List of chorale harmonisations by Johann Sebastian Bach
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The List of chorale harmonisations by Johann Sebastian Bach consists of 189 chorale
s by Johann Sebastian Bach
which have been assigned the numbers 250–438 in the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV), the catalogue of Bach's works by Wolfgang Schmieder
. There are many more chorale harmonisations
to be found in Bach's cantata
s, motet
s, passions and in his collection Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
, but the works in this list are not attached to any larger work or that larger work has been lost. Almost all of the melodies of these chorales are not by Bach but go back to older sources.
Another well known collection of chorale melodies is the Schemellis Gesangbuch (Schemelli's Hymnal
), or Geistliche Lieder (Sacred Songs), published in 1736 by Georg Christian Schemelli (c. 1678–1762). These are not four-part harmonisations like the ones in this list but chorale melodies and a basso continuo
; again, almost none of those melodies are by Bach.
The composer and musicologist
Johann Kirnberger
(1721–1783) compiled a list of chorale preludes: see BWV 690–713.
published with Breitkopf
from 1784 to 1787 a four volume collection of J.S. Bach's chorales, ostensibly 371 in number, but in fact 348. About half of them have their origin in other works of Bach; the other half is presented in the table below, although an origin can now be attributed to six of them.
Prior to this publication, several other collections had been published, starting with 100 chorales in 1765 by F.W. Birnstiel in Berlin, edited by C.P.E. Bach. A second volume of 100 was issued by the same publisher in 1769, edited by J.F. Agricola
, which was heavily criticised by C.P.E. Bach. In 1777 Johann Kirnberger campaigned to introduce Breitkopf to publish a complete set of chorale harmonisations. The manuscript to be used once belonged to C.P.E. Bach, who sold it through Kirnberger to Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia
. After Kirnberger died in 1783, C.P.E. Bach became Breitkopfs's editor for these chorales, which he then published in four parts: 1784: nos. 1–96, 1785: nos. 97–194, 1786: 195–283, 1787: 283–370 (no. 283 was mistakenly used twice). This publication went through four editions and countless reprintings until 1897. Additionally, several other editions using the original C-clef or different texts were also published. The Bach Gesellschaft
published the original 371 chorales from the C.P.E. Bach edition in volume 39 of their Complete Works in 1892. The most significant recent publication is Dr. Charles Sanford Terry's J.S. Bach's Four-Part Chorales, Oxford University Press 1929, which contains 405 harmonised chorales and 95 melodies with figured bass. The most widely known collection is Albert Riemenschneider
's 371 (1941).
The table below provides a cross reference of those compilations with the works in this range of BWV numbers, although those compilations also contain many other chorales not in this range.
Chorale
A chorale was originally a hymn sung by a Christian congregation. In certain modern usage, this term may also include classical settings of such hymns and works of a similar character....
s by Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
which have been assigned the numbers 250–438 in the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV), the catalogue of Bach's works by Wolfgang Schmieder
Wolfgang Schmieder
Wolfgang Schmieder was a German musicologist.Schmieder was born in Bromberg. In 1950, he published the BWV, or Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis , a catalog of musical works by Johann Sebastian Bach. The numbering system used in the BWV has since become a nearly universal standard, used by scholars and...
. There are many more chorale harmonisations
Harmony
In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches , or chords. The study of harmony involves chords and their construction and chord progressions and the principles of connection that govern them. Harmony is often said to refer to the "vertical" aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic...
to be found in Bach's cantata
Cantata
A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....
s, motet
Motet
In classical music, motet is a word that is applied to a number of highly varied choral musical compositions.-Etymology:The name comes either from the Latin movere, or a Latinized version of Old French mot, "word" or "verbal utterance." The Medieval Latin for "motet" is motectum, and the Italian...
s, passions and in his collection Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
The title Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach refers to either of two manuscript notebooks that the German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach presented to his second wife Anna Magdalena...
, but the works in this list are not attached to any larger work or that larger work has been lost. Almost all of the melodies of these chorales are not by Bach but go back to older sources.
Another well known collection of chorale melodies is the Schemellis Gesangbuch (Schemelli's Hymnal
Hymnal
Hymnal or hymnary or hymnbook is a collection of hymns, i.e. religious songs, usually in the form of a book. The earliest hand-written hymnals are known since Middle Ages in the context of European Christianity...
), or Geistliche Lieder (Sacred Songs), published in 1736 by Georg Christian Schemelli (c. 1678–1762). These are not four-part harmonisations like the ones in this list but chorale melodies and a basso continuo
Figured bass
Figured bass, or thoroughbass, is a kind of integer musical notation used to indicate intervals, chords, and non-chord tones, in relation to a bass note...
; again, almost none of those melodies are by Bach.
The composer and musicologist
Musicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
Johann Kirnberger
Johann Kirnberger
Johann Philipp Kirnberger was a musician, composer , and music theorist. A pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach, he became a violinist at the court of Frederick II of Prussia in 1751. He was the music director to the Prussian Princess Anna Amalia from 1758 until his death. Kirnberger greatly admired J.S...
(1721–1783) compiled a list of chorale preludes: see BWV 690–713.
History
C.P.E. BachCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach
right|250pxCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach was a German Classical period musician and composer, the fifth child and second son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach...
published with Breitkopf
Johann Gottlob Immanuel Breitkopf
Johann Gottlob Immanuel Breitkopf was a German music publisher and typographer.-Biography:...
from 1784 to 1787 a four volume collection of J.S. Bach's chorales, ostensibly 371 in number, but in fact 348. About half of them have their origin in other works of Bach; the other half is presented in the table below, although an origin can now be attributed to six of them.
Prior to this publication, several other collections had been published, starting with 100 chorales in 1765 by F.W. Birnstiel in Berlin, edited by C.P.E. Bach. A second volume of 100 was issued by the same publisher in 1769, edited by J.F. Agricola
Johann Friedrich Agricola
Johann Friedrich Agricola was a German composer, organist, singer, pedagogue, and writer on music. He sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Flavio Anicio Olibrio.-Biography:...
, which was heavily criticised by C.P.E. Bach. In 1777 Johann Kirnberger campaigned to introduce Breitkopf to publish a complete set of chorale harmonisations. The manuscript to be used once belonged to C.P.E. Bach, who sold it through Kirnberger to Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia
Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia
Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia was Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg. She was one of ten surviving children of King Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover.-Background:...
. After Kirnberger died in 1783, C.P.E. Bach became Breitkopfs's editor for these chorales, which he then published in four parts: 1784: nos. 1–96, 1785: nos. 97–194, 1786: 195–283, 1787: 283–370 (no. 283 was mistakenly used twice). This publication went through four editions and countless reprintings until 1897. Additionally, several other editions using the original C-clef or different texts were also published. The Bach Gesellschaft
Bach Gesellschaft
The Bach-Gesellschaft was a society formed in 1850 for the express purpose of publishing the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach without editorial additions. Their collected works are known as the Bach-Gesellschaft-Ausgabe....
published the original 371 chorales from the C.P.E. Bach edition in volume 39 of their Complete Works in 1892. The most significant recent publication is Dr. Charles Sanford Terry's J.S. Bach's Four-Part Chorales, Oxford University Press 1929, which contains 405 harmonised chorales and 95 melodies with figured bass. The most widely known collection is Albert Riemenschneider
Albert Riemenschneider
Albert Riemenschneider was an American musician and Bach musicologist.Riemenschneider was born into a musical family. His father, Karl H. Riemenschneider,There are two conflicting sources about the name of his father: T. Riemenschneider & L...
's 371 (1941).
The table below provides a cross reference of those compilations with the works in this range of BWV numbers, although those compilations also contain many other chorales not in this range.
Chorale harmonisations (BWV 250–438)
| Title | BWV | Kalmus | Bärenreiter Kirnberger | Musica Budapest | Riemenschneider | 251 | 89 | 328 | 91 | 329 | 2nd Wedding Chorale in this group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nun danket alle Gott | 252 | 258 | 329 | 258 | 330 | 3rd Wedding Chorale in this group |
| Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ | 253 | 1 | 177 | 1 | 177 | |
| Ach Gott, erhör' mein Seufzen | 254 | 2 | 186 | 2 | 186 | |
| Ach Gott und Herr | 255 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 40 | |
| Ach lieben Christen, seid getrost | 256 | 385 | 31 | 385 | 31 | |
| Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit (melody known as "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält") | 257 | 388 | 284 | 386 | 285 | |
| Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält | 258 | 383 | 335 | 387 | 336 | No. 63 in Schemelli |
| Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen | 259 | 10 | 39 | 10 | 39 | |
| Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr' | 260 | 12 | 249 | 16 | 249 | |
| Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ | 261 | 15 | 358 | 18 | 359 | |
| Alle Menschen müssen sterben | 262 | 17 | 153 | 13 | 153 | |
| Alles ist an Gottes Segen | 263 | 19 | 128 | 19 | 128 | |
| Als der gütige Gott | 264 | 20 | 159 | 20 | 159 | |
| Als Jesus Christus in der Nacht | 265 | 21 | 180 | 21 | 180 | |
| Als vierzig Tag nach Ostern | 266 | 22 | 208 | 22 | 208 | |
| An Wasserflüssen Babylon | 267 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 5 | |
| Auf, auf, mein Herz, und du mein ganzer Sinn | 268 | 24 | 124 | 24 | 124 | |
| Aus meines Herzens Grunde | 269 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 1 | |
| Befiehl du deine Wege (melody known as "Herzlich tut mich verlangen") | 270 | 157 | 285 | 162 | 286 | |
| Befiehl du deine Wege (or "Herzlich tut mich verlangen") | 271 | 158 | 366 | 163 | 367 | |
| Befiehl du deine Wege | 272 | 32 | 339 | 32 | 340 | |
| Christ, der du bist der helle Tag | 273 | 33 | 230 | 33 | 230 | |
| Christe, der du bist Tag und Licht | 274 | 34 | 245 | 44 | 245 | |
| Christe, du Beistand deiner Kreuzgemeinde | 275 | 35 | 210 | 45 | 210 | |
| Christ ist erstanden | 276 | 36 | 197 | 35 | 197 | |
| Christ lag in Todes Banden | 277 | 38 | 15 | 39 | 15 | |
| Christ lag in Todesbanden | 278 | 39 | 370 | 40 | 371 | |
| Christ lag in Todesbanden | 279 | 40 | 261 | 37 | 261 | |
| Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam | 280 | 43 | 65 | 43 | 66 | |
| Christus, der ist mein Leben | 281 | 46 | 7 | 47 | 6 | |
| Christus, der ist mein Leben | 282 | 47 | 315 | 48 | 316 | BWV 95 Christus, der ist mein Leben (opening chorus) |
| Christus, der uns selig macht | 283 | 48 | 198, 306 | 51 | 198, 307 | |
| Christus ist erstanden, hat überwunden | 284 | 51 | 200 | 52 | 200 | |
| Da der Herr Christ zu Tische saß | 285 | 52 | 196 | 53 | 196 | |
| Danket dem Herren | 286 | 53 | 228 | 55 | 228 | |
| Dank sei Gott in der Höhe | 287 | 54 | 310 | 54 | 311 | |
| Das alte Jahr vergangen ist | 288 | 55 | 162 | 56 | 162 | |
| Das alte Jahr vergangen ist | 289 | 56 | 313 | 57 | 314 | |
| Das walt' Gott Vater und Gott Sohn | 290 | 58 | 224 | 59 | 224 | |
| Das walt' mein Gott, Vater, Sohn und heiliger Geist | 291 | 59 | 75 | 60 | 75 | |
| Den Vater dort oben | 292 | 60 | 239 | 61 | 239 | |
| Der du bist drei in Einigkeit | 293 | 61 | 154 | 62 | 154 | |
| Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich | 294 | 62 | 158 | 63 | 158 | |
| Des heil'gen Geistes reiche Gnad' | 295 | 63 | 207 | 64 | 207 | |
| Die Nacht ist kommen | 296 | 64 | 231 | 65 | 231 | |
| Die Sonn' hat sich mit ihrem Glanz | 297 | 65 | 232 | 66 | 232 | |
| Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot' | 298 | 66 | 127 | 67 | 127 | |
| Dir, dir, Jehova, will ich singen | 299 | 67 | 209 | 68 | 209 | Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach The title Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach refers to either of two manuscript notebooks that the German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach presented to his second wife Anna Magdalena... |
| Du grosser Schmerzensmann | 300 | 70 | 164 | 71 | 167 | |
| Du, o schönes Weltgebäude | 301 | 71 | 137 | 73 | 134 | |
| Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott | 302 | 74 | 20 | 76 | 20 | |
| Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott | 303 | 75 | 250 | 77 | 250 | |
| Eins ist Not! ach Herr, dies Eine | 304 | 77 | 280 | 78 | 280 | |
| Erbarm' dich mein, o Herre Gott | 305 | 78 | 33 | 79 | 34 | |
| Erstanden ist der heil'ge Christ | 306 | 85 | 176 | 86 | 176 | |
| Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit | 307 | 262 | 260 | 262 | 260 | |
| Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl | 308 | 92 | 27 | 93 | 27 | |
| Es stehn vor Gottes Throne | 309 | 93 | 166 | 94 | 166 | |
| Es wird schier der letzte Tag herkommen | 310 | 94 | 238 | 95 | 238 | |
| Es woll' uns Gott genädig sein | 311 | 95 | 16 | 97 | 16 | |
| Es woll' uns Gott genädig sein | 312 | 96 | 351 | 98 | 352 | |
| Für Freuden lasst uns springen | 313 | 106 | 163 | 107 | 163 | |
| Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ is a Lutheran chorale of 1524, with words written by Martin Luther. For centuries the chorale has been the prominent hymn for Christmas Day in German speaking Lutheranism, but has also been used in different translations internationally... |
314 | 107 | 287 | 112 | 288 | |
| Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille | 315 | 111 | 271 | 113 | 271 | |
| Gott, der du selber bist das Licht | 316 | 112 | 225 | 114 | 225 | |
| Gott, der Vater, wohn' uns bei | 317 | 113 | 134 | 115 | 135 | |
| Gottes Sohn ist kommen | 318 | 115 | 18 | 120 | 18 | |
| Gott hat das Evangelium | 319 | 116 | 181 | 117 | 181 | |
| Gott lebet noch | 320 | 117 | 234 | 118 | 234 | No. 37 in Schemelli |
| Gottlob, es geht nunmehr zu Ende | 321 | 118 | 192 | 121 | 192 | |
| Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet / Meine Seele erhebet den Herrn | 322 | 119 | 70 | 119 | 70 | |
| Gott sei uns gnädig | 323 | 120 | 319 | 239 | 320 | melody better known as "Meine Seele erhebt den Herren" – the "German Magnificat Magnificat The Magnificat — also known as the Song of Mary or the Canticle of Mary — is a canticle frequently sung liturgically in Christian church services. It is one of the eight most ancient Christian hymns and perhaps the earliest Marian hymn... " or Tonus peregrinus |
| Meine Seele erhebet den Herrn | 324 | 121 | 130 | 240 | 130 | |
| Heilig, heilig (or Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth) | 325 | 123 | 235, 318 | 122 | 235, 319 | |
| Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir | 326 | 129 | 167 | 129 | 164 | |
| Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit (or "Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir") | 327 | 132 | 333 | 130 | 334 | |
| Herr, Gott, dich loben wir | 328 | 133 | 205 | 133 | 205 | |
| Herr, ich denk' an jene Zeit | 329 | 136 | 212 | 134 | 212 | |
| Herr, ich habe missgehandelt | 330 | 137 | 35 | 135 | 33 | |
| Herr, ich habe missgehandelt | 331 | 138 | 286 | 136 | 287 | |
| Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend | 332 | 139 | 136 | 137 | 136 | |
| Herr Jesu Christ, du hast bereit't | 333 | 140 | 226 | 138 | 226 | |
| Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut | 334 | 141 | 73 | 142 | 73 | |
| Herr Jesu Christ (or O Jesu Christ), mein's Lebens Licht (or O Jesu, du mein Bräutigam) | 335 | 145 | 236 | 143 | 295 | BWV 118 O Jesu Christ, mein's Lebens Licht |
| Herr Jesu Christ, wahr'r Mensch und Gott | 336 | 146 | 189 | 145 | 189 | |
| Herr, nun lass in Frieden | 337 | 148 | 190 | 146 | 190 | |
| Herr, straf mich nicht in deinem Zorn | 338 | 149 | 221 | 147 | 221 | |
| Herr, wie du willst, so schick's mit mir or Wer in dem Schutz des Höchsten | 339 | 151 | 144 | 149 | 144, 318 | |
| Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr | 340 | 152 | 277 | 153 | 277 | |
| Heut' ist, o Mensch, ein grosser Trauertag | 341 | 170 | 168 | 168 | 168 | |
| Heut' triumphieret Gottes Sohn | 342 | 171 | 79 | 169 | 79 | |
| Hilf, Gott, dass mir's gelinge | 343 | 172 | 199, 301 | 170 | 199, 302 | |
| Hilf, Herr Jesu, lass gelingen | 344 | 173 | 155 | 171 | 155 | |
| Ich bin ja, Herr, in deiner Macht | 345 | 174 | 251 | 172 | 251 | |
| Ich dank' dir Gott für all' Wohltat | 346 | 175 | 223 | 173 | 223 | |
| Ich dank' dir, lieber Herre | 347 | 176 | 2 | 175 | 2 | |
| Ich dank' dir, lieber Herre | 348 | 177 | 272 | 176 | 272 | |
| Ich dank' dir schon durch deinen Sohn | 349 | 179 | 188 | 177 | 188 | |
| Ich danke dir, o Gott, in deinem Throne | 350 | 180 | 229 | 178 | 229 | |
| Ich hab' mein' Sach' Gott heimgestellt | 351 | 182 | 19 | 180 | 19 | |
| Jesu, der du meine Seele | 352 | 185 | 37 | 192 | 37 | |
| Jesu, der du meine Seele | 353 | 186 | 269 | 193 | 269 | |
| Jesu, der du meine Seele | 354 | 187 | 368 | 194 | 369 | |
| Jesu, der du selbsten wohl | 355 | 189 | 169 | 195 | 169 | |
| Jesu, du mein liebstes Leben | 356 | 190 | 243 | 196 | 243 | |
| Jesu, Jesu, du bist mein | 357 | 191 | 244 | 197 | 244 | No. 53 in Schemelli |
| Jesu, meine Freude | 358 | 195 | 355 | 207 | 356 | |
| Jesu meiner Seelen Wonne (melody known as "Werde munter, mein Gemüte") | 359 | 363 | 364 | 372 | 365 | |
| Jesu, meiner Freuden Freude (melody known as "Werde munter, mein Gemüte") | 360 | 364 | 349 | 373 | 350 | |
| Jesu, meines Herzens Freud' | 361 | 202 | 264 | 208 | 264 | |
| Jesu, nun sei gepreiset | 362 | 203 | 252 | 211 | 252 | |
| Jesus Christus, unser Heiland | 363 | 206 | 30 | 212 | 30 | |
| Jesus Christus, unser Heiland | 364 | 207 | 174 | 213 | 174 | |
| Jesus, meine Zuversicht | 365 | 208 | 175 | 215 | 175 | |
| Ihr Gestirn', ihr hohlen Lüfte | 366 | 210 | 161 | 183 | 161 | |
| In allen meinen Taten | 367 | 211 | 140 | 184 | 140 | |
| In dulci jubilo In Dulci Jubilo In dulci jubilo is a traditional Christmas carol. In its original setting, the carol is a macaronic text of German and Latin dating from the Middle Ages. Subsequent translations into English, such as J.M... |
368 | 215 | 143 | 188 | 143 | |
| Keinen hat Gott verlassen | 369 | 217 | 129 | 216 | 129 | |
| Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist | 370 | 218 | 187 | 217 | 187 | |
| Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit | 371 | 225 | 132 | 222 | 132 | |
| Lass, o Herr, dein Ohr sich neigen | 372 | 226 | 218 | 223 | 218 | |
| Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier | 373 | 228 | 131 | 226 | 131 | |
| Lobet den Herren, denn er ist freundlich | 374 | 232 | 227 | 229 | 227 | |
| Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich | 375 | 233 | 276 | 232 | 276 | |
| Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich | 376 | 234 | 341 | 233 | 342 | |
| Mach's mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt' | 377 | 237 | 44 | 236 | 44 | |
| Meine Augen schliess' ich jetzt | 378 | 240 | 258 | 237 | 258 | |
| Meinen Jesum lass' ich nicht, Jesus | 379 | 241 | 151 | 247 | 151 | |
| Meinen Jesum lass' ich nicht, weil | 380 | 242 | 298 | 246 | 299 | |
| Meines Lebens letzte Zeit | 381 | 248 | 345 | 248 | 346 | |
| Mit Fried' und Freud' ich fahr' dahin | 382 | 249 | 49 | 251 | 49 | |
| Mitten wir im Leben sind | 383 | 252 | 214 | 252 | 214 | |
| Nicht so traurig, nicht so sehr | 384 | 253 | 149 | 253 | 149 | |
| Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist is a chorale in four stanzas. The first stanza dates from the 13th century and alludes to the Latin sequence Veni Sancte Spiritus, three other stanzas were written by Martin Luther... |
385 | 254 | 36 | 256 | 36 | |
| Nun danket alle Gott | 386 | 257 | 32 | 259 | 32 | Leuthen Chorale Leuthen chorale The Leuthen Chorale was a tune originally composed in the seventeenth century by Johannes Crüger, tutor to the von Blumenthal family and Director of Music at the Nikolaikirche in Berlin. It was used as the setting for Martin Rinckart's hymn Nun danket alle Gott . This hymn is the basis for two J.S... |
| Nun freut euch, Gottes Kinder all' | 387 | 260 | 185 | 260 | 185 | |
| Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein | 388 | 261 | 183 | 263 | 183 | |
| Nun lob', mein' Seel', den Herren | 389 | 269 | 268 | 271 | 268 | |
| Nun lob', mein Seel', den Herren | 390 | 270 | 295 | 272 | 296 | |
| Nun preiset alle Gottes Barmherzigkeit | 391 | 273 | 222 | 273 | 222 | |
| Nun ruhen alle Wälder (melody known as "O Welt ich muss dich lassen Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen is a German-language song written by Heinrich Isaac . It is famously associated with the city of Innsbruck in Tyrol . The lyrics express his sorrow at having to leave his post at court. The melody was later used in a Lutheran chorale by J. S... ") |
392 | 298 | 288 | 295 | 289 | |
| O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben (melody known as "O Welt, ich muss dich lassen") | 393 | 289 | 275 | 296 | 275 | |
| O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben (melody known as "O Welt, ich muss dich lassen") | 394 | 290 | 365 | 297 | 366 | |
| O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben | 395 | 291 | 362 | 298 | 363 | |
| Nun sich der Tag geendet hat | 396 | 274 | 240 | 274 | 240 | |
| O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort | 397 | 275 | 274 | 276 | 274 | BWV 513 & Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach The title Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach refers to either of two manuscript notebooks that the German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach presented to his second wife Anna Magdalena... |
| O Gott, du frommer Gott | 398 | 277 | 311 | 282 | 312 | BWV 197a Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe ("Ich freue mich in dir") |
| O Gott, du frommer Gott | 399 | 282 | 314 | 277 | 315 | |
| O Herzensangst, o Bangigkeit | 400 | 284 | 173 | 284 | 173 | |
| O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig | 401 | 285 | 165 | 285 | 165 | |
| O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross | 402 | 286 | 201, 305 | 286 | 201, 306 | |
| O Mensch, schaue Jesum Christum an | 403 | 287 | 203 | 287 | 203 | |
| O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid | 404 | 288 | 60 | 288 | 57 | |
| O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen | 405 | 299 | 213 | 299 | 213 | No. 65 in Schemelli |
| O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen | 406 | 300 | 219 | 300 | 219 | |
| O wir armen Sünder | 407 | 301 | 202 | 301 | 202 | |
| Schaut, ihr Sünder | 408 | 303 | 171 | 303 | 171 | |
| Seelen-Bräutigam | 409 | — | 5a | 306 | 141 | |
| Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig | 410 | 307 | 172 | 308 | 172 | No. 22 in Schemelli |
| Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied | 411 | 309 | 246 | 310 | 246 | |
| So gibst du nun, mein Jesu, gute Nacht | 412 | 310 | 206 | 311 | 206 | No. 26 in Schemelli |
| Sollt' ich meinem Gott nicht singen | 413 | 311 | 220 | 312 | 220 | No. 18 in Schemelli |
| Uns ist ein Kindlein heut' gebor'n | 414 | 313 | 148 | — | 148 | |
| Valet will ich dir geben | 415 | 314 | 24 | 315 | 24 | |
| Vater unser im Himmelreich | 416 | 316 | 47 | 319 | 47 | BWV 245 |
| Von Gott will ich nicht lassen | 417 | 324 | 363 | 326 | 364 | |
| Von Gott will ich nicht lassen | 418 | 325 | 331 | 327 | 332 | |
| Von Gott will ich nicht lassen | 419 | 326 | 114 | 328 | 114 | |
| Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz | 420 | 331 | 145 | 332 | 145 | |
| Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz | 421 | 332 | 299 | 333 | 300 | |
| Warum sollt' ich mich denn grämen | 422 | 334 | 356 | 335 | 357 | |
| Was betrübst du dich, mein Herze | 423 | 336 | 237 | 336 | 237 | |
| Was bist du doch, o Seele, so betrübet | 424 | 337 | 193 | 337 | 193 | No. 55 in Schemelli |
| Was willst du dich, o meine Seele | 425 | 349 | 241 | 350 | 241 | |
| Weltlich Ehr' und zeitlich Gut | 426 | 351 | 211 | 351 | 211 | |
| Wenn ich in Angst und Not | 427 | 352 | 147 | 352 | 147 | |
| Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist | 428 | 353 | 321 | 355 | 322 | |
| Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist | 429 | 354 | 51 | 356 | 52 | |
| Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist | 430 | 355 | 350 | 357 | 351 | |
| Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein | 431 | 358 | 68 | 358 | 68 | |
| Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein | 432 | 359 | 247 | 359 | 247 | |
| Wer Gott vertraut, hat wohl gebaut | 433 | 366 | 135 | 360 | 137 | |
| Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten | 434 | 367 | 146 | 367 | 146 | |
| Wie bist du, Seele, in mir so gar betrübt | 435 | 374 | 242 | 374 | 242 | |
| Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern | 436 | 375 | 278 | 378 | 278 | |
| Wir glauben all' an einen Gott | 437 | 382 | 133 | 382 | 133 | |
| Wo Gott zum Haus nicht gibt sein' Gunst | 438 | 389 | 157 | 388 | 157 |
See also
- List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach
- List of cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 1–231)
- List of songs and arias of Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 439–518)
External links
- Thomas Braatz: "The History of the Breitkopf Collection of J. S. Bach’s Four-Part Chorales", September 2006; retrieved 21 May 2009.
- Scores in Capella format