Bach digital - O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht [2. Fassung] BWV 118.2

Funeral Service, without assignment

Genre: Motet
Scoring: S, A, T, B, Lituo I, Lituo II, Oboe I (ad libitum), Oboe II (ad libitum), Taille (ad libitum), Bassoon (ad libitum), Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Basso continuo

Date of origin, Work history: um 1746/1747 (2. Fassung)
Entstehungszeit um 1746–1747. Veränderte Instrumentalbesetzung deutet auf Kirchenaufführung Originalquelle: autogr. Partitur, Reinschrift (Privatbesitz). Kopftitel: Motetto. à 4 Voci. 2 Litui. 2 Violini, Viola, 3 Oboe e Baßono se piace | e Continuo – B[ach]
relation to other works:: is part of BWV diverse [o.Jg.]
relation from other works:: has alternate BWV 118.1
Comment: second version with strings (about 1746/1747).
Link to videos:: O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht, BWV 118.2 (Netherlands Bach Society)

Libretto: author unknown, stanza 1 (and probably more stanzas from this traditional funeral hymn) 'Herr (O) Jesus Christ, meins Lebens Licht' (anonym, 1608)
Link to lyrics

Original sources: Privatbesitz Nachlass A. Wilhelm (CH-Basel), BWV 118 [Score]
Additional sources: D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 461, Faszikel 3 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 475 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1007 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1037 [Score]
D-HAmi Ms. 155 [verschollen] [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5935 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 118, K. Zulehner [Score]
Verschollen BWV 118 (1), J. G. Hientzsch [Score]
[Katalog (Angebotliste) Zulehner 1812] [Score]

Edition

NBA III/1, S. 169 (Konrad Ameln, 1965) – Critical report (1967), S. 181

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