues (probably BWV 894, 903, 944, 910–916) the Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 the Pièce d’Orgue in G major, BWV 572 organ transcriptions of instrumental concerti including Vivaldi’s “L’Estro Armonico.” From 1714 concertmaster, composer of cantatas. Composition of organ works, possibly early preludes and fugues BWV 531, 549a, 575 chorales from the Neumeister Collection BWV 1090–95, 1097–1120 chorale partitas BWV 766–68, 770.Īppointment as organist at St. Travels to Hamburg to hear Reincken at the organ.Īppointment in Weimar for two quarters of a year (at the home of Duke Johann Ernst the elder). 1685īorn in Eisenach on March 21, the son of conductor and court musician Johann Ambrosius Bach.Įnrolls at the lyceum in Ohrdruf, where he will live with his eldest brother, Johann Christoph, after the death of his parents among other things, organist, and pupil of Pachelbel. His later, contrapuntally complex compositions exert an enormous influence on the compositional styles and practices of later generations. Later, as music director in Köthen and for the decades he serves as cantor in Leipzig, he composes chiefly sacred vocal compositions and keyboard works. As organist in Mühlhausen and Weimar he creates primarily organ compositions, concerti, and works of chamber music. Johan, the Goldberg Variations, the Brandenburg Concerti, or hundreds of singular cantatas. His catalogue of works contains almost 1,100 entries, including the great Passions of St. Except for operas, Bach composed masterpieces for every ensemble and genre of his age. Fugue after Erselius B flat major BWV 955įor many musicians he is “the Alpha and Omega of all music” (Max Reger).Fugue after Reinken B flat major BWV 954.Fugue on a theme by Albinoni A major BWV 950.Fugue on the same theme by Albinoni b minor BWV 951a.Fugue on a theme by Albinoni b minor BWV 951.Prelude on a theme by Albinoni b minor BWV 923. ![]() Fantasy (Duobus subiectis) g minor BWV 917.Fantasy with an unfinished Fugue c minor BWV 906.Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue d minor BWV 903, BWV 903a.Other titles with this level of difficulty.
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