Die Gesange zu G.Chr.Schemellis Gesangbuch und 6 Lieder aus dem Klavierbuchlein fur Anna Magdalena, BWV 439-507,511-514,516,517
Ausgabe für tiefe Singstimme (Originallage)
by Johann Sebastian Bach
Low Voice - Sheet Music

Tvoices, harpsichord, piano, organ (Low voice, Harpsichord, Piano, Organ)

SKU: BA.BA03449

Ausgabe für tiefe Singstimme (Originallage). Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Gunter Raphael. Arranged by Gunter Raphael. Paperback. Singing Score. BWV 439-507, 511-514, 516, 517. 78 pages. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA03449. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA03449).

ISBN 9790006434701. 27 x 19 cm inches. Preface: Seiffert, Max.

Georg Christian Schemelli (around 1680–1762) was a pupil at the Leipzig St. Thomas School and later became cantor at the palace in Zeitz. He owes his fame to the fact that in 1763, he convinced Johann Sebastian Bach to contribute to his Musikalisches Gesang-Buch. Bach provided the figured bass for 69 melodies, as well as contributing some of his own melodies. Exactly how many and which ones he wrote is not known with certainty, as not all composers’ names were included.

The arioso-like quality of these songs makes them especially charming and sets them apart from the customary sacred songs and chorales of their time, allowing singers to create a much more intimate and individual interpretation.