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Mel Bay J. S. Bach: Sacred Songs and Arias from Schmelli's Hymnal for Voice and Guitar BWV 439-507 - Stegmann - Book/Online PDF
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With Guitar Transcriptions of Bach's Figured Bass Accompaniment
Arranger: Johann Sebastian Bach
Guitar Transcription: Matthias Stegmann
Format: Book with PDF Supplement Online
Instrumentation: Guitar
Level: Intermediate
Johann Sebastian Bach's arrangements of the 69 Sacred Songs from the Musical Hymnal by Georg Christian Schemelli (Leipzig, 1736) have long been part of the German language vocal concert repertoire and a mainstay in vocal pedagogy. Originally, only these 69 of the 954 hymns in the collection were published with a single bass line as the accompaniment. Bach's contribution was to specify harmonies to be played over those same bass lines by adding figured bass numbers and symbols beneath each note.
A figured bass line can easily be turned into a relatively simple guitar accompaniment or a more elaborate setting, offering a range of possibilities that make working with this music both interesting and rewarding for the guitarist. While other period and modern editions of the 69 Sacred Songs offer accompaniments for keyboard instruments, this Mel Bay publication features intermediate to advanced transcriptions exclusively for the guitar.
Best suited to college-level players or advanced aficionados, this special Mel Bay Publications edition includes the vocal line with German lyrics and the guitar accompaniment transcribed from Bach's figured bass lines. Written in guitar-friendly keys, 29 of the transcriptions employ a capo to achieve the original key designed for high voices. Without the capo, these same arrangements would be suitable to be sung by lower voices. The remaining 40 hymns are in their original guitar-friendly keys and so do not require a capo.
This volume contains accompaniment settings of all 69 of the sacred songs and arias for which Bach wrote figured bass annotation. For performance variety and convenience, this book includes Scores in their Original Keys, and stand-alone Guitar Accompaniment, and Bass Parts.
Song List:
Arranger: Johann Sebastian Bach
Guitar Transcription: Matthias Stegmann
Format: Book with PDF Supplement Online
Instrumentation: Guitar
Level: Intermediate
Johann Sebastian Bach's arrangements of the 69 Sacred Songs from the Musical Hymnal by Georg Christian Schemelli (Leipzig, 1736) have long been part of the German language vocal concert repertoire and a mainstay in vocal pedagogy. Originally, only these 69 of the 954 hymns in the collection were published with a single bass line as the accompaniment. Bach's contribution was to specify harmonies to be played over those same bass lines by adding figured bass numbers and symbols beneath each note.
A figured bass line can easily be turned into a relatively simple guitar accompaniment or a more elaborate setting, offering a range of possibilities that make working with this music both interesting and rewarding for the guitarist. While other period and modern editions of the 69 Sacred Songs offer accompaniments for keyboard instruments, this Mel Bay publication features intermediate to advanced transcriptions exclusively for the guitar.
Best suited to college-level players or advanced aficionados, this special Mel Bay Publications edition includes the vocal line with German lyrics and the guitar accompaniment transcribed from Bach's figured bass lines. Written in guitar-friendly keys, 29 of the transcriptions employ a capo to achieve the original key designed for high voices. Without the capo, these same arrangements would be suitable to be sung by lower voices. The remaining 40 hymns are in their original guitar-friendly keys and so do not require a capo.
This volume contains accompaniment settings of all 69 of the sacred songs and arias for which Bach wrote figured bass annotation. For performance variety and convenience, this book includes Scores in their Original Keys, and stand-alone Guitar Accompaniment, and Bass Parts.
Song List:
- Die guldne Sonne, voll Freud und Wonne
- Der lieben Sonne Licht und Pracht
- Der Tag ist hin
- Der Tag mit seinem Lichte
- Herr, nicht schicke deine Rache
- Wo ist mein Schaflein, das ich liebe
- Eins ist not! Ach Herr, dies eine
- Jesu, meines Glaubens Zier
- Mein Jesu, den die Seraphinen
- Jesus, deine Liebeswunden
- Auf, auf! Die rechte Zeit ist hier
- Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist
- Ich freue mich in dir
- Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier
- Ihr Gestirn, ihr hohen Lufte
- O Jesulein suss, o Jesulein mild
- Die bittre Leidenszeit
- Lasset uns mit Jesu ziehen
- Mein Jesu, was fur Seelenweh
- O du Liebe meiner Liebe
- Selig, wer an Jesum denkt
- Sei gegrusset, Jesu gutig
- So gehst du nun, mein Jesu hin
- Brich entzwei mein armes Herze
- Es ist vollbracht
- So gibst du nun, mein Jesu gute Nacht
- Auf, auf! Mein Herz, mit Freuden
- Jesus, unser Trost und Leben
- Brunnquell all Guter
- Gott, wie gross ist deine Gute
- Dich bet ich an, mein hochster Gott
- Dir, dir Jehova, will ich singen
- Jesus ist das schonste Licht
- Liebes Herz, bedenke doch
- Seelenbrautigam, Jesu, Gottes Lamm
- Vergiss mein nicht
- Gott lebet noch
- Es kostet viel, ein Christ zu sein
- Begluckter Stand getreuer Seelen
- Es glanzet der Christen inwendiges Leben
- Nicht so traurig, nicht so sehr
- O liebe Seele, zieh die Sinnen
- Erwurgtes Lamm
- Vergiss mein nicht, mein allerliebster Gott
- Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille
- Ich halte treulich still
- Beschrankt, ihr Wesen dieser Welt
- Jesu, meines Herzens Freud
- Nur mein Jesus ist mein Leben
- Seelenweide, meine Freude
- Ich lass dich nicht
- Ich liebe Jesum alle Stund
- Jesu, Jesu, du bist mein
- Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen
- Was bist du doch, o Seele So betrubet
- Ach dass nicht die letzte Stunde
- Es ist nun aus mit meinem Leben
- Ich bin ja, Herr, in deiner Macht
- Komm susser Tod, komm selge Ruh
- Kein Stundlein geht dahin
- Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben
- Liebster Herr Jesu! Wo bleibst du so lange?
- Meines Lebens letzte Zeit
- O finstre Nacht, wann wirst du doch vergehen
- O wie selig seid ihr doch
- So wunsch ich mir zu guter Letzt
- Kommt, Seelen, dieser Tag
- Kommt wieder aus der finstern Gruft
- Steh ich bei meinem Gott
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