1732 Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 211 - Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht

BWV 211; Year: 1732~34; Genre: Baroque Period/classical

Today I happened to look through a list of music written in or around the year 1732, which is the song pick number for today, and saw this comedic pieces of music from the master composer J.S. Bach. Whoever said that classical music is bereft of hilarity or that composers were stuffy old men from history without a sense of humour have not really delved very deep into music at all.
Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht, (Be Still, Stop Chattering), which is also referred to as "The Coffee Cantata" is a satirical cantata about being addicted to coffee; from what I understand during that time coffee addiction was a pressing social issue.

Here is a full performance of the piece broken up into four videos:
Here is the first video on YouTube.
Here is the second video on YouTube.
Here is the third video on YouTube. - Not available in the U.S. due to copyright, sorry about that.
Here is the fourth video on YouTube. - Also not available in the U.S. due to copyright.



My song pick a year ago today: Queen - Stone Cold Crazy

My song pick two years ago today: Nightwish - She Is My Sin

My song pick three years ago today: Pearl Jam - Black

My song pick four years ago today: Kansas - Point of Know Return

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