Bach Cantata ''Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft'', BWV 205

Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft (Destroy, burst, shatter the tomb), BWV. 205 is a secular cantata by J.S. Bach. It was commissioned by the students  of Leipzig University for professor August Friedrich Müller and premiered in 1725. The cantata is scored for four solo voices – Pallas as soprano, Pomona as alto, Zephyrus as tenor, and Aeolus as bass – a four-part choir, three trumpets, timpani, two horns, two flutes, two oboes, oboe d'amore, two violins,viola, viola d'amore, viola da gamba, and basso continuo.