Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
Vergiß mein nicht

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

Melody & Text: Zahn: 4233 | EKG:

Text: Vergiß mein nicht

Author: Gottfried Arnold (1714)

Melody:

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (di S. Bach D. M. Lips.)

Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach:

Text: Vergiß mein nicht | EKG:
Author: Gottfried Arnold (1714)

Ver

Work

Mvt.

Year

Br

RE

KE

Di

BC

Score

Music Examples

1-5

BWV 505

All

1736

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F262

From the Schemelli Gesangbuch (No. 627), Leipzig, 1736; NBA No. 44.
Arnold Schering considered this as one of only three Schemelli chorales that could definitely attributed to J.S. Bach.

Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers:

Ernesto de Curtis (1875-1937):
Vergiss Mein Nicht

Heinrich Kaminski (1886-1946):
Vergiß mein nicht, 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)