Die Gesange zu G.Chr.Schemellis Gesangbuch und 6 Lieder aus dem Klavierbuchlein fur Anna Magdalena Bach for High Voice BWV 439-507,511-514,516,517
by Johann Sebastian Bach
High Voice - Sheet Music

High voices, piano, harpsichord, organ (High voice, Piano, Harpsichord, Organ)

SKU: BA.BA00888

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Georg Von Dadelsen and Max Seiffert. Stapled. In the original key. Singing Score, Performance score. BWV 439-507. 78 pages. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA00888. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA00888).

ISBN 9790006406449. 27 x 19 cm inches. Language: German. Preface: Seiffert, Max.

Georg Christian Schemelli (around 1680–1762) was a pupil at the Leipzig St. Thomas School and later became Schlosskantor 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.