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Erwählte Pleissenstadt, BWV 216a

BWV 216a ; BC G 47 Apollo et Mercurius
Baroque

Dedicated to Homage to the Leipzig Town Council.

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Composed
1728 (after)
First published
1887 (BGA)
Period
Baroque
Catalogue
BWV 216a ; BC G 47
Dedication
Homage to the Leipzig Town Council
Movements
7

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7 movements (parody of BWV 216?):; Duet Aria (soprano, alto): Vergnügte Pleißenstadt; Duet Recitative (soprano, alto): So angenehm auch mein Revier; Aria (soprano): Angenehme Hempelin; Recitative (alto): Erspare den Verdruss; Aria (alto): Mit Lachen und Scherzen; Duet Recitative (soprano, alto): Wie lieblich wird sie nun; Duet Aria (soprano, alto): Heil und Segen

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