- Ein feste Burg ist Unser Gott, BuxWV 184
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Energy exudes from this heavily ornamented chorale setting. Here the Cornet separée of the Positiv is used in 9 different combinations, one for each
phrase of the Chorale. The technique is to leave out up to 3 pitches of the full 5-pitch Cornet sound to create interesting timbres, ending with the
full Cornet. Impulse reverberation added.
Midi File available.
Instrument:
Stiehr-Mockers, Eglise Protestante (1843/1986) -
Samples by Joseph Basquin edited for Hauptwerk by Jonathan Orwig
- Chorale Text
German:
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott,
Ein gute Wehr und Waffen;
Er hilft uns frei aus aller Not,
Die uns jetzt hat bestroffen.
Der alt böse Feind
Mit Ernst er's jetzt meint,
Gross Macht und viel List
Sein grausam Rüstung ist,
Auf Erd ist nicht seinsgleichen.
--Martin Luther, 1529
English:
A mighty fortress is our God,
A trusty shield and weapon;
He helps us free from every need
That has us now o'ertaken.
The old evil foe
Now means deadly woe;
Deep guile and great might
Are his dread arms in fight;
On earth is not his equal.
--Composite, Pennsylvania Lutheran Church Book, 1868
Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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