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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
Die Litanei

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

 

Melody & Text:

Composition: Zahn: | EKG: 138

This part of the liturgy is attributed to Martin Luther (1528). It is still contained in the "Evangelisches Kirchengesangbuch", but rarely (if at all) used.

The antiphonal responses are all between the choir (Chor) and the congregation (Gemeinde).

There were some short-cuts in how this liturgy was performed, but it would be too complicated to describe all the variant methods implied (such as the congregation not singing after every line announced by the choir).

Bach used only short snippets of this as part of two recitatives as indicated below in BWV 18/3 and BWV 41/5.

 

Text: Die Litanei

Author: Martin Luther (1528)

 

Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach:

Text: Die Litanei
Author: Martin Luther (1528)

Ver

Work

Mvt.

Year

Br

RE

KE

Di

BC

Score

Music Examples

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BWV 18

Mvt. 3

1713/15

-

-

-

-

A44:3

-

Mvt. 3 (Leusink) [ram]

-

BWV 41

Mvt. 5

1725

-

-

-

-

A22:5

-

Mvt. 5 (Leusink) [ram]

 

Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers:

 

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 (January 2006, August 2009)
Thanks to contributors: Hartwig Molzow (August 2009)


Chorales BWV 250-438: Details and Recordings
Individual Recordings: Hilliard - Morimur | Chorales - N. Matt | Chorales - H. Rilling | Preludi ai Corali - Quartetto Italiani di Viola Da Gamba
Discussions: Motets & Chorales for Events in the LCY / Chorales by Theme | General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Chorales in Bach Cantatas: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Passion Chorale
References: Chorales BWV 250-300 | Chorales BWV 301-350 | Chorales BWV 351-400 | Chorales BWV 401-438 | 371 4-Part Chorales sorted by Breitkopf Number | Texts & Translations of Chorales BWV 250-438
Chorale Texts: Sorted by Title | Chorale Melodies: Sorted by Title | 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 [A. Schweitzer] | The Origin of the Melodies of the Chorales [A. Schweitzer] | The Chorale in the Church Service [A. Schweitzer] | Choral / Chorale [C.S. Terry] | Hidden Chorale Melody Allusions [T. Braatz] | The History of the Breitkopf Collection of J. S. Bach’s Four-Part Chorales [T. Braatz] | The World of the Bach Chorale Settings [W.L. Hoffman]
Hymnals: Hymnals used by Bach | Wagner Hymnal 1697 | Evangelisches Gesangbuch 1995 | Dietel Chorale List c1734
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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