Johann Sebastian Bach — "My present post amounts to about 700 thaler, and when there are rather more fune…"

My present post amounts to about 700 thaler, and when there are rather more funerals than usual, the fees rise in proportion; but when a healthy wind blows, they fall accordingly…
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Letter to Georg Erdmann, on his post as Cantor of Leipzig

Date: 1732

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