The piece was initially thought to be an early work of Johann Sebastian Bach. However, Bach scholars reattributed the piece to his cousin, Johann Ludwig Bach. The piece was likely composed in Meiningen in 1704 for the first day of Eastertide, known as Easter Sunday. There is some evidence that it may have been performed again under the aegis of Johann Sebastian Bach on 21 April 1726 in Leipzig. The prescribed readings for the day are 1 Corinthians 5: 6-8 and Mark 16: 1-8.
| Original Name | Denn du wirst meine Seele nicht in der Hölle lassen |
| Librettist | Christoph Helm (d.1748) [?] (spurious; composed by Johann Ludwig Bach) |
| Date of composition | 1710 (?) |
| First published | 1852 (BGA) |
| Dedicated to | Easter Sunday |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | C Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 15 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: For you shall not leave my soul in hell en do majeur, BWV 15 Johann Sebastian Bach: For you shall not leave my soul in hell in do maggiore, BWV 15 Johann Sebastian Bach: For you shall not leave my soul in hell C-dur, BWV 15 |