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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
Jesus, meine Zuversicht

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

 

Melody & Text:

The Easter hymn, “Jesus, meine Zuversicht,” attributed to Luise Henriette Electress of Brandenburg, was published, set to Johann Crüger's (?) melody, in Christoph Runge’s Geistliche Lieder und Psalmen (Berlin, 1653) . A reconstruction of the melody (supra) appeared in the Berlin Praxis pietatis melica of the same year. The melody was attributed posthumously to J. Crüger, though possibly only the reconstruction is by him. J.S. Bach uses the Praxis version invariably, in Cantata BWV 145 (1729-1730), Choralgesange, No. 208 (BWV 365), and the movement infra. Invariably he substitutes G for A as the third note of the second bar of the melody (supra), an innovation found in Freylinghausen (1704). J.S. Bach’s treatment of the first bar of the second part of the tune (line 2, bar 1 supra) varies. Only in the Organ movement does he follow J. Crüger’s version. As his other readings differ in that passage, they may perhaps be regarded as his own. Witt (No. 712) sets the hymn to another tune.
Source: Charles Sanford Terry: Bach’s Chorals, vol. 3 The Hymns and Hymn Melodies of the Organ Works (Cambridge University Press, 1921), pp 215-216

Melody: Zahn 3432b
Composer: Johann Crüger (?) (Berlin, 1653)

Text: Jesus, meine Zuversicht (EG 526; Feiern & Loben 444; Gemeindelieder 440; Jesus unsere Freude! 701; Singt zu Gottes Ehre 340; KGUG 24)
Author: (attributed to) Luise Henriette Electress of Brandenburg or Otto Freiherr von Schwerin (Berlin, 1653)

 
 

Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach:

Text 1: Jesus, meine Zuversicht
Author: (attributed to) Luise Henriette Electress of Brandenburg or Otto Freiherr von Schwerin (Berlin, 1653)

Chorale Jesus, meine Zuversicht, BWV 365
Ref: Ri 175; Br 175; Birnstiel 180; AmB 46II p.151; BC F123

 

Text 2: Auf, mein Herz, des Herren Tag
Author: Caspar Neumann (1700)

Chorale Auf, mein Herz, des Herren Tag (Mvt a) from Cantata BWV 145 (verse 1)
Ref: Ri 338; Br 337; AmB 46II p.108; Fasch p.144*

Untexted:

Chorale Prelude Jesus, meine Zuversicht, BWV 728

 
 

Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers:

 
 

Sources: Bach Digital; BGA; Zahn
Prepared by Aryeh Oron (September 2018)


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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