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Jesu joy of Man's Desiring is a cantata by J. S. Bach. It is also one of the more famous works of his and has been on the Pop charts. I remember it from when I was in the 5th grade in the 70's the 70's group Apollo 100 had an instrumental of it in the 70's. There are several good videos of it on YouTube. I can not find much information on this group except that it was a short lived British studio band.
It was part of Bach's Cantata Herz und Mund Tat und Leban BWV 147. In English it translates to Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life. It is played at wedding ceremonies and during the Christmas and Easter Seasons. It is a slow song but it has some catchy tunes. A cantata is a song cycle The melody is attributed to Bach. however it goes back to 1642 and composer Johan Schop There are many good YouTube videos of this piece. Bach was a Lutheran and wrote music for use in the Lutheran Church. This song is also used in some Catholic Churches. I have Googled his piece and found several good articles on it. I have heard many excellent choral and pop recording of this piece. There are so many to recommend. This is one of Bach's most famous pieces. It has been used in commercials and by Hollywood. Bach was a religious man and wrote a lot of religious music. All though he was Lutheran he wrot the faous B Mnor Mass BWV232 and several other settings of the mass.
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