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Chorale Melodies: Sorted by Title | 371 4-Part Chorales sorted by Breitkopf Number | Explanation

Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
Mon Dieu preste moy l'aureille

Melody & Text | Use of the CM by Bach | Use of the CM by other composers

 

Melody & Text: Zahn: 6883 | EKG:

Text: Herr, nicht schicke deine Rache

Author: Martin Opitz (1634)

 

Melody:

Composer: Mon Dieu preste moy l'aureille - | Composer: Louis Bourgeois (1547)

German text: Herr, deine Ohren zu mir neige by Ambrosius Lobwasser

 

Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach:

Text 1: Herr, nicht schicke deine Rache | EKG:
Author: Martin Opitz (1634)

Ver

Work

Mvt.

Year

Br

RE

KE

Di

BC

Score

Music Examples

1-10

BWV 463

All

1736

-

-

-

-

F223

   

From the Schemelli Gesangbuch (No. 78), Leipzig, 1736; NBA No. 5.
The melody is not by J.S. Bach and there is very little evidence that Bach had anything at all to do with the figured bass line.

 

Text 2: Lass, o Herr, dein Ohr sich neigen | EKG:
Author: Lyon, Bourgeoys (1547)

Ver

Work

Mvt.

Year

Br

RE

KE

Di

BC

Score

Music Examples

-

BWV 372

-

?

218

218

226

-

F82.1

PDF

Chorale (MG) [midi]

 

Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers:

Clément Janequin (1485-1558):
Mon Dieu preste moy l'aureille (Psalm 86), for 4 voices (1559)

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621):
Mon Dieu, preste moy l'oreille (Psalm 86), for 6 voices (1613)

Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630):
Herr, dein Ohren zu mir neige, motet for 4 voices (& continuo) (1627)

 

Sources: NBA, vols. III/2.1 & 2.2 in particular [Bärenreiter, 1954 to present] and the BWV ("Bach Werke Verzeichnis") [Breitkopf & Härtel, 1998]
The PDF files of the Chorales were contributed by Margaret Greentree J.S. Bach Chorales
Software: Capella Professional 2008, Version 6.0.
Prepared by Thomas Braatz & Aryeh Oron (March 2008)

Chorales BWV 250-438
Recordings | General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Chorales in Bach's Vocal Works: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Hidden Chorale Melody Allusions | Passion Chorale
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Chorales BWV 250-300 | Chorales BWV 301-350 | Chorales BWV 351-400 | Chorales BWV 401-438
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Articles:
The Origin of the Texts of the Chorales [Schweitzer] | The Origin of the Melodies of the Chorales [Schweitzer] | The Chorale in the Church Service [Schweitzer] | Choral / Chorale [Terry] | The History of the Breitkopf Collection of J. S. Bach’s Four-Part Chorales [Braatz] | Chorale Melody Allusions in Bach's Vocal Works [Braatz]
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