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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
Sei gegrüßet, Jesu, gütig

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

Melody & Text: Zahn: 3889 | EKG:

Text: Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig

Author: Christian Keymann (1663)

Melody:

Composer: Anon (Leipzig, 1682)

Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach:

Text: Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig | EKG:
Author: Christian Keymann (1663)

Ver

Work

Mvt.

Year

Br

RE

KE

Di

BC

Score

Music Examples

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BWV 410

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?

172

172

307

-

F174.1

PDF

Chorale (MG) [midi]

1-7

BWV 499

All

1736

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-

-

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F240

Bwv 499: From the Schemelli Gesangbuch (No. 293), Leipzig, 1736; NBA No. 22.
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.

Untexted:

Ver

Work

Mvt.

Year

Br

RE

KE

Di

BC

Score

Music Examples

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BWV 768

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b 1710

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-

-

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K96

BWV 768: chorale partita for organ

Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers:

Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706):
Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig, Organ chorale, PWC 423

Johann Gottfried Walther (1684-1748):
Chaccone for organ O Jesu, du edle Gabe / Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig (?)

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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