List of chorale harmonisations by Johann Sebastian Bach
Chorale harmonisations in various collections

List of chorale harmonisations by Johann Sebastian Bach

Section Title: Chorale harmonisations in various collections
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1	Chorale text	Text incipit of the harmonised hymn. Information regarding which part of the hymn Bach used is given in parentheses, typically verse numbers indicated by "v." Hymn titles without such information as in (untexted) chorale harmonisation collections.

2	Zahn	Zahn number of the chorale melody. When the data in the Zahn column starts with N that refers to "Nachtrag von vier Melodien" (supplement of four melodies), pp.

3	BWV	Sorted by BWV number, the table has these subdivisions: BWV 1–197a: from church cantatas, Ascension Oratorio BWV 226–229: from motets BWV 244–244b: from St Matthew Passion BWV 245: from St John Passion BWV 248: from Christmas Oratorio BWV 250–252: Three Wedding Chorales BWV 253–438: 186 four-part chorales in BGA Vol.

4	389	Number of the chorale setting in Richter's 19th-century compilation of chorale harmonisations. These are also known as Kalmus numbers while that publisher reissued Richter's compilation of 389 chorales.

5	CPE	Numbers as in C. P.

6	Rie.	Numbers as in Riemenschneider's 1941 publication of the chorales.

7	Notes	External links in this column go to chorale pages at Luke Dahn's bach-chorales.com website.

8	BC F	Bach Compendium (BC) series F; external links in this column go to the Bach Digital Work page about the chorale

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The Three Wedding Chorales were assigned the numbers 250 to 252, and the 186 four-part chorales contained in Vol. of the BGA edition were given the numbers 253 to 438.

final_sentence: The Three Wedding Chorales were assigned the numbers 250 to 252, and the 186 four-part chorales contained in Vol. of the BGA edition were given the numbers 253 to 438.