Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (Weeping, lamenting, worrying, fearing), BWV 12, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Weimar for Jubilate, the third Sunday after Easter, and led the first performance on 22 April 1714 in the Schlosskirche, the court chapel of the Schloss in Weimar.
| Original Name | Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen |
| Librettist | Salomo Franck (1659-1725) (Nos.2, 4-6) Acts 14: 22 (No.3) Samuel Rodigast (1649-1708) (No.7) |
| Date of composition | 1724 (1714, revised 1724 (in G minor)) |
| Premiered | 1714, April 22nd in Weimar, Germany |
| First published | 1852 (BGA) |
| Dedicated to | 3rd Sunday after Easter (Jubilate) |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | F Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 12 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
3x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Weeping, lamenting, worrying, fearing en fa majeur, BWV 12 Johann Sebastian Bach: Weeping, lamenting, worrying, fearing in fa maggiore, BWV 12 Johann Sebastian Bach: Weeping, lamenting, worrying, fearing F-dur, BWV 12 |