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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 used in Bach's Vocal Works
Danket dem Herrn, denn er ist sehr freundlich

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

 

Melody & Text:

“Danket dem Herrn, denn er ist sehr freundlich” (Thank the Lord, for he is good, Psalm 107) is an After Meal hymn by Johann Horn (Jan Roh, 1487-1547; sometimes attributed to Michael Weisse) to the associated melody (Nürnberg 1544), found in the tenor Vitam quae faciunt and Vivamus mea Lesba by Ludwig Senfl (1534) (Zahn 12), text in six 8-line stanzas, from a Thanks to God song in Ein Gesangbuch der Brüder inn Behemen und Merherrn (Nürnberg 1544), based on Psalm 136. It is found in the NLGB as No. 218, in the Orgelbüchlein, No. 154 (from Gotha-Witt Hymnbook No. 452), and in the Telemann 1730 chorale book, No. 164, Christian Life, and No. 235, ?Prayer of Thanksgiving. Bach set it as a plain chorale, BWV 286.
Source: Blessing & Thanks Hymns as Chorales at Meals; Tafelmusik (William L. Hoffman, Dec 21, 2017)

Melody: Zahn 12
Composer: found in the tenor Vitam quae faciunt and Vivamus mea Lesba by Ludwig Senfl (1534)

 

Text: Danket dem Herrn, denn er ist sehr freundlich (NLGB 218), based on Psalm 136
Author: Johann Horn ((Nürnberg, 1544)

 
 

Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach:

Text: Danket dem Herrn, denn er ist sehr freundlich

Chorale Danket dem Herren, BWV 286
Ref: RE 228; Br 228; KE 53; AmB 46II p.198; Penzel 170; BGA 33; BC F183.1

 
 

Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers:

 
 

Sources: Bach Digital; BGA; Zahn
Photos from Gottfried Vopelius Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch (Vopelius 1682), were taken from a digital copy of the book downloaded from Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München. This copy is Out of copyright - non commercial re-use (Europeana Rights).
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




 

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