Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (disambiguation)
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland is a chorale text adapted by Martin Luther from the second verse of Veni redemptor gentium; the corresponding Gregorian chant dates from the 12th century.
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland discusses the chorale itself.
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland is the incipit of two cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach:
- Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61 written in 1714; and
- Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62 written in 1724.
It is also the title of three chorale preludes by J. S. Bach, from the Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes or Leipzig Preludes:
- BWV 659 - Ornamental chorale;
- BWV 660 - Chorale trio;
- BWV 661 - Cantus firmus chorale.
It is also the first choral prelude, BWV 599, in J. S. Bach's Orgelbüchlein.
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