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Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
Jesu, meines Herzens Freud |
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Melody & Text | Use of the CM by Bach | Use of the CM by other composers |
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Melody & Text: Zahn: 4798 | EKG: |
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Text: Jesu, meines Herzens Freud |
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Author: Johannes Flittner (1660) |
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Melody: |
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Composer: Johann Rudolf Ahle (1660) |
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Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach: |
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Text: Jesu, meines Herzens Freud | EKG:
Author: Johannes Flittner (1660) |
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Ver |
Work |
Mvt. |
Year |
Br |
RE |
KE |
Di |
BC |
Score |
Music Examples |
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BWV 361 |
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? |
264 |
264 |
202 |
42 |
F117.1 |
PDF |
Chorale (MG) [midi] |
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1-5 |
BWV 473 |
All |
1736 |
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F266 |
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BWV 473: From the Schemelli Gesangbuch (No. 696), Leipzig, 1736; NBA No. 48.
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: |
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Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767):
Mein Jesu, meines Herzens Freude, sacred cantata for voice, violin & continuo, TWV 1:1120 (1732) |
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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) |
