jan 1, 1715 - Cantata: No. 80, Ein feste Burge ist unser Gott

Description:

- Translates to "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"
- Performing Forces: Orchestra (SATB soloists, SATB chorus, strings, continuo, oboes (trumpets and timpani added later by Wilhelm F. Bach)
- Based on a chorale by Martin Luther (used in movements 1, 2, 5, 8)
- 8 movements
- Librettist: Martin Luther and Salomo Franck

Sections required:

Movement 1:
- D major
- Common time signature
- No tempo marking (Allegro)
- Chorus & Orchestra
- 9 phrases, each phrase is presented like a fugal exposition
- Opening tenor is an embellished version of the original chorale
- Brief interludes between expositions
- Canon and augmentation are featured
- Chromatic word painting on "dreadful plans"

Movement 2:
- D major
- Common time signature
- Allegro tempo
- Duet between soprano and bass soloists
- Bass starts with long melismas
- Soprano sings embellished chorale tune doubled by oboe throughout
- Strings accompany with leaping figure of sixteenth notes
- Includes oboe, violins, violas, and continuo

Movement 5:
- D major
- 6/8 time
- Allegro tempo
- Chorus & Orchestra
- Chorus sings chorale tune in unison
- Orchestra opens, with strings and oboes playing a variation of the chorale melody in unison
- Trumpets and timpani added by Wilhelm Friedemann

Movement 8:
- D major
- 6/8 time
- Moderato tempo
- SATB chorus, oboes, strings, continuo
- Original chorale melody is presented by sopranos
- In the form of a simple SATB chorale
- Orchestra doubles vocal parts

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