Bach’s Coffee Cantata
Bach writes a comic piece about coffee addiction
Bach wrote the Coffee Cantata for the student orchestra that played at Zimmermann’s coffee house in Leipzig. A father threatens to deny his daughter a husband unless she quits coffee; she sings it is sweeter than a thousand kisses.
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Bach wrote a musical comedy about a coffee addict. In the Coffee Cantata a father won’t let his daughter marry unless she quits coffee; she agrees, then secretly lets it be known that any suitor must allow coffee in the marriage contract. Share →
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