Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
Jesu, du mein liebstes Leben |
Melody & Text | Use of the CM by Bach | Use of the CM by other composers |
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Melody & Text: |
Johann Rist's Hymn, “Jesu, du mein liebstes Leben,” in 13 10-line stanzas, was first published in 1642 in Part v. of his Himlischer Lieder (Lüneburg): |
Melody: Zahn 7891
Composer: Johann Schop (1642) |
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Text: Jesu, du mein liebstes Leben (NLBG 320; ELG 436)
Author: Johann Rist (1641) |
Hymnal versions Bach may have known: |
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Melody & text of Das walt’ mein Gott, Vater, Sohn und heiliger Geist (NLGB 320) from the Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch, pp 826-831 |
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Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach: |
Text: Jesu, du mein liebstes Leben |
Chorale Jesu, du mein liebstes Leben, BWV 356
Ref: Re 243; Br 243; KE 190; AmB 46II p.214; BGA 103; BC F113.1; CST 203 |
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Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers: |
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Sources: Bach Digital; BGA; Zahn; BCML discussions on BCW; Charles Sanford Terry's Bach Chorals books
Photos from Gottfried Vopelius: Neu Leipziger Gesangbuch (Vopelius 1682) & Christian Friedrich Witt: Psalmodia Sacra, Oder: Andächtige und schöne Gesänge… (Gotha Hymnal, 1715), were taken from digital copies of the books downloaded from Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München. These copies are Out of copyright - non commercial re-use (Europeana Rights).
Prepared by Aryeh Oron (October 2018) |