Librettist anonymous
Date of composition 1724 in Leipzig, Germany
Premiered 1724, January 30th in Leipzig, Germany
First published 1872 in Leipzig, Germany
Dedicated to 4th Sunday after Epiphany
Type Sacred Cantata
Tonality E Minor
Catalogue BWV 81
Approx. duration 19 minutes
Spoken language German
Instruments Voice (Alto)
Voice (Tenor)
Voice (Bass)
Chorus/Choir
Recorder
Oboe d'amore
Strings
Continuo
Links
Autotranslations beta Jean-Sébastien Bach: Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? en mi mineur, BWV 81 ""Jesus sleeps; what hope have I?""
Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? in mi minore, BWV 81 ""Jesus sleeps; what hope have I?""
Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? e-moll, BWV 81 ""Jesus sleeps; what hope have I?""