Fürchte dich nicht (Do not fear), BWV 228, 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.
| Librettist | Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676) (Bible, Isaiah 41:10 & 43:1) |
| Date of composition | 1726 in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1802 |
| Type | Motet |
| Tonality | A Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 228 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments | 2x Chorus/Choir |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir en la majeur, BWV 228 "Fear thou not; for I am with thee" Johann Sebastian Bach: Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir in la maggiore, BWV 228 "Fear thou not; for I am with thee" Johann Sebastian Bach: Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir A-dur, BWV 228 "Fear thou not; for I am with thee" |