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B Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685 - 1750 · Baroque

Ich bin in mir vergnügt, BWV 204

BWV I am content in myself
Baroque Cantatas Secular cantatas 32 minutes
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Sheet music · public domain · 12 editions Open on IMSLP →
Composed
1726 or 1727 in Leipzig
First published
1862 (BGA)
Period
Baroque
Catalogue
BWV
Dedication
Movements
8

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8 movements:; Recitative (soprano): Ich bin in mir vergnügt; Aria (soprano): Ruhig und in sich zufrieden; Recitative (soprano): Ihr Seelen, die ihr außer euch; Aria (soprano): Die Schätzbarkeit (Kostbarkeit) der weiten Erden; Recitative (soprano): Schwer ist es zwar, viel Eitles zu besitzen; Aria (soprano): Meine Seele sei vergnügt; Recitative (soprano): Ein edler Mensch ist Perlenmuscheln gleich; Aria (soprano): Himmlische Vergnügsamkeit

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