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This Sinfonia is a rare chorale fantasia in Bach's cantatas, featuring a trumpet playing the "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan" chorale melody as a cantus firmus against polyphonic strings. It marks the beginning of Part II of Cantata BWV 75, composed for Bach's inaugural service as Thomaskantor in Leipzig.