Bach: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 (Vocal Score)
Bach: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 (Vocal Score)
Bach: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 (Vocal Score)

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Bach: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 (Vocal Score)

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    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

    Publisher: Bärenreiter

    Format: Choral Score

    Binding: Stapled

    Dimensions: 10.6 in x 7.5 in

    Pages: 63

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A mighty Fortress is our God
Cantata for the Feast of Reformations

There are practically no surviving original sources for Bach's great Reformation Cantata "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott". It is possible that the original form of the Cantata was written in Weimar in 1715 to which Bach later made various additions and alterations to transform it into a Reformation Cantata for Leipzig.

Although scholarly opinion as to the sources is divided there is no doubt that the opening chorus, based on Martin Luther's chorale melody "Ein feste Burg" is one of Bach's greatest achievements.