Bach Works Catalogue

[vc_row][vc_column][thim-heading title=”Bach Works Catalogue” title_uppercase=”true” sub_heading=”For Johann Sebastian Bach” clone_title=”” line=”true” text_align=”text-center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]BWV stands for Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, or Bach Works Catalogue. Wolfgang Schmieder assigned numbers to J.S. Bach’s compositions in 1950 for the catalogue Thematisch- systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach (Thematic-systematic Catalogue of musical works of Johann Sebastian Bach). The numbers areassigned thematically (based on the opening musical notes or the main musical theme of the piece), rather than chronologically.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]