The Chorale, "O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn" (BWV 1084)
by Johann Sebastian Bach is from the St. Mark Passion
Pasticcio with the chorale text, "Christus, der uns
selig macht", by Michael Weisse in 1531. The tune is
also from "Christus, der uns selig macht", written in
Leipzig c.1500 (Zahn 6285) and was first performed on
19 April 1726 (Good Friday). This work has not appeared
in any early collections and is archived with other
harmonizations: BWVs 245.15, 245.37, 283.
This chorale survi...(+)
The Chorale, "O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn" (BWV 1084)
by Johann Sebastian Bach is from the St. Mark Passion
Pasticcio with the chorale text, "Christus, der uns
selig macht", by Michael Weisse in 1531. The tune is
also from "Christus, der uns selig macht", written in
Leipzig c.1500 (Zahn 6285) and was first performed on
19 April 1726 (Good Friday). This work has not appeared
in any early collections and is archived with other
harmonizations: BWVs 245.15, 245.37, 283.
This chorale survives by way of the St. Mark Passion
Pasticcio, which can be viewed at www.bach–digital.de
and is identified as D–B Mus. ms. 11471/1. Because of
the various divergences in this setting from Bach’s
chorale style (e.g. missing chordal thirds at bars 2,
3, 5, 8, 11 and 15, etc.), some question Bach
authorship of this setting.
Although originally written for Chorus (SATB), Strings
& Continuo, I created this Arrangement of the "O hilf,
Christe, Gottes Sohn" (Oh help us ,Christ, God’s Son)
BWV 1084 for String Quintet (2 Violins, Viola, Cello &
Bass).
PARTITION