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The St Thomas's Churchyard in Leipzig (1749)

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Research on Johann Sebastian Bach’s life and works and on the extended Bach family of musicians belongs among the central tasks of the Leipzig Bach Archive.

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As the most comprehensive Bach collection anywhere, the library features a matchless array of original Bach sources, manuscripts, rare books, and early editions.

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The new Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV) is here!

On 13 June 2022, the third, extended new edition of the BWV was presented to the public for the first time at the Leipzig Bachfest. This morning, some 70...

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Conference on the replacement of the Thomaskantorat in 1723 and the history of the Protestant church cantata around 1720

15–17 June 2023, Lecture Hall of the Albertina (Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, Beethovenstraße 6)

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Thu 4.5.23

New in Bach digital

We have recently made available in Bach digital the English translations of the libretti of all J. S. Bach's vocal works by Z. Ph. Ambrose

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The Bach Bibliography records international scholarly literature relating to J. S. Bach and comprises approximately 77,000 entries. If you believe something to be missing, please fill out our data entry form so we can continue to develop the Bach Bibliography.

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»Bach digital« · Access to the works of the Thomaskantor

»Bach digital« offers access to the works of the Bach family to everyone interested – with information about the work’s origin and tradition as well as images of the manuscripts.

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Concerts in the Summer Hall · 2024 Saison

Enjoy concerts with chamber music in a Baroque hall – the Summer Hall.

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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29	30	1	2	3 Termine, Friday, 3. May 2024	4 Termine, Saturday, 4. May 2024	5 Termine, Sunday, 5. May 2024
				3rd May 2024 Thematische Führung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Bachs Klangwelten Mehr Info	4th May 2024 Museumsnacht Halle & Leipzig \| 6:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Eine (Museums-) Nacht bei Bach Mehr Info	5th May 2024 Kreativangebot für Kinder, Familien und Interessierte (empfohlen ab 7 Jahren) \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Das Bach-Siegel Mehr Info 5th May 2024 Konzert \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum, Sommersaal Aus den Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach Mehr Info
6	7 Termine, Tuesday, 7. May 2024	8	9	10	11	12 Termine, Sunday, 12. May 2024
	7th May 2024 Publikumstag \| 10:00 am to 6:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Freier Eintritt im Bach-Museum Mehr Info 7th May 2024 Thematische Führung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Musikerfamilie Bach Mehr Info					12th May 2024 Überblicksführung \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Das Bach-Museum Mehr Info
13	14	15	16	17 Termine, Friday, 17. May 2024	18	19 Termine, Sunday, 19. May 2024
				17th May 2024 Rundgang durch die Dauerausstellung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Auf Bachs Spuren Mehr Info		19th May 2024 Rundgang durch die Dauerausstellung \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Auf Bachs Spuren Mehr Info
20 Termine, Monday, 20. May 2024	21	22	23	24 Termine, Friday, 24. May 2024	25	26 Termine, Sunday, 26. May 2024
20th May 2024 Am Pfingstmontag hat das Bach-Museum geöffnet. \| 10:00 am to 6:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Museum extra zum Pfingstmontag Mehr Info				24th May 2024 10:00 am Bach-Museum Start der Sonderausstellung: Die Stimmen der Frauen aus der Bach-Familie Mehr Info 24th May 2024 Kuratorenführung durch die Sonderausstellung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Die Stimmen der Frauen aus der Bach-Familie Mehr Info		26th May 2024 Kreativangebot für die ganze Familie (empfohlen ab 5 Jahren) \| 11:00 am \| Bach-Museum Rhythmen mit Bach Mehr Info 26th May 2024 Konzert \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum, Sommersaal Mandoline & Cembalo Mehr Info
27	28	29	30	31 Termine, Friday, 31. May 2024	1	2
				31st May 2024 Thematische Führung \| 3:00 pm \| Bach-Museum Bach in Leipzig Mehr Info

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3rd May 2024
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Bachs Klangwelten
4th May 2024
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Eine (Museums-) Nacht bei Bach
5th May 2024
Kreativangebot für Kinder, Familien und Interessierte (empfohlen ab 7 Jahren) | 11:00 am | Bach-Museum

Das Bach-Siegel

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