Which German composer's cantata "Carmina Burana" was performed for the first time in Frankfurt?
Carl Orff Carl Heinrich Maria Orff (] ; (1895--)10 1895 – (1982--)29 1982 ) was a German composer, best known for his cantata "Carmina Burana" (1937). In addition to his career as a composer, Orff developed an influential approach toward music education for children.
Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40 Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes (For this the Son of God appeared), BWV 40 , is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in 1723, his first year in Leipzig, for the Second Day of Christmas, and first performed it on 26 December that year in both main churches, Thomaskirche and Nikolaikirche. It was the first Christmas cantata Bach composed for Leipzig. The title of the cantata also appears in more modern German as "Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes ".