This is a part for cantata 80 when accompanied by organ alone. A motivically oriented aria characterized by the descending semiquavers in the upper parts. Ich bin ein guter hirt, bwv 85 bach, johann sebastian. You are never more than two clicks away from an original essay on each of the church and secular cantatas. Bach cantata bwv 80 movement 8 with annotations categorised by colour referencing the elements of music to help students prepare for music as and a.
Aria for tenor jesus christus, gottes sohn from cantata bwv 4. The first leipzig version of the church cantata, bwv 80b also. It is based on martin luthers hymn ein feste burg ist. Close now that you have this pdf score, members artist are waiting for a feedback from you in exchange of this free access. The unusual version of the likewise familiar cantata no. Ein feste burg ist unser gott a mighty fortress is our god, bwv 80 also. The cantata was written for reformation day, but that wont fall on a sunday until 2021, and i cant wait that long to give you one of bachs bestloved cantatas. Bach cantata bwv 80 movement 1 with annotations categorised by colour referencing the elements of music to help students prepare for music as and a level.
The sound is not as crisp as i would like it to be and it sounds a bit muffled. Cantatas were originally written using both sacred and secular texts, but it was in germany in the baroque period where they became most associated with the lutheran church. Scores at the international music score library project imslp. Public domain ein feste burg ist unser gott a mighty fortress is our. Bach s vocal works, that is, of his cantatas, motets, masses, passions, oratorios, and chorales. Bach cantata bwv 80 movement 2 with annotations categorised by co. Sacred cantatas, cantatas, religious works, for 4 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra, for voices and chorus with orchestra, scores featuring the voice, scores featuring the soprano voice, scores featuring the alto voice, scores featuring the tenor voice, scores featuring the bass voice, scores featuring mixed chorus, scores featuring the orchestra. Join holy trinity in worship on reformation sunday, october 27 as the chancel choir sings cantata bwv 80 accompanied by orchestra. Ein feste burg ist unser gott, bwv 80 bach, johann. Bach s first reworking from around 1723 exists in a few fragments. Chorale cantata 80, ein feste burg ist unser gott a mighty fortress is our god, online resources. The composition of cantatas for the schlosskirche court chapel on a regular monthly basis started with his promotion to konzertmeister in march 1714.
Ein feste burg ist unser gott the cantata for discussion this week is bwv 80. These somewhat older recordings of three of bach s greatest cantatas deliver superb music making. The cantatas of johan sebastian bach a listener and. Bach cantata texts based on the nba japanese page cantata scores old bach edition st. The reconstruction term in this version is somewhat misleading but technically correct because it uses musical material that exists in the other versions that the composer wrote and is just transposed into e minor to fill in any parts that were missing from the original incomplete manuscript in the instrumentation of this version. Appraising background information and performance circumstances johann sebastian bach 16851750 is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the baroque period and has a prolific output of compositions. Chapter 60 bwv 80 the cantatas of johan sebastian bach. Bach chorale bwv 808 harmonic analysis with colored notes. Cantata texts based on the nba these texts are prepared in pdf and html in the course. The great chorale chorus that opens the final version of cantata 80 is explored in john eliot gardiners 2005 liner notes to his 2000 bach cantata pilgrimage on soli deo gloria recordings. A level music 20178 edexcel analysis bach cantata bwv 80 ein. It is agreed to be an early work partly for stylistic reasons and partly because there is evidence that it was probably written for a performance in 1707.
The title of todays cantata is ein feste burg ist unser gott a mighty fortress is our god. Feast of the reformation the sale of mp3 audio files. Ein feste burg ist unser gott, bwv 80 wikipedia, a. Its simply not possible to play some of these accompaniments and musically they are nonsense on a single instrument. One of the rare arias in bach for violoncello piccolo, bach here uses the unusual instrument to good effect, keeping the player very busy. Ein feste burg ist unser gott our god is a secure fortress thursday, october 24, 20. Aug 03, 2014 this work was produced by overdubing each part sung by myself. This is a sortable list of the bach cantatas, the cantatas of johann sebastian bach. Cantata 147 features memorably articulate, vibrant and focused singing by a young joan sutherland.
This first movement is a complete different version to bwv 80s 1st movement below 2nd movement is the same musically but. Ein feste burg ist unser gott, bwv 80 johann sebastian bach. Jacobus van dijk october 2012, rolf gunther october 2012, matthias hansen september 2005, march 2006, august 2006, febr2012, june 20, frits v. Both are massive movements displaying an awesome command of contrapuntal technique, the one extrovertly positive and majormode the other introspectively enigmatic and minor. This first movement is a complete different version to bwv 80 s 1st movement below 2nd movement is the same musically but both movements use the same text. He composed the chorale cantata in leipzig for reformation day, 31 october, first performed between 1727 and 1731. Bach cantata ein feste burg ist unser gott bwv 80 for the reformation festival 31.
Bach s cantatas and his other vocal works and many of his instrumental works. Johann sebastian bach was a prolific german composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity. Herreweghe programs a revision by bach s son wilhelm friedemann that includes trumpets and timpani. On this websize, you can find the texts and instrumentations of j. Bachs bwv 80 cantata, ein feste burg ist unser gott. It is based on martin luthers hymn ein feste burg ist unser gott. His goal was to compose a complete set of cantatas for the liturgical year within four years. Joshua rifkin has been performing music of many different eras, from renaissance polyphony to scott joplin rags, for decades now. This introduction more than 20 years ago, attracted me to the classic music of that era and beyond that is opened my eyes to the baroque music as a whole. It began life in weimar as a chamber scale cantata for the first sunday in lent called oculi. Ein feste burg ist unser gott reformation festival, bwv80 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web.
Herbold february 2012, william hoffman november 2008, john pike august 2005. This is arguably the best known of bachs cantatas fans. There are over music examples which can be heard by clicking the icons see below. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Again, barbara schlick offered a terrific rendition of the soprano solo in true melismatic style and ethereal glory. Some of bach cantatas i first heard them on a cassette and many blew my mind then and still today. Midi learning files for works by johann sebastian bach. The bach cantatas website bcw is a comprehensive site covering all aspects of j. Performed on period instruments by joanne lunn william towers james glichrist peter harvey the monteverdi choir the. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. Welcome to a unique website devoted to bach s cantatas. Bach ein feste burg ist unser gott flashcards quizlet. Feb 16, 2017 an annotated score for the new edexcel as and a level course that started september 2016. Cs 80 and 14 chapter 61 begin with what were almost certainly the last chorale fantasias that bach wrote. The clarice smith performing arts center is building the future of the arts.
Cantatas, bwv 8082 by helmuth rilling 4010276015260. A level music 20178 edexcel analysis bach cantata bwv 80. Christ lag in todes banden also spelled todesbanden christ lay in deaths bonds or christ lay in the snares of death, bwv 4, is a cantata for easter by german composer johann sebastian bach, one of his earliest church cantatas. Ein feste burg ist unser gott a mighty fortress is our god, bwv 80, is a church cantata by. The reading for that sunday is the passage from luke where christ throws out the devil. The list of recordings was compiled by aryeh oron october 2000 september 2018 thanks to contributors. Nevertheless, they complement each other perfectly. Bach cantata a listener and student guide by julian mincham. Elly ameling soprano, linda finnie contralto, aldo baldin tenor, samuel ramey bass, london voices, english chamber orchestra, raymond leppard. The bach choir of bethlehem, founded in the 19th century, has gained international recognition through its annual bach festival, tours and recordings. Church cantatas bwv 80 bwv 80 ein feste burg ist unser gott author. Suzanne danco sings the two solo cantatas, bwv 51 and 202, recorded in 1953 and released on cd for the first time. Ein feste burg ist unser gott, bwv 80 internet archive. Matthew passion facsimile vcantata texts on the net vfor your reference.
Ein feste burg ist unser gott a mighty fortress is our god, bwv 80, is a church cantata by johann sebastian bach. Due to recent university and state budget cuts, we now rely on the generosity of our viewers and listeners to bring rich musical experiences to. Johann sebastian bach 80 free piano sheet to download bach sonata in d major, bwv 963. So its no surprise that the performances of bach cantatas that he directs are worth listening to. Cantatas bwv 10, 51, 80, 140, 202 eloquence classics. Komm in mein herzenshaus cantata 80 ein feste burg ist. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of cantata no. Most vocal scores try to include every orchestral note, which in this cantata covers all the vocal parts as well the independent orchestral ones. Ein feste burg ist unser gott, bwv 80 bach, johann sebastian. J s bach cantata 80 ein feste burg 1chor 5choal 8choral. Ich habe genug, bwv 82 bach, johann sebastian imslp.
Satb choir sheet music book by johann sebastian bach 16851750. It is sortable by the cantata number which equals the number in the bach werkeverzeichnis bwv, by title, by occasion during the liturgical year, the year. Performed on period instruments by joanne lunn william towers james glichrist peter harvey the. The grand reformation cantata bwv 80 ein feste burg has a complex history. Bach scored the cantata for four vocal soloists, a fourpart choir and a. Church cantatas bwv 80 bwv 80 ein feste burg ist unser gott johann sebastian bach. Cantatas, bwv 8082 to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director ryan turner. A brief overview including common elements, instrumentation, and baroque period elements definition of a cantata. Bach s almost 200 extant cantatas are among his important vocal compositions the list includes both extant cantatas and, as far as known, lost cantatas. It will be a wonderful worship experience invite your friends and family. Dizzyingly complex counterpoint in bachs bwv 80 cantata, ein.
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