Vocal & Piano: Full Vocal Parts with Piano Accompaniment.

The Links are to the relevant PDF files in the Bach Cantatas Website. The files were loaded with permission from Free Sheetmusic Library [Yu Chao, Tianjin, P.R. China].

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Chorales: 4-Part Chorales from Breitkopf Collection of 371 4-Part Chorales (based on the following sources:
Bach, 371 Harmonized Chorales and 69 Chorale Melodies with Figured Bass, ed. Albert Riemenschneider, G. Schirmer, NY, 1941. This is a reworking of the Bach-Kirnberger edition of 370 chorales.
Johann Sebastian Bach, 389 Chorales, Kalmus K06002, Belwin Inc, 15800 NW 48th Ave, Miami, FL 33014. This is a re-publication of the Richter edition of 389 chorales.)
These files were created by Margaret Greentree on a Macintosh using Coda's Finale.
© 1996-2004 by Margaret Greentree, all rights reserved.

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Capella: The Capella files presented at the BCW are from Tobi's Notenarchiv, with the permission of the owner.
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The Links are to the relevant Capella files in the Bach Cantatas Website. The files were loaded with permission from Tobi's Notenarchiv [Tobias Schölkopf, Germany].
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Examples & Commentary: The Links are to the relevant pages in the Bach Cantatas Website (all of them by Thomas Braatz).

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Prepared by Aryeh Oron (March 2001 - September 2006)
Thanks to contributors: Yu Chao [Scores Vocal & Piano - March 2001], Margaret Greentree [Chorales - J.S. Bach Chorales], Tobias Schölkopf [Capella files - Tobi's Notenarchiv], Thomas Braatz [Examples from the Score]

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