Das Orgel-Büchlein, BWV 599-644 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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J.S. Bach: Das Orgelbüchlein	Alice Jeonsen, Alice Joensen, Kevin Bowyer
Bach: Orgelbuchlein, BWV 599 - 644	Murray Forbes Somerville
Bach: Orgelbüchlein	Johann Sebastian Bach, Christopher Herrick
Bach: Organ works - Orgelbuchlein, BWV 599-644 (Edition Bachakademie Vol 94) ...	Wolfgang Zerer
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Work Title	Das Orgel-Büchlein
Alternative Title	A little organ book in which young organists are guided concerning the different ways of performing a chorale, at the same time practising their use of the pedal since the latter, in the offered chorales, is throughout obligatory. For the glory of God on High and for the instruction of my fellow-man.

Composer	Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue Number	BWV 599–644
Movements/Sections	46 pieces
Year/Date of Composition	1713–15
Language	German
Average Duration	80 minutes
Piece Style	Baroque
Instrumentation	organ
External Links	Wikipedia article
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Section Listing

Advent:

BWV 599 — Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland. A minor, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
BWV 600 — Gott, durch deine Güte (or Gottes Sohn ist kommen). F major, for 2 Manuals and Pedal.
BWV 601 — Herr Christ, der einge Gottes-Sohn (or Herr Gott, nun sei gepreiset). A major, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
BWV 602 — Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott. D minor, for 1 Manual and Pedal.

Christmas:

BWV 603 — Puer natus in Bethlehem. G minor, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
Empty slot for "Lob sei Gott in des Himmels Thron"
BWV 604 — Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ. G major, for 2 Manuals and Pedal.
BWV 605 — Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich. G major, for 2 Manuals and Pedal.
BWV 606 — Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her. D major, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
BWV 607 — Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar. G minor, for 2 Manuals and Pedal.
BWV 608 — In dulci jubilo. A major, for 2 Manuals and Pedal.
BWV 609 — Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich. G major, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
BWV 610 — Jesu, meine Freude: Largo. C minor, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
BWV 611 — Christum wir sollen loben schon: Adagio. E minor, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
BWV 612 — Wir Christenleut. G minor, for 1 Manual and Pedal.

New Year:

BWV 613 — Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen. B minor, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
BWV 614 — Das alte Jahre vergangen ist. A minor, for 2 Manuals and Pedal.
BWV 615 — In dir ist Freude. G major, for 1 Manual and Pedal.

Feast of the Purification:

BWV 616 — Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin. D minor, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
BWV 617 — Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf. A minor, for 2 Manuals and Pedal.

Lent:

BWV 618 — O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig: Adagio. F major, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
BWV 619 — Christe, du Lamm Gottes. F major, for 2 Manuals and Pedal.
BWV 620 — Christus, der uns selig macht. A minor, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
BWV 621 — Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund. A minor, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
BWV 622 — O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß: Adagio assai. E♭ major, for 2 Manuals and Pedal.
BWV 623 — Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, Dass du für uns gestorben bist. G major, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
BWV 624 — Hilf, Gott, daß mir's gelinge. G minor, for 2 Manuals and Pedal.
Empty slot for "O Jesu, wie ist dein' Gestalt"
BWV Anhang 200 - O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid (fragment)
Empty Slots for:
- "Allein nach dir, Herr, Herr Jesu Christ, verlanget mich"
- "O wir armen Sünder"
- "Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen"
- "Nun giebt mein Jesus gute Nacht"

Easter:

BWV 625 — Christ lag in Todesbanden. D minor, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
BWV 626 — Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand. A minor, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
BWV 627 — Christ ist erstanden. D minor, for 1 Manual and Pedal. 3 Verses.
BWV 628 — Erstanden ist der heil'ge Christ. D major, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
BWV 629 — Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag. D minor, for 2 Manuals and Pedal.
BWV 630 — Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn. D minor, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
Empty Slots for:
- "Gen Himmel aufgefahren ist"
- "Nun freut euch, Gottes Kinder, all"
- "Komm, Heiliger Geist, erfüll'die Herzen deiner Gläubigen"
- "Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott"

Pentecost:

BWV 631 — Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist. G major, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
Empty Slots for:
- "Nun bitten wir den heil'gen Geist"
- "Spiritus S. gratia, oder Des Heil'gen Geistes reiche Gnad"
- "O heil'ger Geist, du göttlich's Feu'r"
- "O heiliger Geist, o heiliger Gott"
BWV 632 — Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend. F major, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
BWV 634 — Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier. A major, for 2 Manuals and Pedal.
BWV 633 — Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (distinctius). A major, for 2 Manuals and Pedal.
Empty Slots for:
- "Gott, der Vater, wohn' uns bei"
- "Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr'"
- "Der du bist Drei in Einigkeit"
- "Gelobet sei der Herr, der Gott Israël"
- "Meine Seel' erhebt den Herren"
- "Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir"
- "Es stehn vor Gottes Throne"
- "Herr Gott, dich loben wir"
- "O Herre Gott, dein göttlich Wort"

Preludes based on catechism hymns:

BWV 635 — Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot. C major, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
Empty Slots for:
- "Mensch, willst du leben seliglich"
- "Herr Gott, erhalt' uns für und für"
- "Wir glauben all'an einen Gott"
BWV 636 — Vater unser im Himmelreich. D minor, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
Empty Slots for:
- "Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam"
- "Aus tiefer Noth schrei'ich zu dir"
- "Erbarm' dich mein, o herre Gott"
- "Jesu, der du meine Seele"
- "Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"
- "Ach Gott und Herr"
- "Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut"
- "Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder"
- "Wo sollt ich fliehen hin"
- "Wir haben schwerlich"
BWV 637 — Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt. A minor, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
BWV 638 — Es ist das Heil uns kommen her. D major, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
Empty Slots for:
- "Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der von uns"
- "Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet"
- "Der Herr ist mein Getreuer Hirt"
- "Jetzt komm' ich als ein armer Gast"
- "O Jesu, du edle Gabe"
- "Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, dass du das Lämmlein"
- "Ich weiss ein Blümlein, hübsch und fein"
- "Nun freut euch, lieben Christen, g'mein"
- "Nun lob' mein' Seel' den Herren"
- "Wohl dem, der in Gottes Furcht steht"
- "Wo Gott zum Haus nicht giebt sein'Guust"
- "Was mein Gott will, das gescheh'allzeit"
- "Kommt her zu mir, spricht Gottes Sohn"

Miscellaneous:

BWV 639 — Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ. F minor, for 2 Manuals and Pedal.
Emtpy Slots for:
- "Weltlich Ehr' und zeitlich Gut"
- "Von Gott will icht nicht lassen"
- "Wer Gott vertraut"
- "Wie's Gott gefällt mir's auch"
- "O Gott, du frommer Gott"
- "In dich hab' ich gehoffet, Herr"
BWV 640 — In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr. E minor, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
Empty Slot for "Mag ich unglück nich widerstahn"
BWV 641 — Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein. G major, for 2 Manuals and Pedal.
Empty Slots for:
- "An Wasserflüssen Babylon"
- "Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz"
- "Frisch auf, mein' Seel', Verzage nicht"
- "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid"
- "Ach Gott, erhör' mein Seufzen und Wehklagen"
- "So wünsch' ich nun eine gute Nacht"
- "Ach lieben Christen, seid getrost"
- "Wenn dich Unglück thut greifen an"
- "Keinen hat Gott verlassen"
- "Gott ist mein Heil, mein' Hülf' und Trost"
- "Was Gott thut, das ist wohlgethan. Kein einig"
- "Was Gott thut, das ist wohlgethan, es bleibt gerecht"
BWV 642 — Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten. A minor, for 2 Manuals and Pedal.
Empty Slots for:
- "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein"
- "Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl"
- "Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott"
- "Es woll' uns Gott genädig sein"
- "Wär' Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit"
- "Wo Gott, der Herr, nicht bei uns hält"
- "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern"
- "Wie nach einer Wasserquelle"
- "Erhalt' uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort"
- "Lass mich dein sein und bleiben"
- "Gieb Fried', o frommer, treuer Gott, du"
- "Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ"
- "O grosser Gott von Macht"
- "Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist"
- "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr'r Mensch und Gott"
- "Mitten wir im Leben sind"
- "Alle Menschen müssen sterben"
BWV 643 — Alle Menschen müssen sterben. G major, for 1 Manual and Pedal.
Empty Slots for:
- "Valet will ich dir geben"
- "Nun lasst uns den Leib begraben"
- "Christus, der ist mein Leben"
- "Herzlich lieb hab'ich dich, o Herr"
- "Auf meinen lieben Gott"
- "Herr Jesu Christ, ich weiss gar wohl"
- "Mach's mit mir Gott nach deiner Güt'"
- "Herr Jesu Christ, mein's Lebens Licht"
- "Mein' Wallfahrt ich vollendet hab'"
- "Gott hat das Evangelium"
- "Ach Gott, thu' dich erbarmen"
- "Gott des Himmels und der Erden"
- "Ich dank' dir, lieber Herre"
- "Aus meines Herzens Grunde"
- "Ich dank' dir schon"
- "Das walt' mein Gott"
- "Christ, der du bist der helle Tag"
- "Christe, der du bist Tag und Licht"
- "Werde munter, mein Gemüthe"
- "Nun ruhen alle Wälder"
- "Danket dem Herrn, denn er ist"
- "Nun lasst uns Gott, dem Herren"
- "Lobet den Herrn, denn er ist sehr freundlich"
- "Singen wir aus Herzens Grund"
- "Gott Vater, der du deine Sonne"
- "Jesu, meines Herzens Freud'"
- "Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen"
BWV 644 — Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig. G minor, 1 Manual and Pedal.
Empty Slots for:
- "Ach, was ist doch unser Leben"
- "Allenthalben, wo ich gehe"
- "Hast du denn, Jesu, dein Angesicht; or Soll ich denn, Jesu"
- "Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig; or O Jesu, du edle Gabe"
- "Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele"

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)

Das Orgel-Büchlein, BWV 599-644 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Contents

Performances

Arrangements and Transcriptions

O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid (BWV Anhang 200, fragment, completed)

For Organ (Schneider)

For Organ (Göncz)

Synthesized/MIDI

Scores

Organ Scores

Manuscripts

Published Editions

Typeset Editions

Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Piano 4 hands (Richter)

For Piano solo (Stradal)

Selections

For Piano solo (Busoni)

For Piano solo (Tausig)

Herr Christ der ein'ge Gottessohn, BWV 601

For 4 Recorders (Kuipers)

Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 604

For 4 Recorders (Kuipers)

Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich, BWV 605

For 4 Recorders (Kuipers)

Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 606

For 4 Recorders (Kuipers)

Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 633

For 5 Recorders (Kuipers)

Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 634

For 5 Recorders (Kuipers)

Ich ruf zu dir Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639

For 4 Recorders (Kuipers)

For 3 Recorders (Kuipers)

Wenn wir in höchster Nöten sein, BWV 641

For 4 Recorders (Kuipers)

Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 642

For 4 Recorders (Kuipers)

Alle Menschen müssen sterben, BWV 643

For 4 Recorders (Kuipers)

O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid (BWV Anhang 200, fragment, completed)

For Organ (Göncz)

For Organ (Schneider)

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