Composition: 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) and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | 2nd Version (BWV 80b) | — | — | — | Complete Score (Fragment Nos.1-2) · view |
| view | Final Version (BWV 80) | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Final Version (BWV 80) | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Final Version (BWV 80) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Appendix: Alternate movements · view |
| view | Final Version (BWV 80) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Final Version (BWV 80) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Anhang: 8. Chorale: 'Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn' · view |
| view | Final Version (BWV 80) | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Chorus: 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott' · view 2. Aria: 'Alles, was von Gott geboren' · view 3. Recitativo: 'Erwäge doch' · view 4. Aria: 'Komm in mein Herzenhaus' · view 5. Chorus: 'Und wenn die Welt voll Teufel wär · view 6. Recitativo: 'So stehe dann' · view 7. Duetto: 'Wie selig sind doch die, die Gott im Munde tragen' · view 8. Chorale: 'Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn' · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Final Version (BWV 80) | parts | — | — | Oboe 1, 2, Oboe d'amore 1, 2, Oboe da caccia (English Horn) · view Bassoon 1/2, Contrabassoon · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (D) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view Harpsichord · view |
| view | Final Version (BWV 80) | parts | Rein de Vries | 2017 | Oboe 1 (also Oboe d'amore 1) · view Oboe 2 (also Oboe d'amore 2) · view Oboe 3 (also Taille, Oboe da caccia) · view Trumpet 1/2/3 · view Trumpet 1/2/3/Timpani · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Harpsichord · view Basses/Organ · view |
| view | Final Version (BWV 80) | vocal score | Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Final Version (BWV 80) | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn' (No.8) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn' (No.8) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn' (No.8) | — | — | — | Study Choral Score (Textless) · view |
| 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 · view Complete Score and Parts · view |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| view | Aria: 'Komm in mein Herzenhaus' (No.4) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Und wenn die Welt voll Teufel wär' (No.5) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score (original key) · view Complete Score (transposed to C major ) · view Transcription Information · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| 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 · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Bach Chor (performer) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | A. Fahberg (soprano) and M. Bence (performer) and Th. Maier (tenor) and U. Schaible (bass) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Aria: 'Komm in mein Herzenhaus' (No.4) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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