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B Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685 - 1750 · Baroque

Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211

BWV Be quiet, stop chattering ; Kaffeekantate ; Coffee Cantata
Baroque Cantatas Secular cantatas 27 minutes

Dedicated to Cantata performed by the Collegium Musicum in Zimmermann's Coffee House.

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Composed
1734-35 in Leipzig
First published
1837 in Berlin, Vienna and Leipzig
Period
Baroque
Catalogue
BWV
Dedication
Cantata performed by the Collegium Musicum in Zimmermann's Coffee House
Movements
10

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10 movements:; Recitativo (Narrator): Schweigt stille; Aria (Schlendrian): Hat man nicht mit seinen Kindern; Recitativo (Schlendrian, Lieschen): Du böses Kind; Aria (Lieschen): Ei! Wie schmeckt der Kaffee süße; Recitativo (Schlendrian, Lieschen): Wenn du mir nicht den Kaffee läßt; Aria (Schlendrian): Mädchen, die von harten Sinnen; Recitativo (Schlendrian, Lieschen): Nun folge, was dein Vater spricht!; Aria (Lieschen): Heute noch, lieber Vater; Recitativo (Narrator): Nun geht und sucht der alte Schlendrian; Trio (Narrator, Schlendrian, Lieschen): Die Katze läßt das Mausen nicht

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