Bach’s coffee comedySourced
A coffee habit became a cantata
Bach’s Coffee Cantata, written in the 1730s, is a secular comic work. Its fictional father tries to make his daughter give up coffee, using marriage as pressure. She plans for a husband who will allow her coffee.
Bach also set a domestic dispute over a drink to music.
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Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211 · Wikimedia contributors
Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211 ↗
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