Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
Ich halte treulich still |
Melody & Text | Use of the CM by Bach | Use of the CM by other composers | Arragements/Transcriptions |
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Melody & Text: Zahn: 5082 | EKG: |
Text: Ich halte treulich still |
Author: J.H. Till (1736) |
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Melody: |
Composer: Anon (1736) |
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Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach: |
Text: Ich halte treulich still | EKG:
Author: J.H. Till |
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Work |
Mvt. |
Year |
Br |
RE |
KE |
Di |
BC |
Score |
Music Examples |
1-10 |
BWV 466 |
All |
1736 |
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F264 |
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From the Schemelli Gesangbuch (No. 467), Leipzig, 1736; NBA No. 46.
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. |

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Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers: |
Not known. |
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Arrangements/Transcriptions of Bach's use of the Chorale Melody: |
See list of Piano Transcriptions of BWV 466 by various composers/arrangers at: Piano Transcriptions of Bach's Works - Index by BWV Number Part 2: Other Vocal Works |
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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) |