Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
Komm, heilger Geist, mit deiner Genad

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

Melody & Text: Zahn: 2016 | EKG:

Text: O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild

Author: Valentin Thilo (1650)

Melody:

Composer: Anon (Hall, 1650)

Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach:

Text: O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild | EKG:
Author: Valentin Thilo (1650)

Ver

Work

Mvt.

Year

Br

RE

KE

Di

BC

Score

Music Examples

1-6

BWV 493

All

1736

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F234

From the Schemelli Gesangbuch (No. 203), Leipzig, 1736; NBA No. 16.
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:

Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654):
O Jesulein süss, for chorus

Georg Friedrich Kauffmann (1679-1735):
O Jesulein süß (O heiliger Geist, o heiliger Gott!), chorale prelude for organ (from Harmonische Seelenlust) (1733)

Max Reger (1873-1916):
O Jesulein süß, folk song for chorus (7 Sacred Folk Songs, No. 6) (1899)

Heinrich Kaminski (1886-1946):
O Jesulein süß, chorale for chorus (1915)

Andrew Lawrence-King (b 1959):
Oh Jesulein süß, for Gothic harp

English Hymnals:

O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild (O Little One Sweet), carol (NEH No. 31)

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)