How many compositions did Bach write?

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) wrote over one-thousand compositions. A catalog numbering system was created in 1950 by Wolfgang Schmieder and each composition was assigned a BWV number.

BWV is the German acronym for Bach-Verke-Verzeichnis translated: Bach Work Catalog. The numbering system grouped works thematically, so they are not in any chronological order. Thus, a low number as in BWV 232 does not necessarily mean that this was an early work of JS Bach.

The present BWV catalog indicates there were 1,127 works written by Bach.

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