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UPDATED 07/29/2010
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- Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott (II)
[1:51] (KrewerdOriginal: 1/4-comma meantone, nearly a whole tone above normal )
A smaller reworking of the same materials used in version 1, without a pedal sounding of the Cantus Firmus. Registration: Beginning - Prestant 8'
+ Octaaf 4' + Octaaf 2';
Repeat - Holpyp 8' + Fluyt 4' + Quint 3';
Ending - Prestant 8' + Octaaf 4' + Octaaf 2' + Quint 3'.
Midi File available.
Instrument:
The organ in the church of Krewerd in the province of Groningen Holland (1531) -
Samples by Hauptwerk.nl
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- 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. 2 Samples using v. 3 software
Other instruments:
| St. Georgenkirche
| 1981 Dutch Harpsichord
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