Cantata BWV 118
O Jesu Christ, mein’s Lebens Licht

Ref.

BWV 118; BC B 23

German Title:

O Jesu Christ, mein’s Lebens Licht

English Title:

O Jesus Christ, light of my life (most of the translations)

Event:

Cantata (or motet) for the a funeral

Composed:

Leipzig, 1736-1737 (according to most of the sources)
1^st performance (1^st Version): 1736-1737 - Leipzig
2^nd performance (2^nd Version): 1746-1747 ? - Leipzig

Text:

Martin Behm ?

Text: German-1 | German-6
Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-4 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2
Chorale Text: O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht

Scoring:

4-part Chorus;
Orchestra 1^st version: 2 litui, cornetto, 3 trombones, organ
Orchestra 2^nd version: 2 litui, strings, organ continuo; Optional – 3 oboes and a bassoon doubling the vocal parts
Version 1 | Version 2

Score Vocal & Piano [0.60 MB] | Score BGA [0.74 MB]
Capella: Complete [cap]
Chorale Melody: Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht II

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

Commentaries:

English: BCW | Emmanuel Music
EvH [Dutch] | HT [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music:

Music Examples

Cantata BWV 118: O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht for Funeral (1736-1737)
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