Chorale Melody - Komm, Heiliger Geist, mit deiner Genad

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

Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works Komm, heilger Geist, mit deiner Genad
Melody & Text \| Use of the CM by Bach \| Use of the CM by other composers \| English Hymnals

Melody & Text: Zahn: 2016 \| EKG:
Text: O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild
Author: Valentin Thilo (1650)

Melody:
Composer: Anon (Hall, 1650)

Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach:
Text: O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild \| EKG: Author: Valentin Thilo (1650)
Ver	Work	Mvt.	Year	Br	RE	KE	Di	BC	Score	Music Examples
1-6	BWV 493	All	1736	-	-	-	-	F234
From the Schemelli Gesangbuch (No. 203), Leipzig, 1736; NBA No. 16. 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:
Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654): O Jesulein süss, for chorus
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann (1679-1735): O Jesulein süß (O heiliger Geist, o heiliger Gott!), chorale prelude for organ (from Harmonische Seelenlust) (1733)
Max Reger (1873-1916): O Jesulein süß, folk song for chorus (7 Sacred Folk Songs, No. 6) (1899)
Heinrich Kaminski (1886-1946): O Jesulein süß, chorale for chorus (1915)
Andrew Lawrence-King (b 1959): Oh Jesulein süß, for Gothic harp

English Hymnals:
O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild (O Little One Sweet), carol (NEH No. 31)

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

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