Fürchte dich nicht, BWV 228
Motet by Johann Sebastian Bach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fürchte dich nicht (Do not fear),[1] BWV 228,[lower-alpha 1] is a motet for a funeral by Johann Sebastian Bach, set for double chorus. The work in two movements draws its text from the Book of Isaiah and a hymn by Paul Gerhardt. Scholars disagree about the composition time and place which was traditionally believed to be 1726 in Leipzig, while more recent scholarship suggests for stylistic reasons that it was composed earlier during the years Bach lived in Weimar.
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Fürchte dich nicht | |
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BWV 228 | |
Funeral motet by J. S. Bach | |
English | Do not fear |
Bible text | |
Chorale | Warum sollt ich mich denn grämen by Paul Gerhardt |
Movements | 2 |
Vocal | Double choir SATB |
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