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Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
O höchster Gott, o unser lieber Herre |
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Melody & Text | Use of the CM by Bach | Use of the CM by other composers |
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Melody & Text: |
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“Der Tag ist him, die Sonne gehet nieder” (The day is over, the sun goes down) is a 1712 nine 4-line stanza song of care and protection by pietist hymnwriter Johann Christoph Rube (c1665-1746), based on the Guillaume Franc 1542 Geneva Psalter melody (Zahn 923), “O höchster Gott, o unser lieber Herre” (O supreme God, O our dear Lord), and also published in Leipzig in 1592. It is known in English as “It is a thing most wonderful” (EG 46). Its alternate title is “Die Sonn hat sich mit ihren Ganz gewendet” (The sun has turned with its brilliance) set to the Joshua Stegmann 1630 seven 4-line stanza hymn of thanks and heavenly rest, with the same melody. Neither is found in the NLGB. J.S. Bach set “Der Tag ist hin, die Sonne gehet nieder” as Schemelli Song, BWV 447 (No. 40, NBA No. 3; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-6Eq794bsI, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ItNigF8KT0). J.S. Bach set “Die Sonn hat sich mit ihren Ganz gewendet” as a plain chorale, BWV 297 (http://www.bach-chorales.com/BWV0297.htm, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDSbgBuesQ. The composite setting of both hymns is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb-PKBFC5SY
Source: Motets & Chorales for 27th Sunday after Trinity (William L. Hoffman, October 22, 2012) |
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Melody: Zahn 923
Composer: Anon (Leipzig, 1592), based on Guillaume Franc (1542) |
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Text 1: Die Sonn hat sich mit ihrem Glanz gewendet
Author: Joshua Stegmann (1630) |
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Text 2: Der Tag ist hin, die Sonne gehet nieder (EG 46)
Author: Johann Christoph Rube (1714) |
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Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach: |
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Text 1: Die Sonn hat sich mit ihrem Glanz gewendet |
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Chorale Die Sonn hat sich mit ihrem Glanz, BWV 297
Ref: RE 232; Br 232; KE 65; AmB 46II p.204; Penzel 193; BGA 44; BC F161.1; CST 68 |
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Text 2: Der Tag ist hin, die Sonne gehet nieder |
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BWV 447 |
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1736 |
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F221 |
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From the Schemelli „Gesangbuch“ (No. 40, Leipzig, 1736; NBA No. 3.
The melody is not by J. S. Bach and there is very little evidence that Bach had anything at all to do with the figured bass line. |
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Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers: |
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Not known. |
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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 Professional 2008, Version 6.0.
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