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unusual facts about O angenehme Melodei, BWV 210a



O angenehme Melodei, BWV 210a

He wrote the solo cantata for soprano in Leipzig as a "Huldigungskantate" (homage cantata) for Christian, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, first performed on 12 January 1729, and dedicated it at least twice to different people and occasions.

Bach used this cantata in three slightly different versions, paying homage to Christian, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels on the occasion of his visit to Leipzig, performed on 12 January 1729.


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