Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
Mein Freund zerschmelzt aus Lieb in seinem Blute

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

Melody & Text: Zahn: 3138 | EKG:

Text: Erwürgtes Lamm, das die verwahrten Siegel

Author: Ulrich Bogislaus von Bonin (1735)

Melody:

Composer: Anon (1704)

Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach:

Text: Erwürgtes Lamm, das die verwahrten Siegel | EKG:
Author: Ulrich Bogislaus von Bonin (1735)

Ver

Work

Mvt.

Year

Br

RE

KE

Di

BC

Score

Music Examples

1-8

BWV 455

All

1736

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F261

From the Schemelli „Gesangbuch“ (No. No. 580), Leipzig, 1736; NBA No. 43.
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:

Not known.

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)