Composition: Erwünschtes Freudenlicht, BWV 184 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Title Erwünschtes Freudenlicht
Alternative title Desired light of joy
Creators Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) and Anarg Friedrich von Wildenfels (librettist)
Opus BWV 184
Instrumentation soprano, alto, tenor, mixed chorus and orchestra
Number of movements 6
Keys G major
Composed 1724
First published 1891
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Composition types Sacred cantatas
Language German
Period Baroque
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Arrangements

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view Recitative: 'Erwünschtes Freudenlicht' (No.1) 2 violins, viola and cello
2 violins and 2 cellos
2 flutes, viola and cello
2 flutes and 2 cellos
flute, violin, viola and cello
flute, violin and 2 cellos
Peter Lang
view Duet Aria: 'Gesegnete Christen, glückselige Herde' (No.2) 3 violins, viola and cello
3 violins and 2 cellos
violin, 3 violas and cello
violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos
2 violins, 2 violas and cello
2 violins, viola and 2 cellos
flute, 2 violins, viola and cello
flute, violin and 2 cellos
flute, 3 violas and cello
flute, 2 violas and 2 cellos
flute, violin, 2 violas and cello
flute, violin, viola and 2 cellos
Peter Lang
view Duet Aria: 'Gesegnete Christen, glückselige Herde' (No.2) 3 violins and cello
2 violins, viola and cello
violin, 2 violas and cello
flute, 2 violins and cello
flute, violin, viola and cello
flute, 2 violas and cello
Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli
view Aria: 'Glück und Segen sind bereit' (No.4) violin, viola and cello
violin and 2 cellos
Peter Lang
view Aria: 'Glück und Segen sind bereit' (No.4) violin and viola
violin and cello
2 violas
viola and cello
Peter Lang
view Aria: 'Glück und Segen sind bereit' (No.4) trumpet and organ Michel Rondeau

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete Complete Score · view
view Complete Complete Score · view
view Complete Ramon Casadesus-Masanell 2021 1. Recitative: 'Erwünschtes Freudenlicht' · view
2. Duet aria: 'Gesegnete Christen, glückselige Herde' · view
3. Recitative: 'So freuet euch, ihr auserwählten Seelen' · view
4. Aria: 'Glück und Segen sind bereit' · view
5. Chorus: 'Herr, ich hoff je, du werdest die' · view
6. Chorale: 'Guter Hirte, Trost der Deinen' · view
Engraving files (MuseScore) · view
view Complete vocal score Breitkopf und Härtel Complete Score · view
view Chorus: 'Herr, ich hoff je, du werdest die' (No.5) Study Choral Score (Textless) · view
view Chorus: 'Herr, ich hoff je, du werdest die' (No.5) Study Choral Score (Textless) · view
view Recitative: 'Erwünschtes Freudenlicht' (No.1) Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello
2 violins and 2 cellos
2 flutes, viola and cello
2 flutes and 2 cellos
flute, violin, viola and cello
flute, violin and 2 cellos
by Peter Lang
Peter Lang 2016 Complete Score and Parts · view
Complete Score and Parts (revoiced) · view
view Duet Aria: 'Gesegnete Christen, glückselige Herde' (No.2) Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and cello
3 violins and 2 cellos
violin, 3 violas and cello
violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos
2 violins, 2 violas and cello
2 violins, viola and 2 cellos
flute, 2 violins, viola and cello
flute, violin and 2 cellos
flute, 3 violas and cello
flute, 2 violas and 2 cellos
flute, violin, 2 violas and cello
flute, violin, viola and 2 cellos
by Peter Lang
Peter Lang 2016 Complete Score and Parts · view
view Duet Aria: 'Gesegnete Christen, glückselige Herde' (No.2) Arrangement for 3 violins and cello
2 violins, viola and cello
violin, 2 violas and cello
flute, 2 violins and cello
flute, violin, viola and cello
flute, 2 violas and cello
by Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli
Peter Lang 2016 Complete Score and Parts · view
view Aria: 'Glück und Segen sind bereit' (No.4) Arrangement for violin, viola and cello
violin and 2 cellos
by Peter Lang
Peter Lang 2016 Complete Score and Parts · view
view Aria: 'Glück und Segen sind bereit' (No.4) Arrangement for violin and viola
violin and cello
2 violas
viola and cello
by Peter Lang
Peter Lang 2016 Complete Score and Parts · view
view Aria: 'Glück und Segen sind bereit' (No.4) Arrangement for trumpet and organ
by Michel Rondeau
Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view
Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypeSectionArranged forFiles
view Synthesized Synthesized Aria: 'Glück und Segen sind bereit' (No.4) For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) Synthesized Performance · file
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