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Johann Sebastian Bach assumed the office of Thomaskantor in Leipzig, presenting his first new cantata, Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75, in the St. Nicholas Church on the first Sunday after Trinity.

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Johann Sebastian Bach

German composer (1685–1750)

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the orchestral Brandenburg Concertos; solo instrumental works such as the cello suites and sonatas and…
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Thomaskantor

Musical director of the Thomanerchor in Leipzig

Thomaskantor is the common name for the musical director of the Thomanerchor, now an internationally known boys' choir founded in Leipzig in 1212. The official historic title of the Thomaskantor in Latin, Cantor et Director Musices, describes the two functions of cantor and…
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Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75

Church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75, for the first Sunday after Trinity. He led its first performance in Leipzig on 30 May 1723, his first Sunday in the position of Thomaskantor. The complex work is in two parts, each consisting of…
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Trinity Sunday

Western Christian feast day

Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Western Christian liturgical calendar, and the Sunday of Pentecost in Eastern Christianity. Trinity Sunday celebrates the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, the three Persons of God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy…
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May 30

Day of the year

May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 215 days remain until the end of the year.
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