Der Mond was composed by the man who was best known for what cantata?
Der Mond Der Mond ("The Moon") is an opera in one act by Carl Orff based on a Grimm's fairy tale) with a libretto by the composer. It was first performed on 5 February 1939 by the Bavarian State Opera in Munich under the direction of Clemens Krauss. The composer describes it not as an opera but as "Ein kleines Welttheater" ("A little world theatre"); the performance lasts for about one hour and is often paired with Orff's "Die Kluge".
Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4 Christ lag in Todes Banden (also spelled "Todesbanden ") ("Christ lay in death's bonds" or "Christ lay in the snares of death"), BWV 4 , is a cantata for Easter by German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, one of his earliest church cantatas. It is agreed to be an early work partly for stylistic reasons and partly because there is evidence that it was probably written for a performance in 1707. Bach went on to complete many other works in the same genre, contributing complete cantata cycles for all occasions of the liturgical year. John Eliot Gardiner describes it as Bach's "first-known attempt at painting narrative in music".