Composition: 18 Chorale Preludes, BWV 651-668 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Title Eighteen Chorale Preludes
Alternative title Actzehn Choräle von verschiedener Art; The Great Eighteen; Chorals de Leipzig
Creators Johann Sebastian Bach (composer)
Opus BWV 651-668
Instrumentation organ
Number of movements 18
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Composed 1740
First published 1847
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Composition types Chorale preludes
Period Baroque
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Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete — Manuscript 1700 Complete Score · view
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view Complete selections — — Selections (BWV 662, 668) · view

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DetailsPerformersFiles
view Michael Schopen (organ) Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654 · file
Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 655 · file
Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, BWV 658 · file
Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland, BWV 661 · file
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