Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Ein ungefärbt Gemüte (An open mind) (literally: An undyed mind), BWV 24 in Leipzig for the fourth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 20 June 1723. It is the third new cantata of his first cantata cycle in Leipzig. The title has been translated more freely, for example as "An unstained mind", "An unblemished conscience", "An undisguised intention", and "An unsophisticated mind".
Original Name | Ein ungefärbt Gemüte |
Librettist | Erdmann Neumeister (1671-1756) (Nos.1-2, 4-5) Matthew 7: 12 (No.3) Johann Heermann (1585-1647) (No.6) |
Date of composition | 1723 in Leipzig, Germany |
Premiered | 1723, June 20th in Leipzig, Germany |
First published | 1855 (BGA) |
Dedicated to | 4th Sunday after Trinity |
Type | Sacred Cantata |
Tonality | F Major |
Catalogue | BWV 24 |
Spoken language | German |
Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: An unstained Spirit en fa majeur, BWV 24 Johann Sebastian Bach: An unstained Spirit in fa maggiore, BWV 24 Johann Sebastian Bach: An unstained Spirit F-dur, BWV 24 |