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Ref.: |
BWV 80; BC A 183b |
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German Title: |
Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott |
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English Title: |
A Mighty fortress is our God (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event: |
Choral Cantata for the Feast of Reformation
Readings: Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 2: 3-8; Gospel: Revelations 14: 6-8
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Feast of Reformation |
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Composed: |
Composed partly in Weimar, 1715 for the 3rd Sunday in Lent (BWV 80a). Revised and expanded: Leipzig, around 1730. Cantata BWV 80 is as a reworking of cantatas BWV 80a and BWV 80b.
1st performance (BWV 80a): March 15, 1715 - Weimar
2nd performance (BWV 80b): 1728-1731 - Leipzig
3rd performance (BWV 80): 1735-1740 - Leipzig |
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Text: |
Martin Luther (Mvts. 1, 2, 5, 8); Salomo Franck (Mvts. 3, 4, 6, 7) |
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BWV 80 Text:
German-1
| German-6
| German-7
| NBA Text
Translations:
English-1
| English-3I
| English-3P
| English-6
| English-8
| English-10
| English-13
| English-14
Catalan-1
| Chinese-2
| Dutch-0
| Dutch-3
| French-4
| French-5
| French-6
| Hebrew-1
| Hungarian-1
| Indonesian-1
| Italian-2
| Japanese-6
| Norwegian-1
| Polish-1
| Russian-1
| Russian-3
| Spanish-2
| Spanish-3
| Spanish-7
| Spanish/English-8
Emblemata: BWV 80/4
Chorale Text:
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott [BWV 80/1,2,5,8]
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Scoring: |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, cello, violone (double-bass), organ continuo (the trumpets and timpani parts are thought to be later additions by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach)
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Aria w/ Chorale [S] | Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 4: Aria [S] | Mvt. 5: Chorale | Mvt. 6: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 7: Aria - Duet [A, T] | Mvt. 8: Chorale |
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BWV 80 Scores:
Score Vocal & Piano [2.89 MB]
| Score BGA [5.04 MB]
| Score BGA Anh [0.84 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile):
D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 72
| D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 177 [Bach Digital]
Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 1 (Original)
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 3
| Mvt. 4
| Mvt. 5
| Mvt. 5 (Original)
| Mvt. 6
| Mvt. 7
| Mvt. 8 [PDF] [John Reese]
Chorales:
Mvt. 8
Capella:
Mvt. 1
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 5
| Mvt. 7
| Mvt. 8
[cap]
MuseScore:
Complete Cantata
| Mvt. 1
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 3
| Mvt. 4
| Mvt. 5
| Mvt. 6
| Mvt. 7
| Mvt. 8
[MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis:
Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody:
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott [BWV 80/1,2,5,8]
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References: |
BWV 80=BWV 80.3 References:
BGA: XVIII | NBA: I/31 | BC: A 183 | Zwang: K 95
| First Published: BG, 1821
| Autograph score (facsimile): ?
| Bach Digital (Leipzig version 2)
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Commentaries: |
BWV 80 Commentaries:
English:
Crouch
| All Music
| Bethlehem
| Emmanuel Music
| Mincham
| Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish]
| AL [Dutch]
| EvH [Dutch]
| HT [Dutch]
| Chazot [French]
| Role [French]
| Kantate [Japanese]
| B!52, Odcinek 47 [Polish]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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Music: |
Music Examples |
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Discussions: |
Week of October 22, 2000; Week of November 2, 2008; Week of March 17, 2013; Week of October 26, 2014 + Week of October 30, 2016 |
