Selected Works Featuring The Motif
In a comprehensive study published in the catalogue for the 1985 exhibition "300 Jahre Johann Sebastian Bach" ("300 years of Johann Sebastian Bach") in Stuttgart, Germany, Ulrich Prinz lists 409 works by 330 composers from the 17th to the 20th century using the BACH motif (ISBN 3-7952-0459-3). A similar list is available in Malcolm Boyd's volume on Bach; it also contains some 400 works. Some of the more famous works that feature the motif prominently are:
- 1845 — Robert Schumann: Sechs Fugen über den Namen: Bach, for organ, pedal piano, or harmonium, Op. 60
- 1855 — Franz Liszt: Fantasy and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H, for organ (later revised, 1870, and arranged, 1871, for piano)
- 1878 — Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Variations on BACH, for piano
- 1900 — Max Reger: Fantasia and Fugue on B-A-C-H for organ
- 1910 — Ferruccio Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica for piano (first version; later versions 1912 and 1922)
- 1926–28 — Arnold Schoenberg: Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31
- 1937–38 — Anton Webern: String Quartet (the tone row is based on the BACH motif)
- 1968 - Alfred Schnittke: Quasi Una Sonata (repeated motif, one reviewer, "noting that B-A-C-H is the victor of the composition")
- 1981 - Schnittke: Symphony No. 3 - used alongside the monograms of several other composers.
Other works include:
- 1856 - Johannes Brahms: Fugue in A-flat minor for organ, WoO 8
- 1930 - Marios Varvoglis: Canon, Chorale and Fugue on BACH
- 1932 - Alfredo Casella: Due Ricercari sul nome B-A-C-H, Op. 52
- 1932 - Francis Poulenc: Valse-improvisation sur le nom Bach for piano
- 1934 - Hanns Eisler: Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H, Op. 46 for string trio
- 1937 - Marios Varvoglis: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue on BACH
- 1942-46 - Charles Koechlin: Offrande musicale sur le nom de B-A-C-H, Op. 187
- 1952 - Jean Coulthard: Variations on BACH for piano
- 1952 - Luigi Dallapiccola: Quaderno musicale di Annalibera for piano
- 1954 - Dallapiccola: Variazioni ("Variations", orchestral version of Quaderno musicale di Annalibera)
- 1951-55 - Dallapiccola: "Canti di liberazione"
- 1964 - Arvo Pärt: Collage over B-A-C-H for strings, oboe, harpsichord and piano
- 1974 - Rudolf Brucci: Metamorfosis B-A-C-H for strings
- 1993 - Ron Nelson: Passacaglia (Homage on B-A-C-H) for concert band
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