List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach printed during his lifetime information
Title page of the oldest ascertained publication of a work by Bach: Gott ist mein König, BWV 71 (1708).
Lists of
Compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach
BWV
Cantatas (sacred – secular)
Motets
Masses, Passions and Oratorios
Chorale harmonisations
Songs and arias
Organ compositions
Keyboard and lute compositions
Chamber music
Orchestral works
Fugal works
Transcriptions
Printed during the composer's lifetime
Lost, doubtful and spurious
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Compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach printed during his lifetime (1685–1750) include works for keyboard instruments, such as his Clavier-Übung volumes for harpsichord and for organ, and to a lesser extent ensemble music, such as the trio sonata of The Musical Offering, and vocal music, such as a cantata published early in his career. Other works, such as several canons, were printed without an indication by which instruments they were to be performed.
No more than a few works by Johann Sebastian Bach were printed during his lifetime. Extended works for choir and instrumentalists were not printed very often in his day. Bach selected mostly keyboard compositions for publication, which conformed to such contemporary practices, and was instrumental in establishing him as a keyboard composer. His works not only circulated in print: also manuscripts were copied and transmitted. Whether or not a work was selected for print was independent of the quality of the music.
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