Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
Mein Jesu, was vor Seelenweh

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

Melody & Text: Zahn: 8383 | EKG:

Text: Mein Jesu, was vor Seelenweh

Author: Georg Christian Schemelli or Friedrich Schultze (1736)

Melody:

Composer: Anon (1736)

Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach:

Text: Mein Jesu, was vor Seelenweh | EKG:
Author: Georg Christian Schemelli or Friedrich Schultze (1736)

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BWV 487

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1736

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F237

BWV 487: From the Schemelli Gesangbuch (No. 283), Leipzig, 1736; NBA No. 19.
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.
BWV Deest: Wiemer 11

Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers:

Not known.

Arrangements/Transcriptions of Bach's use of the Chorale Melody:

Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977):
Mein Jesu, was für Seelenweh (BWV 487), transcribed for orchestra

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)