Chorale Melody - Wie wohl ist mir

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

Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works Wie wohl ist mir
Melody & Text \| Use of the CM by Bach \| Use of the CM by other composers

Melody & Text: Zahn: 4779 \| EKG:
Text 1: Vergiß mein nicht
Author: Gottfried Arnold (1697)

Text 2: Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seele
Author: Wolfgang Christoph Dreßler (1692)

Melody:
Composer: Anon (1698)

Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach:
Text 1: Vergiß mein nicht \| EKG: Author: Gottfried Arnold (1697)
Ver	Work	Mvt.	Year	Br	RE	KE	Di	BC	Score	Music Examples
1-6	BWV 504	All	1736	-	-	-	-	F254
BWV 504: From the Schemelli Gesangbuch (No. 475), Leipzig, 1736; NBA No. 36. 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: Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seele \| EKG: Author: Wolfgang Christoph Dreßler (1692)
Ver	Work	Mvt.	Year	Br	RE	KE	Di	BC	Score	Music Examples
	BWV 517		1725
BWV 517: aria for voice & continuo (AMN II/40; doubtful)

Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers:
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924): Improvisation on the Bach Chorale Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seele, for 2 pianos (after BWV 517), KiV 271 (1916)
Max Reger (1873-1916): Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seelen, Chorale Prelude for organ, Op. 67/52 (1902)
Leopold Richter: Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seelen 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)
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