Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
Der lieben Sonne Licht und Pracht

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

Melody & Text: Zahn: 5659 | EKG:

Text:

Author: Christian Scriver (1684)

Melody:

Composer: Anon (1738)

Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach:

Text: Der lieben Sonne Licht und Pracht | EKG:
Author: Christian Scriver (1684)

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Work

Mvt.

Year

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KE

Di

BC

Score

Music Examples

1-9

BWV 446

All

1736

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F220

From the Schemelli „Gesangbuch“ (No. 39), Leipzig, 1736; NBA No. 2.
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.

Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers:

Carl August Haupt (1810-1891):
Canon at the octave to the chorale Der lieben Sone licht und pracht

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)