What were Bach's musical duties during his time as kantor (director of music) at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig?A) Teaching Latin in choir schoolB) Principal violinist of the orchestraC) Composing cantatasD) Supervising the music programs in local churches
What will be an ideal response?
A, C, D
As kantor, Bach's duties included composing cantatas for St. Nicholas Church, as well as for St. Thomas Church, supervising the musical programs in all the municipal churches, and teaching Latin in the St. Thomas choir school.
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