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2005, June 09
Schübler chorale 6, BWV 650
Come thou, Jesu, from heaven to earth (Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter)
This is the sixth Schübler chorale, BWV 650, based on the melody "Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter". This is a chorale based on a secular melody by an anonymous composer.
The chorale plays against a dance-like obbligato.
| The music: | BWV 650 | The cantus firmus in the pedal. | |
| BWV 137.2 | Solo alto aria with violin obbligato. | ||
| BWV 57.8 | A four part harmonization of the chorale melody. | ||
| BWV 137.1 | Chorale fantasia. | ||
| BWV 137.3 | Soprano and bass duet. | ||
| BWV 137.4 | Tenor aria with chorale in the trumpet part. | ||
| BWV 137.5 | A four part chorale with trumpets. |
MP3 files of these chorales are available. If you want one, leave me a note in a comment with your email address and I will send it. Unfortunately, the files are too large to put them on my ftp server for general distribution.
Some names under which this chorale is known:
Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter
Hast du denn, Jesu, dein Angesicht
Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren
Come thou, Jesu, from heaven to earth
Comest thou now, Jesu
Why hast thou hidden, Jesu
Praise him the highest, omnipotent King
Praise the almighty, our king and ruler
Praise the Lord, who rules over all
Discussion from the Bach Cantatas website
Discussion from the website of Emmanuel Music of Boston
The Organ Music of J.S. Bach, 2nd ed.
Peter Williams, Cambridge University Press 2003
