Chorale Melody: Hat der Himmel gleich viel Wege

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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 Hat der Himmel gleich viel Wege
Melody & Text \| Use of the CM by Bach \| Use of the CM by other composers

Melody & Text: Zahn: 6693 \| EKG:
Text: O du Liebe meiner Liebe
Author: Elisabeth von Senitz (1697)

Melody:
Composer: Christian Knorr von Rosenroth (1684)

Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach:
Text: O du Liebe meiner Liebe \| EKG: Author: Elisabeth von Senitz (1697)
Ver	Work	Mvt.	Year	Br	RE	KE	Di	BC	Score	Music Examples
1-7	BWV 491	All	1736	-	-	-	-	F238
From the Schemelli Gesangbuch (No. 284), Leipzig, 1736; NBA No. 20. 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.


Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers:
Ulrich Hildebrandt (1870-1940): O du Liebe meiner Liebe, choral for organ
Georg Scheel (1866-1945): O du Liebe meiner Liebe, choral prelude for organ

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 Individual Recordings: Hilliard - Morimur \| Chorales - Matt \| Chorales - Rilling \| Preludi ai Corali - Quartetto Italiani di Viola Da Gamba References: Chorales BWV 250-300 \| Chorales BWV 301-350 \| Chorales BWV 351-400 \| Chorales BWV 401-438 Texts & English Translations of Chorales: Sorted by Title Chorale Melodies: Sorted by Title \| 371 4-Part Chorales sorted by Breitkopf Number \| Explanation MIDI files of the Chorales: Cantatas BWV 1-197 \| Other Vocal Works BWV 225-248 \| Chorales BWV 250-438 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] Hymnals used by Bach \| Abbreviations used for the Chorales \| Links to other Sites about the Chorales

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

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Last update: ‎March 24, 2008 ‎18:28:21