• Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht (Coffee Cantata)

BWV 211; BC G 48

^GND

Other catalogues

• NV 1790, S. 70 [5]

Genre

• Secular cantata

Scoring

• S* (Liesgen), T* (Erzähler), B* (Schlendrian), Fl trav, 2 Vl, Va, Cemb, Bc

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Date of origin, Work history

• Mitte 1734

• Date of composition mid-1734. Subsequent performance by C. P. E. Bach in Frankfurt/Oder from 1734 to 1738 (part-setting); further performance possibly on April 7, 1739, in Frankfurt/Main by an unknown musician (Dok V Nr. 442a; or another composition with the same text)

Early performances

1739-07-04 (Link to event)
in Frankfurt/Main

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht (Kaffee-Kantate), BWV 211 (Netherlands Bach Society)

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Libretto

• C. F. Henrici. Text print: Picander first print 1732, page 564 (Über den Caffe, movement 1–8). Author of movement 9–10 unknown (Henrici?)

Link to lyrics

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Original sources

A-Wn SA.67.B.32 [Part(s)]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 141 [Score, Sketch]

Additional sources

A-Wn SA.67.B.32 1 Mus A/Bach, J. S./1 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1053 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 142 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 854 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 635 [Part(s)]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 81 [Part(s)]
D-LEm Becker III.3.5 [Erstdruck] [Score]
D-LEm Becker III.3.6 [Druck] [Score]
Verschollen BWV 211 (2), Dehn [Score]
Verschollen BWV 211, C. S. Gähler [Score]
Verschollen BWV 211, J. C. L. Kittel (identisch mit D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 142) [Score]

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Edition

NBA I/40, S. 193 (Werner Neumann, 1969) – Critical report (1970), S. 165;

BG 29, S.141 (P. Graf Waldersee, 1881)

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2023-08-27 09:54:53