Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott |
| Alternative title | Alles, was von Gott geboren (1st version) |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer Salomo Franck, librettist |
| Opus | BWV 80/a-b |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 8 |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | 1727 |
| First published | 1821 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1800 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
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| Chorus: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott | — | D major | — |
| Aria (sopranobass): Alles, was von Gott geboren | — | D major | — |
| Recitativo (bass): Erwäge doch | — | B minor | — |
| Aria (soprano): Komm in mein Herzenhaus | — | B minor | — |
| Chorus: Und wenn die Welt voll Teufel wär | — | D major | — |
| Recitativo (tenor): So stehe dann | — | B minor | — |
| Duetto (altotenor): Wie selig sind doch die, die Gott im Munde tragen | — | G major | — |
| Chorale: Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn | — | D major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Chorale: 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott' (No.1) | 3 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| View | Chorale: 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott' (No.1) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos violin, 3 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Russ Bartoli |
| View | Aria: 'Alles, was von Gott geboren' (No.2) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos 3 violas and cello 2 violas and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violas and cello oboe, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Komm in mein Herzenhaus' (No.4) | violin and cello viola and cello violin and viola |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Komm in mein Herzenhaus' (No.4) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Chorale: 'Und wenn die Welt voll Teufel wär' (No.5) | organ | Peter Bækgaard |
| View | Duetto: 'Wie selig sind doch die, die Gott im Munde tragen' (No.7) | English horn, violin, 2 violas and cello English horn, violin, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos violin, 3 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 2nd Version (BWV 80b) | — | — | — | Complete Score (Fragment Nos.1-2) |
| View | Final Version (BWV 80) | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score |
| View | Final Version (BWV 80) | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score |
| View | Final Version (BWV 80) | — | — | — | Complete Score Appendix: Alternate movements |
| View | Final Version (BWV 80) | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Final Version (BWV 80) | — | — | — | Complete Score Anhang: 8. Chorale: 'Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn' |
| View | Final Version (BWV 80) | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Chorus: 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott' 2. Aria: 'Alles, was von Gott geboren' 3. Recitativo: 'Erwäge doch' 4. Aria: 'Komm in mein Herzenhaus' 5. Chorus: 'Und wenn die Welt voll Teufel wär 6. Recitativo: 'So stehe dann' 7. Duetto: 'Wie selig sind doch die, die Gott im Munde tragen' 8. Chorale: 'Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn' Engraving files (MuseScore) |
| View | Final Version (BWV 80) | parts | — | — | Oboe 1, 2, Oboe d'amore 1, 2, Oboe da caccia (English Horn) Bassoon 1/2, Contrabassoon Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (D) Timpani Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses Harpsichord |
| View | Final Version (BWV 80) | parts | Rein de Vries | 2017 | Oboe 1 (also Oboe d'amore 1) Oboe 2 (also Oboe d'amore 2) Oboe 3 (also Taille, Oboe da caccia) Trumpet 1/2/3 Trumpet 1/2/3/Timpani Timpani Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Harpsichord Basses/Organ |
| View | Final Version (BWV 80) | vocal score | Novello | — | Complete Score |
| View | Final Version (BWV 80) | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score |
| View | Chorale: 'Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn' (No.8) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Chorale: 'Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn' (No.8) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) |
| View | Chorale: 'Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn' (No.8) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) |
| View | Chorale: 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott' (No.1) | Arrangement for 3 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Chorale: 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott' (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos violin, 3 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Alles, was von Gott geboren' (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos 3 violas and cello 2 violas and 2 cellos oboe, 2 violas and cello oboe, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Komm in mein Herzenhaus' (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and cello viola and cello violin and viola |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Komm in mein Herzenhaus' (No.4) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| View | Chorale: 'Und wenn die Welt voll Teufel wär' (No.5) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score (original key) Complete Score (transposed to C major ) Transcription Information Engraving files (Finale) |
| View | Duetto: 'Wie selig sind doch die, die Gott im Munde tragen' (No.7) | Arrangement for English horn, violin, 2 violas and cello English horn, violin, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos violin, 3 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | — | Bach Chor, performer | — | Complete Recording | |
| View | — | A. Fahberg, soprano M. Bence, performer Th. Maier, tenor U. Schaible, bass |
— | Complete Recording | |
| View | Synthesized | Aria: 'Komm in mein Herzenhaus' (No.4) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
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