List of compositions by Dieterich Buxtehude


The Buxtehude-Werke-Verzeichnis is the catalogue and the numbering system used to identify musical works by the German-Danish Baroque composer Dieterich Buxtehude. It was compiled by Georg Karstädt and published in 1974 as Thematisch-Systematisches Verzeichnis der Musikalischen Werke von Dietrich Buxtehude. The second edition, published in 1985, contains minor additions and corrections. The catalogue is organized thematically, not chronologically, and contains 275 individual pieces. The Anhang adds 15 spurious and falsely attributed works.
The fourteen trio sonatas were the only works published during Buxtehude's lifetime. Originally issued in two volumes, the first seven are now commonly referred to as Buxtehude's opus 1 and the next seven as opus 2.

Vocal music

[Cantata]s (1–112)

Liturgical works (113–114)

Free organ works (136–176)

Buxtehude composed chorale preludes on the following hymns:
The keyboard canzonetta in A minor, BuxWV 225, was found just before the publication and therefore could not be inserted in the catalogue properly. This is why it does not appear with other canzonas and canzonettas and is in the end of the list of organ works.

Suite">Suite (music)">Suites for harpsichord (226–244)

Doubtful works (1–8)