About this work
O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht BWV 118 is a single-movement funeral work, closer to a motet than to a cantata of recitatives and arias. The chorale runs through the whole piece in a restrained procession.
The version contained in this file joins the choir to a wind ensemble and continuo. Ritornellos separate and extend the hymn phrases, allowing the text to remain intelligible despite the forces involved.
Maintain a processional pulse and avoid added pathos. Winds should support the choral line without thickening every chord. The choir should prepare shared consonants and carry each phrase through to the following ritornello.
What the document containsDocument: The document contains 10 pages in PDF format. No MIDI file is currently attached to this historical record. The ten pages contain the complete single movement of this funeral work; no recitative or aria is missing.The historical record marks the work and file as public domain but does not document the editor or exact provenance of this copy. The file preserved by LesPartitions.info can be compared with the reference catalogue. Following that check, LesPartitions.info separates established facts from information that remains incomplete.