BWV 71

Werk BWV 71

Work BWV 71

Vocal Work Complete

About this Work

Gott ist mein König (God is my King),[1] BWV 71,[a] is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach written in Mühlhausen when the composer was 22 years old. Unusually for an early cantata by Bach, the date of first performance is known: at the inauguration of a new town council on 4 February 1708.

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