Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685 - 1750 · Baroque

Vergnügte Pleissenstadt, BWV 216

BWV 216 Contented Pleisse-town ; Who doth his joy in thy great {splendor/beauty} take

Baroque Cantatas

Dedicated to For the of Johann Heinrich Wolff and Susanna Regina Hempel.

Sheet music

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Composed

1728 in Leipzig

First published

1924 in Berlin

Period

Baroque

Catalogue

BWV 216

Dedication

For the of Johann Heinrich Wolff and Susanna Regina Hempel

Movements

7

Movements

As catalogued on IMSLP.

7 movements

1. I Duet Aria (soprano, alto): Vergnügte Pleißenstadt
2. II Duet Recitative (soprano, alto): So angenehm auch mein Revier
3. III Aria (soprano): Angenehme Hempelin
4. IV Recitative (alto): Erspare den Verdruss
5. V Aria (alto): Mit Lachen und Scherzen
6. VI Duet Recitative (soprano, alto): Wie lieblich wird sie nun
7. VII Duet Aria (soprano, alto): Heil und Segen

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