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Died: Leipzig, Germany, July 28, 1750 | Died: Leipzig, Germany, July 28, 1750 | ||
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| − | * Choral Music: | + | '''Major Works''': |
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**The Passion According to St. John | **The Passion According to St. John | ||
**The Passion According to St. Matthew | **The Passion According to St. Matthew | ||
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**Church cantatas | **Church cantatas | ||
| − | * Orchestral Music: | + | *''Orchestral Music'': |
**6 Brandenberg Concertos | **6 Brandenberg Concertos | ||
**4 suites | **4 suites | ||
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**Concerto in D minor for two violins and orchestra | **Concerto in D minor for two violins and orchestra | ||
| − | * Piano Music (including clavier, clavichord, harpsichord): | + | *''Piano Music (including clavier, clavichord, harpsichord)'': |
**6 French suites | **6 French suites | ||
**6 English suites | **6 English suites | ||
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**Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue | **Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue | ||
| − | * Chamber Music: | + | *''Chamber Music'': |
**6 sonatas for violin and piano | **6 sonatas for violin and piano | ||
**3 sonatas for unaccompanied violin | **3 sonatas for unaccompanied violin | ||
**3 partitas for unaccompanied violin | **3 partitas for unaccompanied violin | ||
| − | * Organ Music: | + | *''Organ Music'': |
**Passacaglia in C minor | **Passacaglia in C minor | ||
**Toccata and Fugue in D minor | **Toccata and Fugue in D minor | ||
Revision as of 14:51, 28 September 2011
Born: Eisenach, Thuringia, March 21, 1685
Died: Leipzig, Germany, July 28, 1750
Major Works:
- Choral Music:
- The Passion According to St. John
- The Passion According to St. Matthew
- Mass in B minor
- Church cantatas
- Orchestral Music:
- 6 Brandenberg Concertos
- 4 suites
- Concerto in D minor for piano and orchestra
- Concertos in A minor and E major for violin and orchestra
- Concerto in D minor for two violins and orchestra
- Piano Music (including clavier, clavichord, harpsichord):
- 6 French suites
- 6 English suites
- 6 partitas
- The Well Tempered Clavier
- Goldberg Variations
- Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue
- Chamber Music:
- 6 sonatas for violin and piano
- 3 sonatas for unaccompanied violin
- 3 partitas for unaccompanied violin
- Organ Music:
- Passacaglia in C minor
- Toccata and Fugue in D minor
- Fantasia and Fugue in G minor
- Toccata in C major
Source: Cross, Milton, and David Ewen. 1962. Milton Cross' Encyclopedia of the Great Composers and Their Music. Garden City, New York: Doubleday.