Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 769 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

		Movements/Sections 5 Composition Year 1747 Genre Categories Canons; Variations; For organ; Scores featuring the organ; For 1 player; Scores with open instrumentation

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See: List of compositions with the theme "B-A-C-H"

 Published Version, BWV 769
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Irishmaestro (2011/8/14)

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First edition
Balthasar Schmid, engraver

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Nürnberg: Balthasar Schmid, n.d.[1747]. Plate XXVIII

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 Autograph Version, BWV 769a
*#87952 - 8.21MB, 7 pp. -  4.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 1819x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2010/12/20)

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Manuscript, n.d.

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The only difference between this and the published version is the ordering of the movements.

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 Complete Score
*#05513 - 0.58MB, 12 pp. -  7.3/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V/V - 4073x⇩

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Peter (2007/4/29)

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Ernst Naumann (1832–1910)

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Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 15
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1893. Plate B.W. XV.

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General Information

Work Title	Vom himmel hoch, da komm ich her
Alternative Title	Canonische Veränderungen über das Weynacht-Lied ; Canonic Variations on the Christmas Song

Composer	Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue Number	BWV 769 ; Op.7
Movements/Sections	5
Year/Date of Composition	1747
Piece Style	Baroque
Instrumentation	Organ

Misc. Comments

Organ Works by Johann Sebastian Bach
Organ (Trio) Sonatas BWV 525 — Organ Sonata No.1 in E-flat major BWV 526 — Organ Sonata No.2 in C minor BWV 527 — Organ Sonata No.3 in D minor BWV 528 — Organ Sonata No.4 in E minor BWV 529 — Organ Sonata No.5 in C major BWV 530 — Organ Sonata No.6 in G major	Chorale Preludes Chorale Preludes I (Orgelbüchlein), BWV 599–644 Chorale Preludes II (Schübler Chorales), BWV 645-650 Chorale Preludes III ("The Great Eighteen"), BWV 651-668 Chorale Preludes IV ("German Organ Mass"—from Clavierübung Volume III), BWV 669-678 Chorale Preludes V (Kirnberger), BWV 690-713 BWV 714-741 — Chorale Preludes BWV 742 — Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder BWV 743 — Ach, was ist doch unser Leben BWV 744-746 — Chorale Preludes BWV 747 — Christus, der uns selig macht BWV 748 — Gott der Vater wohn' uns bei BWV 748a — Gott der Vater wohn' uns bei BWV 749 — Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend' BWV 750 — Herr Jesu Christ, mein's Lebens Licht BWV 751 — In dulci jubilo BWV 752 — Jesu, der du meine Seele BWV 753 — Jesu, meine Freude (fragment) BWV 754 — Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier BWV 755 — Nun freut euch, lieben Christen BWV 756 — Nun ruhen alle Wälder BWV 757 — O Herre Gott, dein göttlich's Wort BWV 758-761 — Chorale Preludes BWV 762 — Vater unser im Himmelreich BWV 763 — Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern BWV 764 — Wie schön leuchtet der Morgernstern (fragment)
Preludes, Fugues, Toccatas, Fantasias and Passacaglias BWV 131a — Fugue in G minor (arranged from BWV 131; spurious) BWV 531 — Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 532 — Prelude and Fugue in D major BWV 533 — Prelude and Fugue in E minor (“Cathedral”) BWV 534 — Prelude and Fugue in F minor BWV 535 — Prelude and Fugue in G minor BWV 536 — Prelude and Fugue in A major BWV 537 — Fantasia and Fugue in C minor BWV 538 — Toccata and Fugue in D minor (“Dorian”) BWV 539 — Prelude and Fugue in D minor BWV 540 — Toccata and Fugue in F major BWV 541 — Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV 542 — Fantasia and Fugue in G minor (“Great”) "6 Great Preludes and Fugues" BWV 543 — Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 544 — Prelude and Fugue in B minor BWV 545 — Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 546 — Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 547 — Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 548 — Prelude and Fugue in E minor ("Wedge") BWV 549 — Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 550 — Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV 551 — Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 551 — Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 552 — Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major ("St. Anne"—from Clavierübung Volume III) BWV 553–560 — 8 Kleine Präludien und Fugen (spurious) BWV 561 — Fantasia and Fugue in A minor (spurious) BWV 562 — Fantasia and Fugue in C minor BWV 563 — Fantasia with Imitation in B minor (spurious) BWV 564 — Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major BWV 565 — Toccata and Fugue in D minor (disputed) BWV 566 — Toccata and Fugue in E major (disputed) BWV 566a — Toccata and Fugue in C major (earlier version of BWV 566) BWV 567 — Prelude in C major (by Johann Ludwig Krebs) BWV 568 — Prelude in G major BWV 569 — Prelude in A minor BWV 570 — Fantasia in C major BWV 571 — Fantasia in G major BWV 572 — Fantasia in G major ("Pièce d'orgue") BWV 573 — Fantasia in C major (fragment) BWV 574 — Fuge über ein Thema von Giovanni Legrenzi (Fugue on a Theme by Giovanni Legrenzi) BWV 575 — Fugue in C minor BWV 576 — Fugue in G major (spurious) BWV 577 — Fugue in G major BWV 578 — Fugue in G minor ("Little") BWV 579 — Fuge über ein Thema von Corelli (Fugue on a Theme by Corelli) BWV 580 — Fugue in D major (spurious) BWV 581 — Fugue in G major (spurious) BWV 582 — Passacaglia in C minor BWV Anh.90 — Fugue in C major (doubtful)	Concertos BWV 592 — Organ Concerto in G major (after Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar) BWV 593 — Organ Concerto in A minor (after Antonio Vivaldi) BWV 594 — Organ Concerto in C major (after Antonio Vivaldi) BWV 595 — Organ Concerto in C major (after Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar) BWV 596 — Organ Concerto in D minor (after Antonio Vivaldi) BWV 597 — Organ Concerto in E♭ major (spurious, source unknown)
Trios BWV 583 — Trio in D minor BWV 584 — Trio in G minor (spurious) BWV 585 — Trio in C minor (by Johann Friedrich Fasch) BWV 586 — Trio in G major (after Georg Philipp Telemann)	Partitas, Variations and Miscellaneous BWV 765 — Chorale variations "Wir glauben all' an einen Gott" (spurious) BWV 766 — Chorale partita on "Christ, der du bist der helle Tag" BWV 767 — Chorale partita on "O Gott, du frommer Gott" BWV 768 — Chorale partita on "Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig" BWV 769 — Canonic variations on "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her" BWV 770 — Chorale variations "Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen" (spurious) BWV 771 — Chorale variations "Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr'" (spurious; now attributed to Nicolaus Vetter) BWV 587 — Aria in F major (spurious, after François Couperin) BWV 588 — Canzona in D minor BWV 589 — Alla breve in D major BWV 590 — Pastorale in F major (incomplete) BWV 591 — Kleines harmonisches Labyrinth (doubtful; possibly by Johann David Heinichen) BWV 598 — Pedal-Exercitium ("Pedal Exercise") (doubtful; possbily by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach) BWV 802-805 — 4 Duettos (from Clavierübung Volume III)