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Cantata BWV 118
O Jesu Christ, mein’s Lebens Licht |
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Ref. |
BWV 118; BC B 23 |
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German Title: |
O Jesu Christ, mein’s Lebens Licht |
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English Title: |
O Jesus Christ, light of my life (most of the translations) |
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Event: |
Cantata (or motet) for the a funeral |
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Composed: |
Leipzig, 1736-1737 (according to most of the sources)
1st performance (1st Version): 1736-1737 - Leipzig
2nd performance (2nd Version): 1746-1747 ? - Leipzig |
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Text: |
Martin Behm ? |
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BWV 118 Text:
German-1
| German-6
| German-7
Translations:
English-1
| English-3I
| English-3P
| English-6
| English-10
| English-13
Catalan-1
| Chinese-2
| Dutch-0
| Dutch-4
| French-5
| French-6
| Hebrew-1
| Hungarian-2
| Indonesian-1
| Italian-2
| Norwegian-1
| Polish-2
| Portuguese-2
| Russian-1
| Russian-3 [BWV 118b]
| Spanish-2
Chorale Text:
O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht [BWV 118/1]
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Scoring: |
4-part Chorus;
Orchestra 1st version: 2 litui, cornetto, 3 trombones, organ
Orchestra 2nd version: 2 litui, strings, organ continuo; Optional – 3 oboes and a bassoon doubling the vocal parts
Version 1 | Version 2 |
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BWV 117 Scores:
Score Vocal & Piano [1.66 MB]
| Score BGA [2.09 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile):
D B N. Mus. ms. 34 [Bach Digital]
Chorales:
Mvt. 4
| Mvt. 4 ver 1
| Mvt. 4 ver 2
| Mvt. 9
Capella:
Mvt. 1
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 4
| Mvt. 7
[cap]
MuseScore:
Complete Cantata
| Mvt. 1
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 3
| Mvt. 4
| Mvt. 5
| Mvt. 6
| Mvt. 7
| Mvt. 8
| Mvt. 9
[MuseScore]
Score Examples:
Examples from the Score [Whittaker]
Annotated Score with Analysis:
Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody:
Es ist das Heil uns kommen her [BWV 117/1,4,9]
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References: |
BWV 118=BWV118:1, 231 References:
BGA: XXIV | NBA: III/1 | BC: B 23 | Zwang: -
| First Published: BG, 1876
| Autograph score (facsimile): Princeton University Library, loan (New York, 1985)
| BWV 118 Figures
| Bach Digital (version 1)
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Commentaries: |
BWV 118 / BC B 23 Commentaries:
English:
BCW
| Emmanuel Music
| IOPN Library Illinois
| NBV-AOB
| Wikipedia
EvH [Dutch]
| HT [Dutch]
| Role [French]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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Music: |
Music Examples |
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