Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht (Do not be confounded, o soul), BWV 186 is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it originally in Weimar in 1716 for Advent, BWV 186a, and expanded it in Leipzig in 1723 for the seventh Sunday after Trinity, where he first performed it on 11 July 1723.
| Librettist | Salomo Franck (1659-1725) (Nos.1, 3, 5, 8, 10) Paulus Speratus (1484-1551) (No.6) Anonymous (Nos.2, 4, 7, 9, 11) (based on BWV 186a) |
| Date of composition | 1723 in Leipzig, Germany |
| Premiered | 1723, July 11th in Leipzig, Germany |
| Dedicated to | 3rd Sunday in Advent (BWV 186a) 7th Sunday after Trinity (BWV 186) |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | G Minor |
| Catalogue | BWV 186 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht en sol mineur, BWV 186 Johann Sebastian Bach: Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht in sol minore, BWV 186 Johann Sebastian Bach: Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht g-moll, BWV 186 |