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Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
Dir, dir, Jehova, will ich singen |
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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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Melody: Zahn 3068 |
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Composer: J.S. Bach (?) (1725) |
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Text: Dir, dir, Jehova, will ich singen (EKG 237)
Author: Bartholomäus Crasselius (1697), based on John 16:23, Gal. 4:6; 1st published in Geistreiches Gesangbuch (Halle, 1704) |
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Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach: |
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Text: Dir, dir, Jehova, will ich singen |
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Ver |
Work |
Mvt. |
Year |
Br |
RE |
KE |
Di |
BC |
Score |
Music Examples |
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BWV 299 |
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209 |
209 |
66 |
6 |
F47.1 |
PDF |
Chorale [midi] |
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1-8 |
BWV 452 |
All |
1736 |
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F250 |
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From the Schemelli „Gesangbuch“ (No. 397), Leipzig, 1736; NBA No. 32.
Arnold Schering considered this as one of only three Schemelli chorales that could definitely attributed to J. S. Bach. |
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Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers: |
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Carl Ferdinand Becker (1804-1877):
Dir, dir Jehovah will ich singen for organ |
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Max Reger (1873-1916):
Dir, dir, Jehova will ich singen, Chorale Prelude for organ Op. 67/7 (1902) |
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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.
Prepared by Thomas Braatz & Aryeh Oron (March 2008) |
