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Chorale Melodies: Sorted by Title | 371 4-Part Chorales sorted by Breitkopf Number | Explanation


Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
Mein Augen schließ ich jetzt in Gottes Namen zu

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

 

Melody & Text:

“Meinen Augen schließ ich jetzt” (My eyes I will now close) is a devotional hymn in six 4-line stanzas of popular hymn writer Matthäus Appelles von Löwenstern (1594-1648), published in the Breslauer Gesangbuch in 1644 to his associated melody (Zahn 1067). A prayer of thanks and acceptance, it is found in the NLGB as No. 210. J.S. Bach set it as a plain chorale, BWV 378 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSXG8BuA7Os, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSXG8BuA7Os).
Source: Devotional Hymns: Morning, Evening Songs (William L. Hoffman, December 14, 2017)

Melody: Zahn 1067
Composer: Matthäus Appelles von Löwenstern (1644)

Text: Mein Augen schließ ich jetzt in Gottes Namen zu (NLGB 210)
Author: Matthäus Appelles von Löwenstern (1644)

 
 

Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach:

Text: Mein Augen schließ ich jetzt in Gottes Namen zu

Chorale Mein Augen schließ ich jetzt, BWV 378
Ref: Ri 258; Br 258; AmB 46II p.204; BC F 138.1

 
 

Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers:

 
 

Sources: Bach Digital; BGA; Zahn
Prepared by Aryeh Oron (October 2018)


Chorales BWV 250-438: Details and Recordings
Individual Recordings: Hilliard - Morimur | Chorales - N. Matt | Chorales - H. Rilling | Preludi ai Corali - Quartetto Italiani di Viola Da Gamba
Discussions: Motets & Chorales for Events in the LCY / Chorales by Theme | General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Chorales in Bach Cantatas: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Passion Chorale
References: Chorales BWV 250-300 | Chorales BWV 301-350 | Chorales BWV 351-400 | Chorales BWV 401-438 | 371 4-Part Chorales sorted by Breitkopf Number | Texts & Translations of Chorales BWV 250-438
Chorale Texts: Sorted by Title | Chorale Melodies: Sorted by Title | Explanation
MIDI files of the Chorales: Cantatas BWV 1-197 | Other Vocal Works BWV 225-248 | Chorales BWV 250-438
Articles: The Origin of the Texts of the Chorales [A. Schweitzer] | The Origin of the Melodies of the Chorales [A. Schweitzer] | The Chorale in the Church Service [A. Schweitzer] | Choral / Chorale [C.S. Terry] | Hidden Chorale Melody Allusions [T. Braatz] | The History of the Breitkopf Collection of J. S. Bach’s Four-Part Chorales [T. Braatz] | The World of the Bach Chorale Settings [W.L. Hoffman]
Hymnals: Hymnals used by Bach | Wagner Hymnal 1697 | Evangelisches Gesangbuch 1995 | Dietel Chorale List c1734
Abbreviations used for the Chorales | Links to other Sites about the Chorales

Chorale Melodies: Sorted by Title | 371 4-Part Chorales sorted by Breitkopf Number | Explanation




 

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