Chorale Melody - Christ lag in Todesbanden

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Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works Christ lag in Todesbanden
Melody & Text \| Use of the CM by Bach \| Use of the CM by other composers \| Arrangements/Transcriptions

Melody & Text: Zahn: 7012a \| EKG: 76
Origin of Melody:
As explained in the CM page of Christ ist erstanden, the chorale with this melody, although not the same as the chorale Christ ist erstanden in the Luther version, has a common origin and has undergone a similar transformation. Here portions of the same *Leise* ^[3] are used, transformed and amended once again to create another Easter chorale, which like Luther’s Christ ist erstanden, still in use today in the EKG. A melody form which Bach may have encountered or used as found in a late 17^th-century hymnal appears thus:

There are numerous settings from the pre-Bach period including:
1. Martin Luther: Melody (1524)

2. Johann Walter: Setting in "Wittembergisch Geistlisch Gesangbuch" (1524)

3. Lukas Osiander: 4-pt. setting (1585)

4. Hans Leo Hassler: 4-pt. setting (1608)

5. Samuel Scheidt: Setting (Görlitz, 1650)


Text:
Author: Martin Luther (1524)

Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach:
Text: Christ lag in Todesbanden \| EKG: 76 Author: Martin Luther (1524)
Ver	Work	Mvt.	Year	Br	RE	KE	Di	BC	Score		Music Examples
-	BWV 4	Mvt. 1	1707/08	-	-	-	-	A54:1	-		Mvt. 1 (CCARH) [midi] \| Mvt. 1 (Leusink) [ram]
1	BWV 4	Mvt. 2	1707/08	-	-	-	-	A54:2	-		Mvt. 2 (CCARH) [midi] \| Mvt. 2 (Leusink) [ram]
2	BWV 4	Mvt. 3	1707/08	-	-	-	-	A54:3	-		Mvt. 3 (CCARH) [midi] \| Mvt. 3 (Leusink) [ram]
3	BWV 4	Mvt. 4	1707/08	-	-	-	-	A54:4	-		Mvt. 4 (CCARH) \| Mvt. 4 (RMM) [midi] \| Mvt. 4 (Leusink) [ram]
4	BWV 4	Mvt. 5	1707/08	-	-	-	-	A54:5	-		Mvt. 5 (CCARH) [midi] \| Mvt. 5 (Leusink) [ram]
5	BWV 4	Mvt. 6	1707/08	-	-	-	-	A54:6	-		Mvt. 6 (CCARH) \| Mvt. 6 (RMM) [midi] \| Mvt. 6 (Leusink) [ram]
6	BWV 4	Mvt. 7	1707/08	-	-	-	-	A54:7	-		Mvt. 7 (CCARH) \| Mvt. 7a (CCARH) [midi] \| Mvt. 7 (Leusink) [ram]
7	BWV 4	Mvt. 8	1707/08	184	41	184	-	A54:8	PDF \| PDFv		Mvt. 8 (CCARH) \| Mvt. 8 (RMM) \| Mvt. 8 (MG) \| Mvt. 8 ver (MG) [midi] \| Mvt. 8 (Leusink) [ram]
5	BWV 158	Mvt. 4	?	261	40	261	24	A61:4 A171:4	PDF		Mvt. 4 (MG) [midi] \| Mvt. 4 (Leusink) [ram]
BWV 158/4: date unknown, probably Leipzig period.










Untexted:
Ver	Work	Mvt.	Year	Br	RE	KE	Di	BC	Score	Music Examples
-	BWV 277	-	?	15	38	15	-	F26.1	PDF	Chorale [midi]
-	BWV 278	-	?	370	39	371	133	F26.2	PDF	Chorale [midi]
-	BWV 279	-	?	261	40	261	24	A61:4	PDF	Chorale [midi]
-	BWV 625	-	1713/15	-	-	-	-	K55	-	-
-	BWV 695(a)	-	1700/17?	-	-	-	-	K136	-	-
-	BWV 718	-	1700/17	-	-	-	-	K119	-	-
BWV 625: Orgelbüchlein No. 24. BWV 695(a): of somewhat doubtful authenticity. 1700/1717?







Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers:
Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672): Christ lag in Todesbanden for 5 voices and 5 instruments
Johann Heinrich Scheidemann (1595-1663): Christ lag in Todesbanden, Chorale Prelude for Organ
Franz Tunder (1614-1667): Christ lag in Todesbanden, Chorale Prelude for Organ
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706): Christ lag in Todesbanden, Chorale Prelude for Organ

Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722): Cantata Christ lag in Todesbanden (1693 at the latest)
Georg Böhm (1661-1733): Christ lag in Todesbanden, Chorale Prelude for Organ

Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1663-1712): Missa super chorale Christ lag in Todesbanden for SATB and bc. (1701 at the latest) Christ lag in Todesbanden, Chorale Prelude for Organ
Andreas Nicolaus Vetter (1666-1734): Christ lag in Todesbanden, 2 Chorale Preludes for Organ
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann (1679-1735): Christ lag in Todesbanden, Chorale Prelude for Organ

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767): Mass based upon Christ lag in Todesbanden
Gottfried August Homilius (1714-1785): Christ lag in Todesbanden, Fugato for Organ
Kurt Fiebig (1908-1988): Christ lag in Todesbanden, Chorale Motet for a cappella Choir
Hans Studer (1911-1984): Christ lag in Todesbanden, Choralefantasia (1963)

Arrangements/Transcriptions of Bach's use of the Chorale Melody:
Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977): Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4: Jesus Christus Gottes Sohn (Mvt. 4), arranged for orchestra
Mordechai Rechtman (b 1926): Chorale Prelude Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 625, Arrangement for Woodwind Quintet Chorale Prelude Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 625, Arrangement for 4 Saxophones (Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Baritone) Chorale Prelude Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 625, Arrangement for 4 Bassoons
See list of Piano Transcriptions of BWV 4 by various composers/arrangers at the page: Piano Transcriptions of Bach's Works - Index by BWV Number - Part 1: Cantatas
See list of Piano Transcriptions of BWV 625, BWV 695 & BWV 718 by various composers/arrangers at the page: Piano Transcriptions of Bach's Works - Index by BWV Number - Part 4: Chorale Preludes 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 2004 Software, version 5.1. Prepared by Thomas Braatz & Aryeh Oron (February 2006, March 2008)
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