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Funeral Service, without assignment

Genre

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)

Date of composition around 1746–1747. Changed instrumentation suggests a church performance. Original source: autograph score, clean copy (private ownership). Header title: Motetto. à 4 Voci. 2 Litui. 2 Violini, Viola, 3 Oboe e Baßono se piace | e Basso continuo – B[ach]

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [o.Jg.]

relation from other works

has alternate BWV 118.1BWV 118 / 231->BC B 23a

Link to videos:

Libretto

Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht (anonymous, 1608; presumably M. Behm 1610), stanza 1 (and presumably additional stanzas of the traditional death choral)

Chorale

Anonym (vermutlich Martin Behm), "Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht", 1608, Strophe 1
in: Zwey schöne, geistliche newe Lieder, S.l., 1608, In D-Au 221/BS 4780 A498.608 Z9

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

Edition

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

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