Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
Nicht so traurig, nicht so sehr

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

Melody & Text: Zahn: 489 | EKG:

Text: Nicht so traurig, nicht so sehr

Author: Paul Gerhardt (1647)

Melody:

Composer: Anon (1714)

Use of the Chorale Melody by Bach:

Text: Nicht so traurig, nicht so sehr | EKG:
Author: Paul Gerhardt (1647)

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Work

Mvt.

Year

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KE

Di

BC

Score

Music Examples

1-15

BWV 489

All

1736

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F259

From the Schemelli Gesangbuch (No. 574), Leipzig, 1736; NBA No. 41.
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.
Chorale BWV 384 Nicht so traurig, nicht so sehr uses another CM

Use of the Chorale Melody by other composers:

Not known.

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
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Prepared by Thomas Braatz & Aryeh Oron (March 2008)