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Cantata No. 118, BWV 118: Oh Jesus, Lord, my Light and Life
Composers:
  • Bach, J.S.
Detailed Instrumentation: SATB Chorus: 6 Parts: Part I (Tpt1); Part II (Tpt2); Part III (Cl or Fl or Ob); Part IV (Tpt 3); Part V (Tbn1 or Hn); Part VI (Tbn 2 or BCl)

Duration: 3 minutes

Description: CANTATA No. 118 (O JESU CHRIST, MEIN’S LEBENS LICHT; OH JESUS, MY LORD AND LIGHT) is a sacred motet composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). It is known to have been performed at a funeral, and was possibly a generic work intended for funereal purposes. When the work was first published in the nineteenth century, it was called a cantata, perhaps because it has an instrumental accompaniment. While it is not an a cappella work, modern scholarship accepts it is a motet. The instrumental accompaniment is written in six parts, which many instrument substitution options available: Part I – Trumpet 1 in B-flat; Part II – Trumpet 2 in B-flat; Part III – Clarinet in B-flat or/and Flute or/and Oboe; Part IV – Trumpet 3 in B-flat; Part V – Trombone 1 or/and Horn in F; Part VI – Trombone 2 and/or Bass Clarinet in B-flat.

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