O Jesu Christ, mein's Lebens Licht, BWV 118 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
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Sheet Music
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1st version
Complete Score
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Feldmahler (2006/8/29)
Alfred Dörffel (1821–1905)
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 24
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1876. Plate B.W. XXIV.
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2nd Version
Complete Score
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Ralph Theo Misch (2010/9/11)
Max Schneider (1875-1967)
First edition
Veröffentlichungen der Neuen Bachgesellschaft. Jahrgang XVII, Heft 1
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1916. Plate N.B. XVII. 1.
900dpi monochrome; not cleaned.
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Complete Score
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Martin Straeten
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2nd version
Instrumental Parts
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1st version
Complete Score
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Perlnerd666 (2008/11/9)
Bernhard Todt (1822–1907) [?]
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1890)
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Martin Straeten
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General Information
| Work Title | O Jesu Christ, mein's Lebens Licht |
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| Alternative Title | O Jesus Christ, my Life's Light |
| Composer | Bach, Johann Sebastian |
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| Opus/Catalogue Number | BWV 118 |
| Key | B♭ major |
| Movements/Sections | 1 |
| Language | German |
| Average Duration | 7-8 minutes |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | Vocal — Chorus (SATB) Orchestra — 2 Litui, Cornetto, 3 Trombones, BC (Later inc. oboes, bassoons, strings) |
| External Links | Bach-Cantatas.com |
Misc. Comments
- For the question, if BWV 118 is a Cantata or a Motet, see Aryeh Oron's commentary at Bach-cantatas.org
- Dürr1 argues for the "motet" side.
Print Sources Consulted
- Dürr, Alfred. The Cantatas of J.S. Bach. 2 ed. Richard D.P. Jones (Trans).
- Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Dörffel, Alfred/Editor
- Schneider, Max/Editor
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- Straeten, Martin/Editor
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- Todt, Bernhard/Arranger
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