Composition: Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht |
| Alternative title | Be quiet, stop chattering ; Kaffeekantate ; Coffee Cantata |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Christian Friedrich Henrici (librettist) |
| Opus | BWV 211 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, tenor, bass and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 10 |
| Keys | G major |
| Composed | 1734 |
| First published | 1837 |
| Dedication | Cantata performed by the Collegium Musicum in Zimmermann's Coffee House |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1620 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Secular cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Aria: 'Hat man nicht mit seinen Kindern' (No.2) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Ei! Wie schmeckt der Kaffee süße' (No.4) | 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello flute, violin and cello flute, viola and cello |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Ei! Wie schmeckt der Kaffee süße' (No.4) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Aria: 'Mädchen, die von harten Sinnen' (No.6) | violin and viola violin and cello 2 violas viola and cello 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Heute noch, lieber Vater' (No.8) | 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins, viola and 2 cellos 3 violins, viola, cello and double bass 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas, cello and double bass violin, 3 violas and cello violin, 3 violas and 2 cellos violin, 3 violas, cello and double bass |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria: 'Heute noch, lieber Vater' (No.8) | guitar | Ben Beuming |
| view | Trio: 'Die Katze laesst das Mausen nicht' (No.10) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello | Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Trio: 'Die Katze laesst das Mausen nicht' (No.10) | 2 violins and viola | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| view | Complete | — | Composer's Manuscript | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | selections | Composer's Manuscript | — | First page, two other pages |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 4. Aria: 'Ei! Wie schmeckt der Kaffee süße' |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Flute Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses Harpsichord |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Flute (No.4 and concluding chorus) Violins I Violins II Violas Continuo (Cellos/Basses, Harpsichord) |
| view | Aria: 'Ei! wie schmeckt der Coffee süße' (No.4) | parts | — | — | Flute Flute (with Soprano) |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1898 | Complete Score |
| view | Aria: 'Hat man nicht mit seinen Kindern' (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: 'Ei! Wie schmeckt der Kaffee süße' (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello violin, viola and cello flute, violin and cello flute, viola and cello |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: 'Ei! Wie schmeckt der Kaffee süße' (No.4) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| view | Aria: 'Mädchen, die von harten Sinnen' (No.6) | Arrangement for violin and viola violin and cello 2 violas viola and cello 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: 'Heute noch, lieber Vater' (No.8) | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello 3 violins, viola and 2 cellos 3 violins, viola, cello and double bass 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas, cello and double bass violin, 3 violas and cello violin, 3 violas and 2 cellos violin, 3 violas, cello and double bass |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Aria: 'Heute noch, lieber Vater' (No.8) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | 2019 | Complete Score |
| view | Trio: 'Die Katze laesst das Mausen nicht' (No.10) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts |
| view | Trio: 'Die Katze laesst das Mausen nicht' (No.10) | Arrangement for 2 violins and viola | — | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Aria: 'Ei! Wie schmeckt der Kaffee süße' (No.4) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance |
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