A mighty fortress is our God BWV 80, BWV3 80.3

Cantata for the Reformation Festival. Reconstruction Klaus Hofmann

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A mighty fortress is our God BWV 80, BWV3 80.3

Cantata for the Reformation Festival. Reconstruction Klaus Hofmann

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Johann Sebastian Bach
A mighty fortress is our God BWV 80, BWV3 80.3

Cantata for the Reformation Festival. Reconstruction Klaus Hofmann

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Instrumentation Soloists, Mixed Choir (SATB) and Chamber Orchestra
Composer Johann Sebastian Bach
Editor Klaus Hofmann
Lyricist Martin Luther
Difficulty Level
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Edition Piano Reduction Download
Publisher Carus-Verlag
Order no. CV31080-03-DL

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Language: de/en
Pages: 44
Release: 11.02.2025
Term: 23:00
Key: D major
Opus: BWV80
Genre: Sacred & Church Music
Accompaniment: Piano
ISMN: 9790007348410

Bach's Reformation cantata on what is probably Martin Luther's most famous hymn matured over many years. It began with a now lost Weimar cantata for Sunday Oculi 1716, which referred to the hymn with an instrumental quotation in the opening aria and the final chorale. In the Leipzig years around 1730, this became a cantata for the Reformation festival, which began with the first verse of Luther's hymn in a simple four-part setting and also included the other verses. Later still, in the 1730s or 1740s, Bach replaced the introductory chorale movement with a unique, expansive motet-like chorale arrangement, which also uniquely embeds the chorale movement in an instrumental canon of oboes and organ continuo. The powerful opening chorus is followed by recitatives and arias that reflect the full breadth of Bach's art of affect and linguistic imagery. One of Bach's greatest cantatas, one of the great works of music history. / The arrangements of the 1st and 5th movements (additionally 3 Tr, Timp) by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach are available as a particell in addition to the performance material (Carus 31.080/89). / A reconstruction of the earlier Leipzig version of the Reformation cantata (BWV 80.2) has been published under Carus 31.080/50 and is also available as an arrangement for choir and organ (Carus 31.351/00). A reconstruction of the first version of the cantata (BWV 80.1, for Sunday Oculi 1716) is available under the number Carus 31.401/00.

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