Now Thank We All Our God for Brass Quintet and Organ (Bach/arr. Marlatt)

MEDIUM LEVEL

BWV 79 (God is a light and a shield) is one of two cantatas Bach composed for the Reformation Festival, an important event in the Lutheran calendar celebrated annually on October 31. It dates from 1725 and, although less well-known than its companion, BWV 80, Ein fest Burg, it is a work whose splendor befits the ceremonial occasion. It is scored for two horns, timpani, two flutes, two oboes, strings, and continuo in addition to four-part chorus and vocal soloists. This arrangement is of the third movement and is a chorale setting of the famous hymn Nun danket alle Gott (Now Thank We All Our God) by Martin Rinkart. Includes a score with organ and parts for 2 Bb trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba.

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