An Analysis of Bach Cantata NO. 80, A Mighty Fortress by.
Cs 80 and 14 (chapter 61) begin with what were almost certainly the last chorale fantasias that Bach wrote. Both are massive movements displaying an awesome command of contrapuntal technique, the one extrovertly positive and major-mode the other introspectively enigmatic and minor. Nevertheless, they complement each other perfectly.Bach Cantata Notes BWV 80. The grand reformation cantata BWV 80 “Ein’ feste Burg” has a complex history.It began life in Weimar as a chamber scale cantata for the first Sunday in Lent called Oculi. The reading for that Sunday is the passage from Luke where Christ throws out the devil.Emmanuel Music is a Boston-based ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by Craig Smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of J.S. Bach. Emmanuel Music continues to perform cycles of large-scale and chamber works by Bach, Handel, Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Debussy, Haydn, Schoenberg, Weill, Wolf, Medelssohn, and Schumann under Artistic Director Ryan Turner.
There is a very interesting essay about the genesis and publication history of BWV 80 in Christolph Wolff's excellent collection Bach - Essays on His Life and Music. If you're used to hearing this cantata with trumpets and drums, then you may be surprised to learn that their inclusion (in the Bach-Gesellschaft edition) is probably derived from.Johann Sebastian Bach Bach descended from a long line of distinguished musicians, and, after his death, several of his sons achieved musical prominence. He received his first musical training from members of his family, including his father, who was also a musician. He learned a great deal by.
The two baroque composers had different compositional influences. Coming from a musical background, Bach’s compositions were mainly instrumental while Handelpreferred vocal components. Such differences are evidenced inHandel’s Messiahversus Bach’s Cantata No. 140.
