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Johann Sebastian Bach - "Coffee Cantata" BWV 211 (English Subtitles)

vesteel · 497.8K views · 2017-05-01 · 25:33

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A performance of Bach's Coffee Cantata (BWV 211) conducted by Ton Koopman, with English subtitles. It is a comic secular cantata about a father and his coffee-loving daughter.

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Shared as a fun example that Bach wrote secular, humorous music, usually in coffee threads.

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lanstin · 2024-07 · Reference

On a cultural note regarding the threads, the moralistic make do with what god gives you side and the yay drink coffee and do stuff and be happy side have been around a long time. A little Bach Cantata about a grumpy old dad and his coffee drinking daughter: [VIDEO]

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MengerSponge · 2024-02 · Reference

The style has endured mostly in sacred music, so I get the association. They aren't all church-y though! The Coffee Cantata, for example: [VIDEO]

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tzs · 2022-07 · Reference

What do you mean modern? And American? Such music has a long history. For instance Mozart's "Leck mich im Arsch" from 1782 [1]. The title is German for "Lick me in the ass". Or Bach's cantata "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht" (German for "Be still, stop chattering") which glorifies addiction to coffee [2]. (Turn on closed captioning to see an English translation). [1] [LINK] [2] [VIDEO]

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