《God is my king》

…In addition to his duties as organist in Mühlhausen, he also showed great enthusiasm for composing and performing church vocal music. His cantata "God is my King" (BWV 71), for the service commemorating the election of the city canons in 1808, was so well received that the score was printed at the city's expense. It is the only surviving cantata by Bach to have been printed during his lifetime. …

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…ミュールハウゼンでは，オルガン奏者としての職務を果たすと同時に，教会用声楽曲の作曲と演奏にも熱意を示した。08年の市参事会員改選記念礼拝用のカンタータ《神はわが王》(BWV71)はとくに好評で，その楽譜が市の経費で印刷されたほどであった。これは現存するバッハのカンタータのうちで，彼の生前に印刷された唯一の曲である。…

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