It was a homage cantata for the Leipzig town council and was first performed in 1728 or later. The text, which is possibly by Picander, survives. The music is lost, but there is scope for its partial reconstruction. The work is known to have been a parody of Vergnügte Pleißenstadt, BWV 216.1, a wedding cantata with text by Picander which was performed in 1728. The wedding cantata survives in fragmentary form.
| Librettist | (lost) |
| Date of composition | 1728 |
| Premiered | 1728, February 5th in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1887 |
| Dedicated to | To the Leipzig Town Council |
| Type | Secular Cantata |
| Tonality | C Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 216a |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Erwählte Pleissenstadt en do majeur, BWV 216a "Apollo et Mercurius" Johann Sebastian Bach: Erwählte Pleissenstadt in do maggiore, BWV 216a "Apollo et Mercurius" Johann Sebastian Bach: Erwählte Pleissenstadt C-dur, BWV 216a "Apollo et Mercurius" |