Contents -- Preface -- List of Illustrations -- List of Bibliographical References -- A Note on Currency -- 1 Background and Early Years (1685-1703) -- 2 Arnstadt, Mühlhausen (1703-8) -- Early Works -- 3 Weimar (1708-17) -- 4 Organ Music -- Chorale Settings -- Preludes and Fugues -- Miscellaneous Organ Works -- 5 Cöthen (1717-23) -- 6 Orchestral, Instrumental, and Keyboard Music -- Concertos -- Orchestral Suites -- Instrumental Works -- Keyboard Works -- 7 Leipzig (1723-30) -- 8 Music for the Leipzig Liturgy -- Cantatas -- Motets and Magnificat -- Passions -- 9 Leipzig (1730-41) -- 10 Parodies and Publications -- Oratorios and Masses -- Harpsichord Concertos -- The Clavier-Übung -- 11 Leipzig (1742-50) -- 12 Canons and Counterpoints -- 13 The Bach Heritage -- Appendices -- A: Calendar -- B: List of Works -- C: Personalia -- D: Select Bibliography -- General Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Index of Bach's Works -- A -- B -- C -- E -- F -- G -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- S -- T -- W.