Ron Chaplin ([log in to unmask]) wrote: >Margaret Mikulska contributed: > >>Bach's works are nowadays preceded by "BWV" > >What does BWV stand for? Bachs Werke Verzeichnis (Catalogue of Bach's Works). >Also, I've seen some of Bach's works cataloged >using an S. Why are two systems used? And I pointed out realier, the original BWV atalogue was put togther by Mr. Schmeider (or Schmieder). BWV=S. Deryk Barker [log in to unmask] [And, once again, there's a detailed listing of many of these catalogs, their authors, and the expansion of the associated acronyms at Classical Net in the Composer Data section. -Dave]