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Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen |
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Melody & Text | Use of the CM by Bach | Use of the CM by other composers |
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Melody & Text: Zahn: 1583 | EKG: |
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Text: O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen |
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Author: Simon Dach (1635) |
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Melody: |
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Composer: Johann Crüger (1649) |
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Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach: |
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Text: O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen | EKG:
Author: Simon Dach (1635) |
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Ver |
Work |
Mvt. |
Year |
Br |
RE |
KE |
Di |
BC |
Score |
Music Examples |
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BWV 405 |
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? |
213 |
213 |
299 |
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F167.1 |
PDF |
Chorale (MG) [midi] |
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BWV 406 |
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? |
219 |
219 |
300 |
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F7.1 |
PDF |
Chorale (MG) [midi] |
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1-6 |
BWV 495 |
All |
1736 |
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F283 |
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BWV 495: From the Schemelli Gesangbuch (No. 894), Leipzig, 1736; NBA No. 65.
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.
BWV 406 titled: Ach, wie groß ist Gottes Güt und Wohltat |
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Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers: |
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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
O, wie selig seid Ihr doch, Ihr Frommen, Choral prelude for organ, Op. posth. 122/6 (1896) |
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Max Reger (1873-1916):
O wie selig seid ihr doch, Chorale Prelude for organ, Op. 67/35 (1902)
O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen, cantata for soprano, chorus, strings & organ (1904) |
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Franz Schmidt (1874-1939):
O, wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen, Little Choral Preludes (4) and Fugues for organ, No. 3 |
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Karl Höller (1907-1987):
O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen, Partita on the Choral for organ, Op. 1 |
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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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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 |
