Search Works/Movements matching required instrumentation

Search Works/Movements matching required instrumentation
Cantatas BWV 1-215
Other Vocal Works BWV 225-524, BWV 1081-1089, BWV 1127

This facility of the Bach Cantatas Website (BCW) allows you finding easily the answers to questions as: How many arias did Bach write for Soprano? What movements include alto solo with oboe? What movements were written for choir of SSATB? List of instrumental movements from cantatas (no choir or solo voices); List of movements for trio of singers; List of movements with 4 trumpets; What cantatas can be performed with tenor, bass and strings? Etc.
This facility allows searching Bach's vocal works and/or movements from them according to any required combination of voices and instruments. The facility is making use of database of 2,401 records/pages of all Bach's vocal works, including Cantatas BWV 1-215 (excluding non-Bach Cantatas), as well as other vocal works BWV 225-524, BWV 1081-1089 & BWV 1127, and all movements from them.
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Abbreviations
Work Type		Voices			Woodwinds
Cantata Motet Mass Magnificat Passion Oratorium Chorale Song Aria	Cantata, Kantate Motet Mass, Messe Magnificat Passion Oratorio, Oratorium Chorale, Choral Song, Lied Aria	S A T B SATB SSATB	Soprano, Sopran Alto, Alt Tenor, Tenore Bass 4-Part Chorus 5-Part Chorus		Cto Fl Flp Flt Fld Ob Oda Odc Tle Fg Rec WW	Cornetto [Zink] Flute, Flauto (=Fld, Rec) Flute Piccolo, Flauto piccolo Transverse flute, Flauto traverse Flute dolce [Blockflöte] (=Fl, Rec) Oboe Oboe d'amore Oboe da caccia Taille Fagott, Bassoon, Fagotto Recorder (=Fl, Fld) Woodwinds, Holzbläser
Movement Type		Brass & Percussions			Strings
Aria Recitative Arioso Chorus Chorale Instr Chorale Sinfonia Sonata Sonatina Duet Dialog Trio Quartet	Aria Recitative, Recitativo Arioso Chorus, Coro Chorale, Choral Instrumental Chorale Sinfonia (instrumental) Sonata (instrumental) Sonatina (instrumental) Duet, Duetto (2 solo voices) Dialog, Dialogo, Dialogue Trio (3 solo voices) Quartet (4 solo voices)	Cor Cdc Lt Cla Tr Tdt Trd Tbn Ti Brs	Corno, Horn Corno da caccia Lituus (Probably B- horn) Clarino (High register trumpet) Trumpet, Tromba Tromba da tirarsi Trumpet in D Trombone Timpani, Tamburi Brass, Blechbläser		Vns Vn Vnp Va Vda Vlt Vc Vcp Vdg Vne Str	Violin solo / concertante Violin, Violino Violin Piccolo Viola Viola d'amore Violetta Violoncello Violoncello piccolo Viola da gamba Violone Strings, Streicher
Others		Keyboard & Continuo
Non-Bach UKI CM CT Drama	Non-Bach work in BWV Unknown Instrumentation Chorale Melody Chorale Text Drama per Musica	Org Cmb Bc	Organ, Organo, Orgel Cembalo, Harpsichord Continuo, Basso continuo
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Cantatas & Movements with Violoncello Piccolo All movements of Cantata BWV 7 Arias for soprano and flute Movements with 3 trumpets Choruses with 2 oboes & 2 flutes Arias for Tenor with oboe d'amore or oboe da caccia Duets for Soprano and Alto Search complete works (no movements) Search movements only Search movements from cantatas only Works/Movements and works starting with the word 'Gott' Works/Movements with any kind of trumpet Intrumental movements only Movements including the CM 'Ach Gott und Herr'				Vcp "cantata bwv 7" aria AND s AND fl "3 tr" chorus AND "2 ob" AND "2 fl" aria AND t AND (oda OR odc) +S + A -T -B - mvt +mvt +cantata +mvt Gott* (tr OR tdt OR trc OR cla) -title CM "Ach Gott und Herr"
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