Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
Valet will ich dir geben
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Melody & Text | Use of the CM by Bach | Use of the CM by other composers |
Arragements/Transcriptions |
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Melody & Text: Zahn: 5404a | EKG: 318 |
Original Source of Melody: |
The composer is Melchior Teschner (1584-1635) and the melody together with the text with which it continues to be associated first appeared in print in Leipzig in 1614. The title of the work in which it is contained is: “Ein andächtiges Gebet, damit die Evangelische Bürgerschafft zu Frawenstadt Anno 1613 den Herrn erweichet hat” [“A Reverent Prayer with which the Evangelical Citizens of Frauenstadt Moved the Lord in the Year 1613.”]
Here is the melody from Teschner’s original 5-pt. setting (1613): |
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The NBA has given a composite representation of the melody as it may have appeared in various hymnals during the 17th century: |
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Text : Valet will ich dir geben |
The text is by Valerius Herberger (1562-1627) He was born in Fraustadt, began as a teacher, but then took on a position as a pastor at St Mary’s in Fraustadt. When this church was forcibly overtaken by Catholic Poles during the Counter-Reformation, he built a provisional, ‘emergency’ church called “Das Kripplein Christi” [“Christ’s Little Crib.”] He was severely tested by the events of the Counter-Reformation and suffered from the ravages of war. |
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Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach: |
Text: Valet will ich dir geben | EKG: 318
Author: Valerius Herberger |
Ver |
Work |
Mvt. |
Year |
Br |
RE |
KE |
Di |
BC |
Score |
Music Examples |
1 |
BWV 95 |
Mvt. 3 |
1723 |
- |
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- |
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A136:4 |
- |
Mvt. 3 (Leusink) [ram] |
3 |
BWV 245 |
Mvt. 26 |
1724 |
108 |
315 |
108 |
142 |
D2:26 |
PDF |
Mvt. 26 (MG) [midi] |
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Untexted: |
Ver |
Work |
Mvt. |
Year |
Br |
RE |
KE |
Di |
BC |
Score |
Music Examples |
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BWV 415 |
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? |
24 |
314 |
24 |
- |
F18:1 |
PDF |
Chorale (MG) [midi] |
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BWV 735 |
(a) |
1700-17 |
- |
- |
- |
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K104 |
- |
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BWV 736 |
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1700-17 |
- |
- |
- |
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K131 |
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Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers: |
Georg Österreich (1664-1735):
Valet will ich dir geben, corale, SATB, 3 str, bn, bc |
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767):
Valet will ich dir geben (Neumeister), 1:1458 Cantata (1722) |
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann (1679-1735):
Valet will ich dir geben Chorale Prelude for Organ from “Harmonische Seelenlust” (Leipzig,
1733) |
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Johann Ernst Bach (1722-1777):
Valet will ich dir geben, Chorale for Organ |
Carl Karow (1790-1863):
Valet will ich dir geben, Choral for Organ |
Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911):
Choral prelude for organ Valet will ich dir gehen |
Max Reger (1873-1916):
Valet will ich dir geben, Chorale Prelude for Organ, Op. 135a/23 (1914) |
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Arrangements/Transcriptions of Bach's use of the Chorale Melody: |
Peter Baekgaard
Organ arrangements of J.S. Bach' Chorale Valet will ich dir geben (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 95. See: Details | PDF |
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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 2004 Software, version 5.1.
Prepared by Thomas Braatz & Aryeh Oron (September 2005) |