(God, you are praised in the stillness),

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120.3 (previously BWV 120b), is a

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. He composed it in 1730 to commemorate the

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History and text

This cantata commemorates the 200th anniversary of the

. It was first performed 26 June 1730 in the

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. The music for the piece is now lost, but can be partially reconstructed from , which is known to share some of the musical material. This related work was composed for the ''Ratswechsel'', the inauguration of a new town council, and has a festive scoring with trumpets and timpani. The words are found in

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's , Leipzig, 1732. The chorale is by

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Structure

The work is in six

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: #Arioso: (parody of BWV 120/1) #Aria: (

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of BWV 120/2) #Recitative: #Aria: (parody of BWV 120/4) #Recitative: #Chorale:

References

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* {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille'', BWV 120b 1730 compositions Church cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach