List of songs and arias by Johann Sebastian Bach

Songs and arias by Johann Sebastian Bach are compositions listed in Chapter 6 of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV 439–524), which also includes the Quodlibet.[1] Most of the songs and arias included in this list are set for voice and continuo. Most of them are also spiritual, i.e. hymn settings, although a few have a worldly theme. The best known of these, "Bist du bei mir", was however not composed by Bach.

See also: List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach § BWV Chapter 6
Lists of
Compositions by
Johann Sebastian Bach

An aria by Bach was rediscovered in the 21st century, and was assigned the number BWV 1127.[2] Further hymn settings and arias by Bach are included in his cantatas, motets, masses, passions, oratorios and chorale harmonisations (BWV 1–438 and later additions). The second Anhang of the BWV catalogue also lists a few songs of doubtful authenticity.

Songs, arias and Quodlibet, BWV 439–524
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column content
01 BWV Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (lit. 'Bach-works-catalogue'; BWV) numbers. Anhang (Annex; Anh.) numbers are indicated as follows:
  • preceded by I: in Anh. I (lost works) of BWV1 (1950 first edition of the BWV)
  • preceded by II: in Anh. II (doubtful works) of BWV1
  • preceded by III: in Anh. III (spurious works) of BWV1
  • preceded by N: new Anh. numbers in BWV2 (1990) and/or BWV2a (1998)
02 2a Section in which the composition appears in BWV2a:
  • Chapters of the main catalogue indicated by Arabic numerals (1-13)
  • Anh. sections indicated by Roman numerals (I–III)
  • Reconstructions published in the NBE indicated by "R"
03 Date Date associated with the completion of the listed version of the composition. Exact dates (e.g. for most cantatas) usually indicate the assumed date of first (public) performance. When the date is followed by an abbreviation in brackets (e.g. JSB for Johann Sebastian Bach) it indicates the date of that person's involvement with the composition as composer, scribe or publisher.
04 Name Name of the composition: if the composition is known by a German incipit, that German name is preceded by the composition type (e.g. cantata, chorale prelude, motet, ...)
05 Key Key of the composition
06 Scoring See scoring table below for the abbreviations used in this column
07 BG Bach Gesellschaft-Ausgabe (BG edition; BGA): numbers before the colon indicate the volume in that edition. After the colon an Arabic numeral indicates the page number where the score of the composition begins, while a Roman numeral indicates a description of the composition in the Vorwort (Preface) of the volume.[3]
08 NBE New Bach Edition (German: Neue Bach-Ausgabe, NBA): Roman numerals for the series, followed by a slash, and the volume number in Arabic numerals. A page number, after a colon, refers to the "Score" part of the volume. Without such page number, the composition is only described in the "Critical Commentary" part of the volume. The volumes group Bach's compositions by genre:[4]
  1. Cantatas (Vol. 1–34: church cantatas grouped by occasion; Vol. 35–40: secular cantatas; Vol. 41: Varia)
  2. Masses, Passions, Oratorios (12 volumes)
  3. Motets, Chorales, Lieder (4 volumes)
  4. Organ Works (11 volumes)
  5. Keyboard and Lute Works (14 volumes)
  6. Chamber Music (5 volumes)
  7. Orchestral Works (7 volumes)
  8. Canons, Musical Offering, Art of Fugue (3 volumes)
  9. Addenda (approximately 7 volumes)
09 Additional info may include:
  • "after" – indicating a model for the composition
  • "by" – indicating the composer of the composition (if different from Johann Sebastian Bach)
  • "in" – indicating the oldest known source for the composition
  • "pasticcio" – indicating a composition with parts of different origin
  • "see" – composition renumbered in a later edition of the BWV
  • "text" – by text author, or, in source

Provenance of standard texts and tunes, such as Lutheran hymns and their chorale melodies, Latin liturgical texts (e.g. Magnificat) and common tunes (e.g. Folia), are not usually indicated in this column. For an overview of such resources used by Bach, see individual composition articles, and overviews in, e.g., Chorale cantata (Bach)#Bach's chorale cantatas, List of chorale harmonisations by Johann Sebastian Bach#Chorale harmonisations in various collections and List of organ compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach#Chorale Preludes.

10 BD Bach Digital Work page
Legend for abbreviations in "Scoring" column
Voices (see also SATB)
a A b B s S t T v V
alto (solo part) alto (choir part) bass (solo part) bass (choir part) soprano (solo part) soprano (choir part) tenor (solo part) tenor (choir part) voice (includes parts for unspecified voices or instruments as in some canons) vocal music for unspecified voice type
Winds and battery (bold = soloist)
Bas Bel Cnt Fl Hn Ob Oba Odc Tai Tbn Tdt Tmp Tr
bassoon (can be part of Bc, see below) bell(s) (musical bells) cornett, cornettino flute (traverso, flauto dolce, piccolo, flauto basso) natural horn, corno da caccia, corno da tirarsi, lituo oboe oboe d'amore oboe da caccia taille trombone tromba da tirarsi timpani tromba (natural trumpet, clarino trumpet)
Strings and keyboard (bold = soloist)
Bc Hc Kb Lu Lw Org Str Va Vc Vdg Vl Vne
basso continuo: Vdg, Hc, Vc, Bas, Org, Vne and/or Lu harpsichord keyboard (Hc, Lw, Org or clavichord) lute, theorbo Lautenwerck (lute-harpsichord) organ (/man. = manualiter, without pedals) strings: Vl I, Vl II and Va viola(s), viola d'amore, violetta violoncello, violoncello piccolo viola da gamba violin(s), violino piccolo violone, violone grosso
Background colours
Colour Meaning
green extant or clearly documented partial or complete manuscript (copy) by Bach and/or first edition under Bach's supervision
yellow extant or clearly documented manuscript (copy) or print edition, in whole or in part, by close relative, i.e. brother (J. Christoph), wife (A. M.), son (W. F. / C. P. E. / J. C. F. / J. Christian) or son-in-law (Altnickol)
orange-brown extant or clearly documented manuscript (copy) by close friend and/or pupil (Kellner, Krebs, Kirnberger, Walther, ...), or distant family member
Songs, arias and Quodlibet in Chapter 6 of BWV2a
BWV 2a Date Name Key Scoring BG NBE Additional info BD
439 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Ach, dass nicht die letzte Stunde" (Schemelli #831; tune #56) V Bc 39: 279 III/2.1: 210 ↔ Z 6721; text by Neumeister 00509
440 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Auf, auf! die rechte Zeit ist hier" (Schemelli #171; tune #11) V Bc 39: 279 III/2.1: 123 ↔ Z 705; text by Opitz 00510
441 6. c. 1735 or earlier chorale setting "Auf, auf, mein Herz, mit Freuden" F maj. SATB III/2.1: 67 after Z 5243; text by Gerhardt 00511
1735–1736 or earlier song "Auf, auf, mein Herz, mit Freuden" (Schemelli #320; tune #27) V Bc 39: 279 III/2.1: 152
442 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Beglückter Stand getreuer Seelen" (Schemelli #570; tune #39) V Bc 39: 280 III/2.1: 176 after Z 5970; text by Bonin 00512
443 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Beschränkt, ihr Weisen dieser Welt" (Schemelli #689; tune #47) V Bc 39: 280 III/2.1: 192 ↔ Z 7765; text by Wegleiter 00513
444 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Brich entzwei, mein armes Herze" (Schemelli #303; tune #24) V Bc 39: 280 III/2.1: 146 after Z 7110–7111a; → Z 7111b; text by Trommer 00514
445 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Brunnquell aller Güter" (Schemelli #335; tune #29) V Bc 39: 281 III/2.1: 156 after Z 6252b; text by Franck, J. 00515
446 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Der lieben Sonnen Licht und Pracht" (Schemelli #39; tune #2) V Bc 39: 281 III/2.1: 106 after Z 5659; text by Scriver 00516
447 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Der Tag ist hin, die Sonne gehet nieder" (Schemelli #40; tune #3) V Bc 39: 281 III/2.1: 108 after Z 923; ↔ BWV 297; text by Rube 00517
448 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Der Tag mit seinem Lichte" (Schemelli #43; tune #4) V Bc 39: 282 III/2.1: 110 after Z 7512b; text by Gerhardt 00518
449 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Dich bet ich an, mein höchster Gott" (Schemelli #396; tune #31) V Bc 39: 282 III/2.1: 160 ↔ Z 2437; text by Olearius, J. G.[5] 00519
450 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Die bittre Leidenszeit beginnet abermal" (Schemelli #258; tune #17) V Bc 39: 282 III/2.1: 134 after Z 7429; text by Elmenhorst 00520
451 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Die güldne Sonne" (Schemelli #13; tune #1) V Bc 39: 283 III/2.1: 104 after Z 8015; text by Gerhardt 00521
452 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Dir, dir, Jehova, will ich singen" (Schemelli #397; tune #32) V Bc 39: 284 III/2.1: 162 after BWV 299; → Z 3068; text by Crasselius 00522
453 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Eins ist not! ach Herr, dies Eine" (Schemelli #112; tune #7) V Bc 39: 284 III/2.1: 116 ↔ Z 7129; text by Schröder 00523
454 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist" (Schemelli #187; tune #12) V Bc 39: 284 III/2.1: 124 after Z 5741; text by Rist 00524
455 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Erwürgtes Lamm, das die verwahrten Siegel" (Schemelli #580; tune #43) V Bc 39: 285 III/2.1: 184 after Z 3138; text by Bonin 00525
456 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Es glänzet der Christen inwendiges Leben" (Schemelli #572; tune #40) V Bc 39: 285 III/2.1: 178 after Z 6969; text by Richter 00526
457 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Es ist nun aus mit meinem Leben" (Schemelli #847; tune #57) V Bc 39: 286 III/2.1: 212 after Z 6969; text by Omeis 00527
458 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Es ist vollbracht! Vergiss ja nicht dies Wort" (Schemelli #306; tune #25) V Bc 39: 286 III/2.1: 148 after Z 2692; text by Schmidt 00528
459 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Es kostet viel, ein Christ zu sein" (Schemelli #522; tune #38) V Bc 39: 286 III/2.1: 174 after Z 2727; text by Richter 00529
460 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille" (Schemelli #647; tune #45) V Bc 39: 288 III/2.1: 188 after Z 7415; text by Gerhardt 00530
461 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Gott lebet noch" (Schemelli #488; tune #37) V Bc 39: 288 III/2.1: 172 after Z 7951; ↔ BWV 320; text by Zihn 00531
462 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Gott wie groß ist deine Güte" (Schemelli #360; tune #30) V Bc 39: 289 III/2.1: 158 text by Schemelli; → Z 7937 00532
463 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Herr, nicht schicke deine Rache" (Schemelli #78; tune #5) V Bc 39: 289 III/2.1: 112 after Z 6863; text by Opitz 00533
464 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Ich bin ja, Herr, in deiner Macht" (Schemelli #861; tune #58) V Bc 39: 290 III/2.1: 214 after Z 5869a; text by Dach 00534
465 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Ich freue mich in dir" (Schemelli #194; tune #13) V Bc 39: 290 III/2.1: 126 after Z 5138; text by Ziegler, C. 00535
466 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Ich halte treulich still" (Schemelli #657; tune #46) V Bc 39: 290 III/2.1: 190 text by Till; → Z 5082 00536
467 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Ich lass dich nicht" (Schemelli #734; tune #51) V Bc 39: 291 III/2.1: 200 after Z 7455; text by Deßler 00537
468 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Ich liebe Jesum alle Stund" (Schemelli #737; tune #52) V Bc 39: 291 III/2.1: 202 after Z 4731; → Z 4732 00538
469 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier" (Schemelli #195; tune #14) V Bc 39: 292 III/2.1: 128 ↔ Z 4663; text by Gerhardt 00539
476 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Ihr Gestirn, ihr hohlen Lüfte" (Schemelli #197; tune #15) V Bc 39: 294 III/2.1: 130 after Z 3703; text by Franck, J. 00546
471 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Jesu, deine Liebeswunden" (Schemelli #139; tune #10) V Bc 39: 292 III/2.1: 122 text by Wegleit.?; → Z 1302 00541
470 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Jesu, Jesu, du bist mein" (Schemelli #741; tune #53) V Bc 39: 292 III/2.1: 204 ↔ BWV 357; → Z 6446 00540
472 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Jesu, meines Glaubens Zier" (Schemelli #119; tune #8) V Bc 39: 293 III/2.1: 118 after Z 6453; text by Sacer 00542
473 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Jesu, meines Herzens Freud" (Schemelli #696; tune #48) V Bc 39: 293 III/2.1: 194 after Z 4797–4798; text by Flittner 00543
474 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Jesus ist das schönste Licht" (Schemelli #463; tune #33) V Bc 39: 293 III/2.1: 164 after Z 6412; text by Richter 00544
475 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Jesus, unser Trost und Leben" (Schemelli #333; tune #28) V Bc 39: 294 III/2.1: 154 after Z 4918; text by Homburg 00545
477 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Kein Stündlein geht dahin" (Schemelli #869; tune #60) V Bc 39: 294 III/2.1: 218 after 4243b; text by Franck, M.? 00547
478 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Komm, süßer Tod" (Schemelli #868; tune #59) V Bc 39: 295 III/2.1: 216 → Z 4400 00548
479 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Kommt, Seelen, dieser Tag" (Schemelli #936; tune #67) V Bc 39: 295 III/2.1: 232 → Z 5185; text by Löscher 00549
480 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Kommt wieder aus der finstern Gruft" (Schemelli #938; tune #68) V Bc 39: 296 III/2.1: 234 → Z 4709; text by Löscher 00550
481 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Lasset uns mit Jesu ziehen" (Schemelli #281; tune #18) V Bc 39: 296 III/2.1: 136 after Z 7886b; ↔ BWV 413; text by Birken 00551
482 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Liebes Herz, bedenke doch" (Schemelli #467; tune #34) V Bc 39: 297 III/2.1: 166 after Z 6434; text by Koitsch 00552
483 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben" (Schemelli #873; tune #61) E♭ maj. V Bc 39: 297 III/2.1: 220 after Z 6634; text by Neumann 00553
484 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Liebster Herr Jesu, wo bleibst du so lange" (Schemelli #874; tune #62) V Bc 39: 298 III/2.1: 222 ↔ Z 3969; text by Weselowius 00554
485 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen" (Schemelli #761; tune #54) V Bc 39: 298 III/2.1: 206 after Z 4932c; text by Fritsch 00555
488 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Meines Lebens letzte Zeit" (Schemelli #881; tune #63) V Bc 39: 299 III/2.1: 224 after Z 6380; ↔ BWV 381 00558
486 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Mein Jesu, dem die Seraphinen" (Schemelli #121; tune #9) V Bc 39: 298 III/2.1: 120 after Z 5988; text by Deßler 00556
487 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Mein Jesu! was vor Seelenweh" (Schemelli #283; tune #19) V Bc 39: 299 III/2.1: 138 text by Schemelli?; → Z 8383 00557
489 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Nicht so traurig, nicht so sehr" (Schemelli #574; tune #41) V Bc 39: 300 III/2.1: 180 after Z 3342; text by Gerhardt? 00559
490 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Nur mein Jesus ist mein Leben" (Schemelli #700; tune #49) V Bc 39: 300 III/2.1: 196 after Z 8404c 00560
491 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "O du Liebe meiner Liebe" (Schemelli #284; tune #20) V Bc 39: 300 III/2.1: 140 after Z 6693; text by Senitz[6] 00561
492 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "O finstre Nacht, wenn wirst du doch vergehen" (Schemelli #891; tune #64) V Bc 39: 301 III/2.1: 226 ↔ Z 6171; text by Breithaupt 00562
493 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild" (Schemelli #203; tune #16) V Bc 39: 302 III/2.1: 132 after Z 2016a; text by Thilo 00563
494 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "O liebe Seele, zieh die Sinnen" (Schemelli #575; tune #42) V Bc 39: 302 III/2.1: 182 → Z 7787 00564
495 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen" (Schemelli #894; tune #65) V Bc 39: 302 III/2.1: 228 after Z 1583; ↔ BWV 405; text by Dach 00565
496 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Seelenbräutigam" (Schemelli #472; tune #35) V Bc 39: 303 III/2.1: 168 after Z 3255a–b; ↔ BWV 409; text by Drese 00566
497 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Seelenweide" (Schemelli #710; tune #50) V Bc 39: 303 III/2.1: 198 after Z 1286; text by Drese 00567
499 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig" (Schemelli #293; tune #22) V Bc 39: 304 III/2.1: 143 after Z 3889b; ↔ BWV 410; text by Keymann 00569
498 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Selig, wer an Jesum denkt" (Schemelli #292; tune #21) V Bc 39: 304 III/2.1: 142 → Z 4846 00568
500 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "So gehst du nun, mein Jesu hin" (Schemelli #296; tune #23) V Bc 39: 304 III/2.1: 144 after Z 7631b; ↔ BWV 500a; text by Nachtenhöfer 00570
501 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "So gibst du nun, mein Jesu, gute Nacht" (Schemelli #315; tune #26) V Bc 39: 304 III/2.1: 150 after Z 849; ↔ BWV 412; text by Pfeiffer 00572
502 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "So wünsch ich mir zu guter Letzt" (Schemelli #901; tune #66) V Bc 39: 305 III/2.1: 230 ↔ Z 5892; text by Rist 00573
503 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Steh ich bei meinem Gott" (Schemelli #945; tune #69) V Bc 39: 305 III/2.1: 236 after Z 5207; text by Herrnschmidt 00574
504 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Vergiss mein nicht, dass ich dein nicht vergesse" (Schemelli #475; tune #36) V Bc 39: 306 III/2.1: 170 after Z 4779; text by Arnold 00575
505 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Vergiss mein nicht, ..., Mein allerliebster Gott" (Schemelli #627; tune #44) V Bc 39: 306 III/2.1: 186 text by Arnold; → Z 4233 00576
506 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Was bist du doch, o Seele, so betrübt" (Schemelli #779; tune #55) A min. V Bc 39: 307 III/2.1: 208 after Z 1837; ↔ BWV 424; text by Schultt, R. F. 00577
507 6. 1735–1736 or earlier song "Wo ist mein Schäflein, das ich liebe" (Schemelli #108; tune #6) V Bc 39: 308 III/2.1: 114 after Z 5958a; text by Schultt, J. P. 00578
508 6. 1718-11-16 (GHS)
after 1733–1734 (AMB)		 Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No. 25: aria "Bist du bei mir" E♭ maj. V Bc 432: 36
39: 309		 V/4: 102 after Stölzel (Diomedes) 00579
509 6. 1725–1733 (AMB) Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No. 41: aria "Gedenke doch, mein Geist, zurücke" V Bc 432: 52
39: 310		 V/4: 128 00580
510 6. 1725–1733 Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No. 12: song "Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille" F maj. V Bc 432: 30
39: 311		 V/4: 91 00581
511 6. 1725–1733 Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No. 13a: song "Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille" G min. V Bc 432: 31
39: 287		 V/4: 91 text by Gerhardt; → BWV 512 00582
512 6. 1725–1733 Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No. 13b: song "Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille" E min. V Bc 432: 31
39: 287		 V/4: 91 after BWV 511; ↔ BWV 315, Z 7417a; text by Gerhardt 00583
513 6. 1725–1733 (AMB) Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No. 42: song "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" V Bc 432: 52
39: 301		 V/4: 129 ↔ BWV 397; text by Rist 00584
514 6. 1725–1733 (AMB) Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No. 35: song "Schaffs mit mir, Gott" V Bc 432: 48
39: 303		 V/4: 125 text by Schmolck 00585
515 6. after 1733–1734 Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No. 20a: aria "So oft ich meine Tobackspfeife" D min. V Bc 432: 34 V/4: 98 by Bach, G. H.?; → BWV 515a 00586
515a 6. after 1733–1734 Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No. 20b: aria "So oft ich meine Tobackspfeife" G min. V Bc 432: 34
39: 309		 V/4: 98 after BWV 515 00587
516 6. after 1733–1734 (AMB) Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No. 33: aria "Warum betrübst du dich" V Bc 432: 46
39: 307		 V/4: 121 00588
517 6. after 1733–1734 (AMB) Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No. 40: song "Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seelen" V Bc 432: 51
39: 307		 V/4: 128 text by Deßler 00589
518 6. after 1725 Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No. 37: aria "Willst du dein Herz mir schenken" a.k.a. "Aria di G(i)ovannini" V Bc 432: 49
39: 311		 V/4: 126 00590
519 6. c.1736? Five Hymns from SBB Bach P 802 No. 1: "Hier lieg ich nun, o Vater aller Gnaden" V Bc by Krebs, J. L.?; in Spitta III, pp. 401–403 00591
520 6. c.1736? Five Hymns from SBB Bach P 802 No. 2: "Das walt mein Gott, Gott Vater, Sohn und heilger Geist" V Bc by Krebs, J. L.?; in Spitta III, pp. 401–403 00592
521 6. c.1736? Five Hymns from SBB Bach P 802 No. 3: "Gott, mein Herz dir Dank zusendet" V III/3 by Krebs, J. L.?; in Spitta III, pp. 401–403 00593
522 6. c.1736? Five Hymns from SBB Bach P 802 No. 4: "Meine Seele, lass es gehen, wie es in der Welt jetzt geht" V by Krebs, J. L.?; in Spitta III, pp. 401–403 00594
523 6. c.1736? Five Hymns from SBB Bach P 802 No. 5: "Ich gnüge mich an meinem Stande" V by Krebs, J. L.?; in Spitta III, pp. 401–403 00595
524 6. 1707 – July 1708 Quodlibet (incomplete; wedding?) SATB (SBBB) Bc NBG 322 I/41: 69 00596

Sacred songs and arias from Schemellis Songbook (BWV 439–507)
Title page of Georg Christian Schemelli's 1736 Songbook, containing 69 melodies for which Bach provided a melody and/or (improved) accompaniment
See also: List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach printed during his lifetime § Spiritual songs and arias from Schemelli's Musicalisches Gesangbuch

The hymnal published 1736 in Leipzig by Georg Christian Schemelli contained 954 hymns;[7] 69 of these, listed here, were accompanied by a melody and a figured bass.

  • BWV 439 – Ach, dass nicht die letzte Stunde
  • BWV 440 – Auf, auf! die rechte Zeit ist hier
  • BWV 441 – Auf! auf! mein Herz, mit Freuden
  • BWV 442 – Beglückter Stand getreuer Seelen
  • BWV 443 – Beschränkt, ihr Weisen dieser Welt
  • BWV 444 – Brich entzwei, mein armes Herze
  • BWV 445 – Brunnquell aller Güter
  • BWV 446 – Der lieben Sonnen Licht und Pracht
  • BWV 447 – Der Tag ist hin, die Sonne gehet nieder
  • BWV 448 – Der Tag mit seinem Lichte
  • BWV 449 – Dich bet' ich an, mein höchster Gott
  • BWV 450 – Die bittre Leidenszeit beginnet abermal
  • BWV 451 – Die güldne Sonne voll Freud und Wonne
  • BWV 452 – Dir, dir Jehovah, will ich singen
  • BWV 453 – Eins ist Not! ach Herr, dies Eine
  • BWV 454 – Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist
  • BWV 455 – Erwürgtes Lamm, das die verwahrten Siegel
  • BWV 456 – Es glänzet der Christen
  • BWV 457 – Es ist nun aus mit meinem Leben
  • BWV 458 – Es ist vollbracht! vergiss ja nicht
  • BWV 459 – Es kostet viel, ein Christ zu sein
  • BWV 460 – Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille
  • BWV 461 – Gott lebet noch; Seele, was verzagst du doch?
  • BWV 462 – Gott, wie groß ist deine Güte
  • BWV 463 – Herr, nicht schicke deine Rache
  • BWV 464 – Ich bin ja, Herr, in deiner Macht
  • BWV 465 – Ich freue mich in dir
  • BWV 466 – Ich halte treulich still und liebe
  • BWV 467 – Ich lass' dich nicht
  • BWV 468 – Ich liebe Jesum alle Stund'
  • BWV 469 – Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier
  • BWV 470 – Jesu, Jesu, du bist mein
  • BWV 471 – Jesu, deine Liebeswunden
  • BWV 472 – Jesu, meines Glaubens Zier
  • BWV 473 – Jesu, meines Herzens Freud
  • BWV 474 – Jesus ist das schönste Licht
  • BWV 475 – Jesus, unser Trost und Leben
  • BWV 476 – Ihr Gestirn', ihr hohen Lufte
  • BWV 477 – Kein Stündlein geht dahin
  • BWV 478 – Komm, süßer Tod, komm, selge Ruh
  • BWV 479 – Kommt, Seelen, dieser Tag
  • BWV 480 – Kommt wieder aus der finstern Gruft
  • BWV 481 – Lasset uns mit Jesu ziehen
  • BWV 482 – Liebes Herz, bedenke doch
  • BWV 483 – Liebster Gott, wann werd' ich sterben?
  • BWV 484 – Liebster Herr Jesu! wo bleibest du so lange?
  • BWV 485 – Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen
  • BWV 486 – Mein Jesu, dem die Seraphinen
  • BWV 487 – Mein Jesu! was für Seelenweh
  • BWV 488 – Meines Lebens letzte Zeit
  • BWV 489 – Nicht so traurig, nicht so sehr
  • BWV 490 – Nur mein Jesus ist mein Leben
  • BWV 491 – O du Liebe meiner Liebe
  • BWV 492 – O finstre Nacht
  • BWV 493 – O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild
  • BWV 494 – O liebe Seele, zieh' die Sinnen
  • BWV 495 – O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen
  • BWV 496 – Seelen-Bräutigam, Jesu, Gottes Lamm
  • BWV 497 – Seelenweide, meine Freude
  • BWV 498 – Selig, wer an Jesum denkt
  • BWV 499 – Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig
  • BWV 500 – So gehst du nun, mein Jesu, hin
  • BWV 501 – So giebst du nun, mein Jesu, gute Nacht
  • BWV 502 – So wünsch' ich mir zu guter Letzt
  • BWV 503 – Steh' ich bei meinem Gott
  • BWV 504 – Vergiss mein nicht, dass ich dein nicht
  • BWV 505 – Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht
  • BWV 506 – Was bist du doch, o Seele, so betrübet
  • BWV 507 – Wo ist mein Schäflein, das ich liebe

Songs and arias from the second Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (BWV 508–518)
See also: Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach § Songs and arias, BWV 508–518

Five hymns from a manuscript by Johann Ludwig Krebs (BWV 519–523)

Fünf geistliche Lieder are five hymns as collected by Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713–1780) and published by Breitkopf & Härtel in 1917.

  • BWV 519 – Hier lieg ich nun
  • BWV 520 – Das walt' mein Gott
  • BWV 521 – Gott mein Herz dir Dank
  • BWV 522 – Meine Seele, lass es gehen
  • BWV 523 – Ich gnüge mich an meinem Stande

Quodlibet (BWV 524)

Added to the BWV catalogue in the 21st century (BWV 1127)

Doubtful works from BWV Anh. II (BWV Anh. 32–41)

BWV Anh. II lists eight songs in Christian Hofmann von Hofmannswaldau's Deutsche Übersetzungen und Gedichte and two in Sperontes' Singende Muse an der Pleiße as possibly composed by Bach.

From Deutsche Übersetzungen und Gedichte
See also: Scores:7 Geistliche Oden und ein Gedicht, BWV Anh.32-39 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
  • BWV Anh. 32 – Sacred Song "Getrost mein Geist, wenn Wind und Wetter krachen" (doubtful)
  • BWV Anh. 33 – Sacred song "Mein Jesus, spare nicht" (doubtful)
  • BWV Anh. 34 – Sacred Song "Kann ich mit einem Tone" (doubtful)
  • BWV Anh. 35 – Sacred Song "Meine Seele lass die Flügel" (doubtful)
  • BWV Anh. 36 – Sacred song "Ich stimm' itzund ein Straff-Lied an" (doubtful)
  • BWV Anh. 37 – Sacred song "Der schwarze Flügel trüber Nacht" (doubtful)
  • BWV Anh. 38 – Sacred song "Das Finsterniß tritt ein" (doubtful)
  • BWV Anh. 39 – Song "Ach was wollt ihr trüben Sinnen" (doubtful)

From Singende Muse an der Pleiße
  • BWV Anh. 40 – Song "Ich bin nun wie ich bin" (Text lost; doubtful)
  • BWV Anh. 41 – Song "Dir zu Liebe, wertes Herze" (doubtful)

Spurious work from BWV Anh. III (BWV Anh. 158)

Other BWV numbers referring to a single aria

In the church cantata range of BWV numbers (BWV 1–200):

References
  1. (BWV2a) Alfred Dürr, Yoshitake Kobayashi (eds.), Kirsten Beißwenger. Bach Werke Verzeichnis: Kleine Ausgabe, nach der von Wolfgang Schmieder vorgelegten 2. Ausgabe. Preface in English and German. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1998. ISBN 3765102490 - ISBN 978-3765102493, pp. 304–310
  2. Bach Digital Work 01307 at www.bachdigital.de
  3. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, .../Prefaces, .../Thematic Catalogue: documentation and facsimiles at the International Music Score Library Project
  4. Neue Bach-Ausgabe: documentation at the International Music Score Library Project
  5. Leaver, Robin A., ed. (2016). The Routledge Research Companion to Johann Sebastian Bach. Routledge Research Companion. Taylor & Francis. pp. 153–154. ISBN 9781315452807.
  6. Pietrzak, Ewa (2014). "Schlesier in den deutschen Sprachgesellschaften des 17. Jahrhunderts" [Silesians in the German-speaking communities of the 17th century]. In Garber, Klaus; Wismann, Heinz; Siebers, Winfried (eds.). Europäische Sozietätsbewegung und demokratische Tradition: Die europäischen Akademien der Frühen Neuzeit zwischen Frührenaissance und Spätaufklärung. Frühe Neuzeit (in German). 26–27. Walter de Gruyter. p. 1296. ISBN 9783110963243.
  7. Georg Christian Schemelli, editor; Johann Sebastian Bach, composer and arranger. Musicalisches Gesang-Buch, darinnen 954 geistreiche, sowohl alte als neue Lieder und Arien, mit wohlgesetzten Melodien, in Discont und Baß, befindlich sind: Vornehmlich denen Evangelischen Gemeinen im Stifte, Naumburg-Zeitz gewidmet. Leipzig: Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf, 1736
  8. "Alles mit Gott und nichts ohn' ihn (aria) BWV 1127". Bach Digital. Leipzig: Bach Archive; et al. 30 March 2020.
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