-Brian Mendonca
Work: Sheep May Safely Graze (1713)
Genre: Western Classical
Type: Soprano aria
Period: Baroque
Duration: 4.27 minutes
Recording: Susanne Ryden, soprano
About: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a German composer. He is a colossus in western classical music of the 18th century. The soprano aria is part of a larger work, i.e. the cantata, Was mir behagt - the hunting cantata - (BWV 208). It is sung by Pales, the goddess of crops, pastures and livestock. It was written for Duke Christian of Sachsen-Weissenfels, who was an avid huntsman, for his birthday on 23rd February 1713. The aria is about the joys of hunting and the pleasures of the countryside. Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany and passed on in Leipzig, Germany.
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Reference: classical-music(dot)com; pic courtesy virtualsheetmusic(dot)com
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