Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
Ihr Gestirn, ihr hohlen Lüfte

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

Melody & Text: Zahn: 3703 | EKG:

Text: Ihr Gestirn, ihr hohlen Lüfte

Author: Johann Franck (1655)

Melody:

Composer: Christoph Peter (1655)

Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach:

Text: Ihr Gestirn, ihr hohlen Lüfte | EKG:
Author: Johann Franck (1655)

Ver

Work

Mvt.

Year

Br

RE

KE

Di

BC

Score

Music Examples

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BWV 366

-

?

161

161

210

15

F104.1

PDF

Chorale (MG) [midi]

1-9

BWV 476

All

1736

-

-

-

-

F233

From the Schemelli Gesangbuch (No. 197), Leipzig, 1736; NBA No. 15.
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:

Heinrich Kaminski (1886-1946):
Ihr Gestirn, ihr hohen Lüfte, chorale for chorus (1915)

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)