MUSIC 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Philipp Nicolai, Angela Merkel, Leipzig University
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Music 1a03 - bach iii - lecture 27. Italian for that which is sung : sonata > italian for that which is played . Cantata: generally sacred vocal genre sung during a time of worship (mainly performed in services) Cantatas can be single movement for one soloist: usually several cycle of movements for both chorus + orchestra + soloist. Bach wrote 300 + cantatas, only 200 have survived, 150 of them work composed in the rst 3 years in leipzig, (1723 - 1750) Leipzig was the european trading centre: writer for german publishing + printing, there was a progressive university in leipzig (attracted students + professors who were interested in education. 1) goethe 2) richard wagner 3) nietzsche 4) angela merkel. Rate of bach"s composition > 1 cantata per week !!!!! Bach composed most cantatas for st. thomas"s church, he was buried inside this church.
