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