Chorale Prelude BWV 721: “Erbarm dich mein, O Herre Gott”

Composer: BACH, Johann Sebastian
  • In its original version, this is an organ chorale prelude for manuals, BWV 721. The year of composition is unknown.1
  • The composer of the chorale melody is unknown, but the chorale text (1524) is by Erhart Hegenwalt (fl. 16th C.), a contemporary of Martin Luther. The text is an adaptation of penitential Psalm 51.2

Sources

  1. Christoph Wolff and Walter Emery, “Bach, Johann Sebastian,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed July 15, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-6002278195.
  2. Charles Stanford Terry: Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach’s Chorals, vol. 3 The Hymns and Hymn Melodies of the Organ Works (1921), 48, 143-145, Bach Cantatas Website, accessed July 17, 2019, http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Texts/Chorale305-Eng3.htm.

Cut IDs

21630 22687