Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Was frag ich nach der Welt (What should I ask of the world) BWV 94, in Leipzig for the ninth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 6 August 1724. It is a chorale cantata, based on the hymn by Balthasar Kindermann (1664) on a melody by Ahasverus Fritsch.
| Librettist | Anonymous, after Balthasar Kindermann (1636-1706) |
| Date of composition | 1724 |
| Premiered | 1724, August 6th in Leipzig, Germany |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | D Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 94 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Was frag ich nach der Welt en ré majeur, BWV 94 Johann Sebastian Bach: Was frag ich nach der Welt in re maggiore, BWV 94 Johann Sebastian Bach: Was frag ich nach der Welt D-dur, BWV 94 |