Talk:Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

Merge suggestion

I have added the merge template to the following pages:

• How bright and fair the morning star, BWV 36 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
• Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (Johann Sebastian Bach)
• How brightly shines the Morning Star (Johann Sebastian Bach) (created today)

based on the fact that it seems they house editions of the same music. However, I'm no Bach scholar so I would like to solicit some advice before moving forward and merging the pages. I suspect that this page title, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 36 (Johann Sebastian Bach)" is the correct one but would appreciate confirmation/contradiction. Also, the Mather edition on the final page of the above list seems to contain 3 different works... anyone know what that's about? --Bobnotts talk 23:28, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Rob, there are yet two other pages with the same title, that were cited on the merge discussion at Talk:Johann Sebastian Bach. I decided not to do anything with these entries because for me things are still not very clear as to what to do. There are people who think that the same composition, when having translations or texts in other languages, should remain in separate pages. I am of the opinion that editions of a same composition/harmonization should stay on a single page, regardless of the text underlay.

Now about Bach's Chorales, I had to check each work to see if they were really independent Chorales or a part of a Cantata. Each case will have a corresponding Werke Verzeichnis. This verification can be done on the site Bach-Cantatas.com. —Carlos  03:30, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

P.S. The Mather edition gathers the following 3 works: Cantata BWV 1 mvt.s 1 and 6, and Cantata BWV 172 mvt. 6. All three harmonizations are distinct from the one at BWV 36b mvt.4 :) Now you have an idea of the complexity of this task!

Thanks for your reply, Carlos. I think I've made a little headway with this - a start, at least. I think we should continue any further discussion on Talk:Johann Sebastian Bach. --Bobnotts talk 22:44, 11 November 2008 (UTC)