Chorale Preludes, BWV 669-689 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

		Movements/Sections 21 First Publication 1739 Genre Categories Chorale preludes; For organ; Scores featuring the organ; For 1 player; For 2 trumpets, 2 trombones (arr); Scores featuring the trumpet; Scores featuring the trombone; For 4 players; For piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano

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• Recordings (2)
• Synthesized/MIDI (4)

Recordings

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 Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 680
*#99164 - 3.46MB - 3:47 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1288x⇩

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Firesong79 (14 April 2011)

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Dorothy Young Riess (Organ)

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Dorothy Young Riess

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 Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 684
*#131390 - 4.19MB - 4:34 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 423x⇩

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Bartfloete (1 October 2011)

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Michael Schopen (organ)

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Michael Schopen

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Played live at a MIDI console using the virtual pipe organ software Hauptwerk and the sampleset Velesovo

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Synthesized/MIDI

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For Organ (Composer)

 Fughetta Super Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot, BWV 679
*#213381 - 0.01MB - ? -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 3x⇩

MID file (audio/video)
Reccmo (1 May 2012)

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Synthesized MIDI

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Altena: Jürgen Knuth

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For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau)

 Fughetta Super: Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot, BWV 679
*#210691 - 0.01MB - ? -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1x⇩

MID file (audio/video)
Michrond (26 April 2012)

 Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 683
*#210704 - 0.01MB - ? -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 2x⇩

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Michrond (26 April 2012)

 Aus tiefer Not schrei' ich zu dir, BWV 686
*#210713 - 5.06MB - ? -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 7x⇩

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Michrond (26 April 2012)

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MIDI

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Michel Rondeau

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Scores

• Organ Scores (24)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (17)

Organ Scores

 Kyrie: Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 669
*#00798 - 0.16MB, 2 pages -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 3342x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Christe, aller Welt Trost, BWV 670
*#00800 - 0.30MB, 4 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1376x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Kyrie: Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 671
*#00799 - 0.32MB, 4 pages -  7.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 1197x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Kyrie: Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 672
*#00801 - 0.09MB, 1 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1021x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Christe, aller Welt Trost, BWV 673
*#00802 - 0.17MB, 2 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 971x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Kyrie: Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 674
*#00803 - 0.10MB, 1 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 815x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 675
*#00804 - 0.20MB, 2 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1119x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 676
*#00805 - 0.50MB, 6 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1087x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Fughetta super 'Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr', BWV 677
*#00806 - 0.09MB, 1 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 940x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot, BWV 678
*#00807 - 0.36MB, 4 pages -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 1022x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Fughetta super 'Dies sind dieheilgen zehn Gebot', BWV 679
*#00808 - 0.18MB, 2 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 831x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 680
*#00809 - 0.29MB, 4 pages -  5.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 1296x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Fughetta super 'Wir glauben all aneinen Gott', BWV 681
*#00810 - 0.08MB, 1 pages -  7.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 823x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 682
*#00811 - 0.55MB, 6 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1137x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 683
*#00812 - 0.09MB, 1 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 944x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordankam, BWV 684
*#00813 - 0.37MB, 4 pages -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 1179x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordankam, BWV 685
*#00815 - 0.08MB, 1 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 802x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 686
*#00814 - 0.26MB, 3 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1269x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 687
*#00816 - 0.19MB, 2 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 994x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 688
*#00817 - 0.41MB, 5 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1039x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

 Fuga super 'Jesus Christus unserHeiland', BWV 689
*#00818 - 0.23MB, 3 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 943x⇩

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Kryalot (17 March 2006)

Editor:

Carl Ferdinand Becker (1804–1877)

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Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 3
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1853. Plate B.W. III.

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 Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 676a (variant)
*#07602 - 0.08MB, 2 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 456x⇩

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Fdamiani (12 June 2007)

Editor:

Ernst Naumann (1832–1910)

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Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 40
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1893. Plate B.W. XL.

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 Fughetta Super Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot, BWV 679
*#213379 - 0.06MB, 3 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 7x⇩

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Reccmo (1 May 2012)

 Engraving files (Capella)
*#213380 - 0.00MB, ? pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 4x⇩

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Reccmo (1 May 2012)

Editor:

Jürgen Knuth

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Altena: Jürgen Knuth

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau)

 Fughetta Super: Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot, BWV 679
*#210685 - 0.07MB, 9 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 6x⇩

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Michrond (26 April 2012)

 Trumpet 1
*#210686 - 0.02MB, 2 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 5x⇩

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Michrond (26 April 2012)

 Trumpet 2
*#210687 - 0.02MB, 2 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 7x⇩

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Michrond (26 April 2012)

 Trombone
*#210688 - 0.02MB, 2 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 5x⇩

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Michrond (26 April 2012)

 Bass trombone
*#210689 - 0.02MB, 1 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 6x⇩

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Michrond (26 April 2012)

 Engraving files (Finale)
*#210690 - 0.30MB, ? pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 4x⇩

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Michrond (26 April 2012)

Arranger:

Michel Rondeau

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Michel Rondeau

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 Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 683
*#210698 - 0.04MB, 4 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 4x⇩

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Michrond (26 April 2012)

 Trumpet 1
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Michrond (26 April 2012)

 Trumpet 2
*#210700 - 0.02MB, 1 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 5x⇩

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Michrond (26 April 2012)

 Trombone
*#210701 - 0.02MB, 1 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 5x⇩

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Michrond (26 April 2012)

 Bass trombone
*#210702 - 0.02MB, 1 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 5x⇩

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Michrond (26 April 2012)

 Engraving files (Finale)
*#210703 - 0.29MB, ? pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 3x⇩

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Michrond (26 April 2012)

Arranger:

Michel Rondeau

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Michel Rondeau

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 Aus tiefer Not schrei' ich zu dir, BWV 686
*#210708 - 0.07MB, 4 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 8x⇩

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Michrond (26 April 2012)

 Trumpet 1/2
*#210709 - 0.04MB, 2 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 5x⇩

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Michrond (26 April 2012)

 Trombone 1/2
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Michrond (26 April 2012)

 Engraving files (Finale)
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Michrond (26 April 2012)

Arranger:

Michel Rondeau

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Michel Rondeau

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Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 680

For Piano solo (Tausig)

 Complete Score
*#28436 - 0.26MB, 4 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1307x⇩

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Peter (15 February 2009)

Arranger:

Carl Tausig (1841–1871)

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Berlin: Adolph Fürstner, n.d. [ca.1870]

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Non-Commercial Recordings

• James Kibbie (ZIP of whole Clavier-Ubung III)

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General Information

Work Title	Choral Preludes
Alternative Title	Clavier-Übung III ; German Organ Mass (BWV 669–678) ; Catechism Chorales (BWV 679–689)

Composer	Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue Number	BWV 669-689
Movements/Sections	21
First Publication	1739
Piece Style	Baroque
Instrumentation	Organ (both with and without pedals)
External Links	Wikipedia article

Misc. Comments

Original title of edition: "Third Volume of Exercises for Manuals comprising various preludes for organ on the catechism and on other hymns; intended for melomaniacs and especially for connaisseurs of such works, for the enjoyment of the spirit, by Johann Sebastian Bach composer of the Royal Court of Poland and of the Court of the Prince of Saxony, conductor and musical director of the Leipzig choirs. Published by the composer"

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Organ Works by Johann Sebastian Bach
Organ (Trio) Sonatas BWV 525 — Organ Sonata No.1 in E-flat major BWV 526 — Organ Sonata No.2 in C minor BWV 527 — Organ Sonata No.3 in D minor BWV 528 — Organ Sonata No.4 in E minor BWV 529 — Organ Sonata No.5 in C major BWV 530 — Organ Sonata No.6 in G major	Chorale Preludes Chorale Preludes I (Orgelbüchlein), BWV 599–644 Chorale Preludes II (Schübler Chorales), BWV 645-650 Chorale Preludes III ("The Great Eighteen"), BWV 651-668 Chorale Preludes IV ("German Organ Mass"—from Clavierübung Volume III), BWV 669-678 Chorale Preludes V (Kirnberger), BWV 690-713 BWV 714-741 — Chorale Preludes BWV 742 — Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder BWV 743 — Ach, was ist doch unser Leben BWV 744-746 — Chorale Preludes BWV 747 — Christus, der uns selig macht BWV 748 — Gott der Vater wohn' uns bei BWV 748a — Gott der Vater wohn' uns bei BWV 749 — Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend' BWV 750 — Herr Jesu Christ, mein's Lebens Licht BWV 751 — In dulci jubilo BWV 752 — Jesu, der du meine Seele BWV 753 — Jesu, meine Freude (fragment) BWV 754 — Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier BWV 755 — Nun freut euch, lieben Christen BWV 756 — Nun ruhen alle Wälder BWV 757 — O Herre Gott, dein göttlich's Wort BWV 758-761 — Chorale Preludes BWV 762 — Vater unser im Himmelreich BWV 763 — Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern BWV 764 — Wie schön leuchtet der Morgernstern (fragment)
Preludes, Fugues, Toccatas, Fantasias and Passacaglias BWV 131a — Fugue in G minor (arranged from BWV 131; spurious) BWV 531 — Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 532 — Prelude and Fugue in D major BWV 533 — Prelude and Fugue in E minor (“Cathedral”) BWV 534 — Prelude and Fugue in F minor BWV 535 — Prelude and Fugue in G minor BWV 536 — Prelude and Fugue in A major BWV 537 — Fantasia and Fugue in C minor BWV 538 — Toccata and Fugue in D minor (“Dorian”) BWV 539 — Prelude and Fugue in D minor BWV 540 — Toccata and Fugue in F major BWV 541 — Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV 542 — Fantasia and Fugue in G minor (“Great”) "6 Great Preludes and Fugues" BWV 543 — Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 544 — Prelude and Fugue in B minor BWV 545 — Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 546 — Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 547 — Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 548 — Prelude and Fugue in E minor ("Wedge") BWV 549 — Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 550 — Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV 551 — Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 551 — Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 552 — Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major ("St. Anne"—from Clavierübung Volume III) BWV 553–560 — 8 Kleine Präludien und Fugen (spurious) BWV 561 — Fantasia and Fugue in A minor (spurious) BWV 562 — Fantasia and Fugue in C minor BWV 563 — Fantasia with Imitation in B minor (spurious) BWV 564 — Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major BWV 565 — Toccata and Fugue in D minor (disputed) BWV 566 — Toccata and Fugue in E major (disputed) BWV 566a — Toccata and Fugue in C major (earlier version of BWV 566) BWV 567 — Prelude in C major (by Johann Ludwig Krebs) BWV 568 — Prelude in G major BWV 569 — Prelude in A minor BWV 570 — Fantasia in C major BWV 571 — Fantasia in G major BWV 572 — Fantasia in G major ("Pièce d'orgue") BWV 573 — Fantasia in C major (fragment) BWV 574 — Fuge über ein Thema von Giovanni Legrenzi (Fugue on a Theme by Giovanni Legrenzi) BWV 575 — Fugue in C minor BWV 576 — Fugue in G major (spurious) BWV 577 — Fugue in G major BWV 578 — Fugue in G minor ("Little") BWV 579 — Fuge über ein Thema von Corelli (Fugue on a Theme by Corelli) BWV 580 — Fugue in D major (spurious) BWV 581 — Fugue in G major (spurious) BWV 582 — Passacaglia in C minor BWV Anh.90 — Fugue in C major (doubtful)	Concertos BWV 592 — Organ Concerto in G major (after Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar) BWV 593 — Organ Concerto in A minor (after Antonio Vivaldi) BWV 594 — Organ Concerto in C major (after Antonio Vivaldi) BWV 595 — Organ Concerto in C major (after Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar) BWV 596 — Organ Concerto in D minor (after Antonio Vivaldi) BWV 597 — Organ Concerto in E♭ major (spurious, source unknown)
Trios BWV 583 — Trio in D minor BWV 584 — Trio in G minor (spurious) BWV 585 — Trio in C minor (by Johann Friedrich Fasch) BWV 586 — Trio in G major (after Georg Philipp Telemann)	Partitas, Variations and Miscellaneous BWV 765 — Chorale variations "Wir glauben all' an einen Gott" (spurious) BWV 766 — Chorale partita on "Christ, der du bist der helle Tag" BWV 767 — Chorale partita on "O Gott, du frommer Gott" BWV 768 — Chorale partita on "Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig" BWV 769 — Canonic variations on "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her" BWV 770 — Chorale variations "Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen" (spurious) BWV 771 — Chorale variations "Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr'" (not by Bach, possibly by Andreas Nicolaus Vetter) BWV 587 — Aria in F major (spurious, after François Couperin) BWV 588 — Canzona in D minor BWV 589 — Alla breve in D major BWV 590 — Pastorale in F major (incomplete) BWV 591 — Kleines harmonisches Labyrinth (doubtful; possibly by Johann David Heinichen) BWV 598 — Pedal-Exercitium ("Pedal Exercise") (doubtful; possbily by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach) BWV 802-805 — 4 Duettos (from Clavierübung Volume III)