Ans-Bach

 

Ansbach is a beautiful city in Franconia, the northern part of Bavaria, Germany. Does Ansbach have anything to do with Bach, except that it has “Bach” in its name, that there is a Bach square and a Bach monument here? Bach was never in Ansbach in his life. Nevertheless, there have been Bach festivals here for a long time. And there is another connection: In a cantata (Non sa che sia dolore BWV 209) the city “Ansbach” appears. The cantata is probably dedicated to a lawyer returning to his hometown of Ansbach, who studied in Leipzig. The poet of the cantata is unknown. The awkward Italian suggests a German author. Like everywhere else in the world, Bach is revered in Ansbach. There doesn't have to be a special reason for this. His music is enough.