# List of compositions by Johann Ludwig Krebs

This page lists the compositions of Johann Ludwig Krebs as compiled by Felix Friedrich in the Krebs-Werkeverzeichnis (Krebs Works Catalogue).
The catalogue is divided into nine sections by category, with each work assigned a Krebs-WV number (sometimes seen as KrebsWV or KWV in recordings and other sources). Unassigned numbers were left at the end of each section to accommodate future discoveries or attributions while maintaining the category structure.
The order within each category is not chronological, as many of Krebs' works cannot be dated. The order within published collections, such as the Clavier-Übung, was maintained.
Questions of authorship were addressed in several ways. A number of anonymous works were listed in the final section (Krebs-WV 9xx) that have been attributed to Krebs but cannot be verified. There are also a number of works that are ascribed to Krebs and other composers in various sources. These were included in the main sections but noted as such.
The Eight Short Preludes and Fugues, originally attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach as BWV 553–560, were not included in the Krebs-WV. The authorship of these pieces has been debated for many years, with Krebs, his father Johann Tobias Krebs and other students of Bach suggested as the true author. Friedrich decided not to include the pieces in the catalogue, noting that recent scholarship, including the critical reports submitted for the New Bach Edition, has viewed Krebs's authorship with extreme doubt, and that no new insights on the issue have emerged in recent years.

## Masses, cantatas, motets and arias (Krebs-WV 1xx)

| Krebs-WV | Composition | Notes |
| 100 | Oratorio funebre | Dramma per Musica |
| 100 | Oratorio funebre (Dramma per Musica) | |
| 101 | Missa (brevis) in F major | |
| 102 | Sanctus in D major | |
| 103 | Sanctus in D major | |
| 104 | Sanctus in F major | BWV Anh. II 27/Anh. III 167→ |
| 105 | Magnificat in D major | |
| 106 | Cantata Der Herr hat Großes an uns getan | |
| 107 | Cantata Erthönt erfreute Andachts-Lieder | Music lost. |
| 108 | Cantata Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen | |
| 109 | Cantata Herzlich tut mich verlangen | |
| 110 | Cantata Jesu, meine Freude | |
| 111 * | Cantata Lobet den Herrn in seinem Heiligtum | Also attributed to his son, Johann Gottfried Krebs. |
| 112 | Cantata Seid barmherzig, wie auch euer Vater barmherzig ist | |
| 113 | Cantata Uns ist ein Kind | |
| 150 | Magnificat in F major | |
| 151 | Motet Enforsche mich, Gott | |
| 152 | Motet Tröste uns Gott, unser Heiland | Music lost. |
| 153 | Aria Bist du noch fern | |

## Orchestral works (Krebs-WV 2xx)

| Krebs-WV | Composition | Notes |
| 200 | Sinfonia in C minor | 2 Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo |
| 201 | Sinfonia in E Flat major | 2 Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo |
| 202 | Concerto for Lute and Strings in C major | |
| 203 | Concerto for Lute and Strings in F major | |
| 204 | Concerto for Oboe, Harpsichord and Strings in B minor | |

## Chamber music (Krebs-WV 3xx)

| Krebs-WV | Composition | Notes |
| 300 | Sonata I in A major | Sonatas da camera for harpsichord with flute or violin (publ. 1760) |
| 301 | Sonata II in G major | Sonatas da camera for harpsichord with flute or violin (publ. 1760) |
| 302 | Sonata III in C major | Sonatas da camera for harpsichord with flute or violin (publ. 1760) |
| 303 | Sonata IV in E minor | Sonatas da camera for harpsichord with flute or violin (publ. 1760) |
| 304 | Sonata V in A minor | Sonatas da camera for harpsichord with flute or violin (publ. 1760) |
| 305 | Sonata VI in D major | Sonatas da camera for harpsichord with flute or violin (publ. 1760) |
| 306 | Sonata I in D major | Two Sonatas for harpsichord and flute or violin (publ. c.1752) |
| 307 | Sonata II in G major | Two Sonatas for harpsichord and flute or violin (publ. c.1752) |
| 308 | Sonata I in E Flat major | Six Sonatas for solo violin and bass (publ. 1767) |
| 309 | Sonata II in B-flat major | Six Sonatas for solo violin and bass (publ. 1767) |
| 310 | Sonata III in A major | Six Sonatas for solo violin and bass (publ. 1767) |
| 311 | Sonata IV in C minor | Six Sonatas for solo violin and bass (publ. 1767) |
| 312 | Sonata V in E-flat major | Six Sonatas for solo violin and bass (publ. 1767) |
| 313 | Sonata VI in A minor | Six Sonatas for solo violin and bass (publ. 1767) |
| 314 | Sonata I in D major | Three Sonatas for violin and harpsichord |
| 315 | Sonata II in E major | Three Sonatas for violin and harpsichord |
| 316 | Sonata III in C major | Three Sonatas for violin and harpsichord |
| 317 | Trio I in D major | Six Trios for flute I, flute II or violin, and harpsichord (publ. c.1743) |
| 318 | Trio II in B minor | Six Trios for flute I, flute II or violin, and harpsichord (publ. c.1743) |
| 319 | Trio III in A minor | Six Trios for flute I, flute II or violin, and harpsichord (publ. c.1743) |
| 320 | Trio IV in E minor | Six Trios for flute I, flute II or violin, and harpsichord (publ. c.1743) |
| 321 | Trio V in G major | Six Trios for flute I, flute II or violin, and harpsichord (publ. c.1743) |
| 322 | Trio VI in A minor | Six Trios for flute I, flute II or violin, and harpsichord (publ. c.1743) |
| 323 | Trio I in D minor | Sonatas for flute and violin with bass (publ. 1763) |
| 324 | Trio II in D minor | Sonatas for flute and violin with bass (publ. 1763) |
| 325 | Trio III in D major | Sonatas for flute and violin with bass (publ. 1763) |
| 326 | Trio in A minor / C major | |
| 327 | Sonata in A major | |
| 328 | Sonata in C major | |

## Free organ works (Krebs-WV 4xx)

| Krebs-WV | Composition | Notes |
| 400 | Prelude and Fugue in C major | |
| 401 | Prelude in C major | Formerly attributed to J. S. Bach as BWV 567. |
| 402 | Prelude and Fugue in C minor | |
| 403 | Prelude in C minor | |
| 404 | Prelude and Fugue in D major | |
| 405 | Prelude and Fugue in D minor | |
| 406 | Toccata and Fugue in E major | |
| 407 | Prelude and Fugue in F minor | |
| 408 | Prelude and Fugue in F minor | Published as separate pieces in Weinberger's edition (vol. II, nos. 3 & 14). |
| 409 * | Prelude and Fugue in F sharp major | Fugue also attributed to J. S. Bach (BWV Anh. II 97/Anh. III 181→) |
| 410 | Prelude and Fugue in G major | |
| 411 | Toccata and Fugue in A minor | |
| 412 | Prelude in F major | |
| 413 | Prelude in F major | |
| 414 | Prelude in C major | |
| 415 | Prelude in C major | |
| 416 | Prelude | |
| 417 | Prelude | |
| 418 | Fantasia in F major | |
| 419 | Fantasia in F major | |
| 420 | Fantasia and Fugue in F major | |
| 421 | Fantasia in F major | |
| 422 | Fantasia á gusto italiano | |
| 423 | Fantasia and Fugue fragment in G major | |
| 424 * | Fantasia in A major (An imitation of the Nightingale) | Attribution doubted on stylistic grounds; possibly by his father, Johann Tobias Krebs. |
| 425 | Fugue in C minor | |
| 426 | Fugue in C minor | |
| 427 | Fugue in E flat major | |
| 428 | Fugue in F major | |
| 429 | Fugue in F minor | |
| 430 | Fugue in G minor | |
| 431 | Fugue in A minor | |
| 432 | Fugue in A minor | |
| 433 | Fugue in B flat major | |
| 434 | Fugue in B flat major on B-A-C-H | |
| 435 | Trio in C major | |
| 436 | Trio in C major | |
| 437 | Trio in C minor | |
| 438 | Trio in C minor | |
| 439 | Trio in D minor | |
| 440 | Trio in D minor | |
| 441 | Trio in D minor | |
| 442 | Trio in E flat major | |
| 443 | Trio in E flat major | |
| 444 | Trio in E minor | |
| 445 | Trio in E minor | |
| 446 | Trio in F major | |
| 447 | Trio in F major | |
| 448 | Trio in F major | |
| 449 | Trio in G major | |
| 450 | Trio in A minor | |
| 451 | Trio in B flat major | |
| ? | Fuga in G minor | No. 16 in G. Weinberger's J. L. Krebs Sämtliche Orgelwerke edition, Band II (1985). |

## Organ works based on chorales (Krebs-WV 5xx)

| Krebs-WV | Composition | Notes |
| Each work in part I of the Clavier-Übung (500-512) consists of a preambulum, a chorale setting, and a chorale alio modo (melody with b.c.) |||
| 500 | Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr | Clavier-Übung, part I (publ. 1744) |
| 501 | Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten | Clavier-Übung, part I (publ. 1744) |
| 502 | Jesu, meine Freude | Clavier-Übung, part I (publ. 1744) |
| 503 | Christ lag in Todesbanden | Clavier-Übung, part I (publ. 1744) |
| 504 | Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein | Clavier-Übung, part I (publ. 1744) |
| 505 | Auf meinen lieben Gott | Clavier-Übung, part I (publ. 1744) |
| 506 | Vater unser im Himmelreich | Clavier-Übung, part I (publ. 1744) |
| 507 | Sei Lob und Ehr | Clavier-Übung, part I (publ. 1744) |
| 508 | Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan | Clavier-Übung, part I (publ. 1744) |
| 509 | Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott | Clavier-Übung, part I (publ. 1744) |
| 510 | Von Gott will ich nicht lassen | Clavier-Übung, part I (publ. 1744) |
| 511 | Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz | Clavier-Übung, part I (publ. 1744) |
| 512 | Jesus, meine Zuversicht | Clavier-Übung, part I (publ. 1744) |
| 513 | Ach Gott, erhör mein Seufzen | |
| 514 * | Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder | Also attributed to JS Bach and to Gottfried August Homilius. |
| 515 * | Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder | Anonymous chorale to which Krebs' name was inscribed at a later date. Possibly by Homilius. |
| 516 | Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr | |
| 517 * | Auf meinen lieben Gott | Also attributed to JS Bach (BWV 744, Emans 29). |
| 518 | Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott | |
| 519 | Fantasia on Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele | |
| 520 * | Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele | Attributed to Krebs but uncertainty because of 520a. If 520a is by Bach, then perhaps Krebs added the pedals. |
| 520a * | Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele (variant, manuals only) | Attributed to JS Bach (BWV deest, Emans 72) |
| 521 | Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir | a 2 Claviere e Pedal |
| 522 | Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir | per Canonem |
| 523 | Herr, ich habe mißgehandelt | |
| 524 | Fantasia on Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend | = BWV Anh. III 172 |
| 525 | Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut | |
| 526 | Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr | |
| 527 | Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr | |
| 528 * | Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn | Attributed to Krebs at a later date, but doubtful on stylistic grounds. Possibly by Christian Friedrich Rolle. |
| 529 | Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ | |
| 529a | Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (variant) | |
| 530 | Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ | |
| 531 | Jesu, der du meine Seele | |
| 532 * | Jesu, meine Freude | Doubts due to stylistic issues and the unreliability of the only source. |
| 533 | Jesu, meines Lebens Leben | |
| 534 * | Jesu, meines Lebens Leben | Manuscript bears no attribution of authorship but follows five chorales that have been attributed to Krebs, and is consistent with his style. |
| 535 | Fantasia sopra Jesus, meine Zuversicht | |
| 536 | Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht | |
| 537 * | Prelude on Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht | Questionable on stylistic grounds, perhaps by Gottfried Krebs or Ehrenfried Christian Traugott Krebs. |
| 538 | Trio on Mein Gott, das Herze bring ich dir | |
| 539 | Mitten wir im Leben sind | |
| 540 | Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein | |
| 541 | Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein | |
| 542 | O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort | |
| 543 | O Gott, du frommer Gott | |
| 544 | O König, dessen Majestät | |
| 545 | Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her | |
| 546 | Von Gott will ich nicht lassen | |
| 547 | Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz | |
| 548 | Fantasia on Warum sollt ich mich denn grämen | |
| 548a | Fantasia on Warum sollt ich mich denn grämen (variant) | |
| 549 | Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan | |
| 550 | Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden | |
| 551 | Fantasia on Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten | |
| 552 | Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern | |
| 553 | Wir glauben all an einen Gott | Three verses |
| 554 | Wir glauben all an einen Gott | Cantus firmus in tenor. |
| 554a | Wir glauben all an einen Gott (variant) | Double pedal, cantus firmus in soprano. |
| 554b | Wir glauben all an einen Gott (variant) | Cantus firmus in soprano. |
| 554c * | Wir glauben all an einen Gott (variant) | Double pedal, cantus firmus in soprano. Previously attributed to Bach (BWV 740) but now generally considered to be by Krebs. |
| 555 | Wo soll ich fliehen hin | |
| 556 | Zeuch ein zu deinen Toren | |

## Free works for organ and a second instrument (Krebs-WV 6xx)

| Krebs-WV | Composition | Notes |
| 600 | Fantasia in C major | trumpet and organ |
| 601 | Fantasia in C major | flute and organ |
| 602 | Fantasia in F major | oboe and organ |
| 603 | Fantasia in F major | oboe and organ |
| 604 | Fantasia in F minor | oboe and organ |

## Works based on chorales for organ and a second instrument (Krebs-WV 7xx)

| Krebs-WV | Composition | Notes |
| 700 | Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit | corno da caccia and organ |
| 701 | Gott der Vater wohn uns bei | trumpet and organ |
| 702 | Herr Jesu Christ, meines Lebens Licht | oboe and organ |
| 703 | Herzlich lieb ich dich, o Herr | trumpet and organ |
| 704 | Ich hab in Gottes Herz | oboe and organ |
| 705 | In allen meinen Taten | trumpet and organ |
| 706 | Jesu, meine Freude | oboe and organ |
| 707 | Komm, Heiliger Geist | oboe and organ |
| 708 | Kommt her zu mir, spricht Gottes Sohn | oboe and organ |
| 709 | Meine Seel ermuntre dich | oboe and organ |
| 710 | O Gott, du frommer Gott | oboe and organ |
| 711 | Treuer Gott, ich muß dir klagan | oboe and organ |
| 712 | Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme | trumpet and organ |
| 713 | Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme | clarino and organ |
| 714 | Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme | trumpet and organ |
| 715 | Wie schön leucht uns der Morgenstern | oboe and organ |

## Keyboard works (Krebs-WV 8xx)

| Krebs-WV | Composition | Notes |
| 800 | Suite in C major | Clavier-Übung, part II (publ. 1744) |
| 801 | Sonatina Prima in A minor | Clavier-Übung, part III (publ. 1744) |
| 802 | Sonatina Seconda in D major | Clavier-Übung, part III (publ. 1744) |
| 803 | Sonatina Terza in C minor | Clavier-Übung, part III (publ. 1744) |
| 804 | Sonatina Quarta in B flat major | Clavier-Übung, part III (publ. 1744) |
| 805 | Sonatina Quinta in E flat major | Clavier-Übung, part III (publ. 1744) |
| 806 | Sonatina Sesta in F minor | Clavier-Übung, part III (publ. 1744) |
| 807 | Suite I in D major | Six Suites from Clavier-Übung, part IV (publ. 1746) |
| 808 | Suite II in B minor | Six Suites from Clavier-Übung, part IV (publ. 1746) |
| 809 | Suite III in E-flat major | Six Suites from Clavier-Übung, part IV (publ. 1746) |
| 810 | Suite IV in C major | Six Suites from Clavier-Übung, part IV (publ. 1746) |
| 811 | Suite V in F major | Six Suites from Clavier-Übung, part IV (publ. 1746) |
| 812 | Suite VI in C minor | Six Suites from Clavier-Übung, part IV (publ. 1746) |
| 813 | Prelude I in C major | Six Preludes from Pieces, part I (publ. 1740) |
| 814 | Prelude II in D minor | Six Preludes from Pieces, part I (publ. 1740) |
| 815 | Prelude III in E minor | Six Preludes from Pieces, part I (publ. 1740) |
| 816 | Prelude IV in F major | Six Preludes from Pieces, part I (publ. 1740) |
| 817 | Prelude V in G major | Six Preludes from Pieces, part I (publ. 1740) |
| 818 | Prelude VI in A minor | Six Preludes from Pieces, part I (publ. 1740) |
| 819 | Suite in A minor (nach dem heutiger Gusto) | Pieces, part II (publ. 1741) |
| 820 | Overture in G minor (in Franzöischen Gout) | Pieces, part III (publ. 1741) |
| 821 | Concerto in G major (in Italiänischen Gusto) | Pieces, part IV (publ. 1743) |
| 822 | Partita I | Lost |
| 823 | Partita II in B-flat major | |
| 824 | Partita III | Lost |
| 825 | Partita IV in A minor | |
| 826 | Partita V | Lost |
| 827 | Partita VI in E-flat major | |
| 827a | Partita VI in E-flat major (later version) | |
| 828 | Sonata I in A minor | Four Sonatas for solo harpsichord (publ. 1763) |
| 829 | Sonata II in D major | Four Sonatas for solo harpsichord (publ. 1763) |
| 830 | Sonata III in G minor | Four Sonatas for solo harpsichord (publ. 1763) |
| 831 | Sonata IV in B-flat major | Four Sonatas for solo harpsichord (publ. 1763) |
| 832 | Sonata I in C major | Six Keyboard Sonatas (1713) |
| 833 | Sonata II in G major | Six Keyboard Sonatas (1713) |
| 834 | Sonata III in B-flat major | Six Keyboard Sonatas (1713) |
| 835 | Sonata IV in D major | Six Keyboard Sonatas (1713) |
| 836 | Sonata V in F major | Six Keyboard Sonatas (1713) |
| 837 | Sonata VI in D minor | Six Keyboard Sonatas (1713) |
| 838 | Sonata in A minor | |
| 839 | Divertimento | |
| 840 | Concerto in A minor | |
| 841 * | Aria di Krebs | Doubts due to stylistic issues. |
| 842 * | Menuet | Doubtful, likely by Johann Christoph Schmügel. |
| 843 | Fugue in C major | |
| 844 | Fugue in E major | |
| 845 | Fugue in F major | |
| 846 | Fugue in F minor | |
| 847 | Fugue in G major | |
| 848 | Fugue in A minor | |

## Doubtful works (Krebs-WV 9xx)

| Krebs-WV | Composition | Notes |
| 900 * | Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder | oboe d'amore and organ. KrebsWV 900-907, 909-910 are from an unattributed collection which bears Krebs' name in a pencilled note. Several have been attributed to Homilius, while the rest are unverified. |
| 901 * | Allein zu dir Herr Jesu Christ | oboe d'amore and organ. See above. |
| 902 * | Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ | oboe and organ. See above. |
| 903 * | Jesus meine Zuversicht | trombone, oboe and organ. See above. |
| 904 * | Keinen hat Gott verlassen | oboe and organ. See above. |
| 905 * | O du allersüßeste Freude | oboe and organ. See above. |
| 906 * | O Gott, du frommer Gott | oboe and organ. See above. |
| 907 * | O Gott, du frommer Gott | oboe d'amore and organ. See above. |
| 908 * | Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme | Fragment, possibly by August Gottfried Ritter. |
| 909 * | Warum sollt ich mich denn grämen | oboe and organ. See above. |
| 910 * | Wer weiß wie nahe mir mein Ende | oboe and organ. See above. |

## Lost works

| | Composition | Notes |
| I. | Cantata Erthönt erfreute Andachts-Lieder | See Krebs-WV 107. |
| II. | Motet Tröste uns Gott, unser Heiland | See Krebs-WV 153. |
| III. | 21 Chorales | Listed in a catalog by Hoffmeister and Kühnel with no further information. Considered lost. |
| IV. | 27 Chorales | Listed in a catalog by Breitkopf. Considered lost. |
| V. | Toccata | From a note in a private collection. Unknown whether this is for Krebs-WV 406 or 411, or for a previously unknown work. |