Ein feste Burg (Hans Leo Hassler)

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  • (Posted 2006-07-20)  CPDL #12062:  Network.png
Editor: William Long (submitted 2006-07-20).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: SATB version. Revised 2008-01-19, see talk page. Page recovered using the WayBackMachine of http://archive.org
  • (Posted 2006-07-20)  CPDL #12063:  Network.png
Editor: William Long (submitted 2006-07-20).   Score information: Letter, 1 page   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: solo with guitar accompaniment. Page recovered using the WayBackMachine of http://archive.org

General Information

Title: Ein feste Burg
Composer: Martin Luther
Arranger: Hans Leo Hassler
Lyricist: Martin Luther

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: SacredChorale

Language: German
Instruments: keyboard or guitar

First published: ca. 1600
    2nd published: 1912 in Sammlung kirchlicher Lieder für den gemischten Chor (Heim, Hegar), Teil 1, no. 7
    3rd published: 1923 in Chorbuch des „Sängerhain“ 1923- (Ernst Dahlke), p. 265
Description: Although his autorship is frequently questioned in the past, nowadays it is generally assumed that Martin Luther is the composer of the melody.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Ein feste Burg.