Over one thousand compositions by Bach survive. They have been catalogued in a commonly accepted directory of Bach's works called the "Bach Werke Verzeichnis"<ref>https://imslp.org/wiki/List_of_works_by_Johann_Sebastian_Bach</ref> (literally, "Bach Works Directory"). It is generally abbreviated BWV, and his works are often referred to by their BWV number. For example, BWV 1066 is Bach's Orchestral Suite Number 1.<ref>https://www.klassika.info/Komponisten/Bach/wv_thematisch.html</ref> | Over one thousand compositions by Bach survive. They have been catalogued in a commonly accepted directory of Bach's works called the "Bach Werke Verzeichnis"<ref>https://imslp.org/wiki/List_of_works_by_Johann_Sebastian_Bach</ref> (literally, "Bach Works Directory"). It is generally abbreviated BWV, and his works are often referred to by their BWV number. For example, BWV 1066 is Bach's Orchestral Suite Number 1.<ref>https://www.klassika.info/Komponisten/Bach/wv_thematisch.html</ref> |