Dem Gerechten muß das Licht, BWV 195 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
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- (Posted 2017-07-28) CPDL #45695:
- Contributor: Paolo Pandolfo (submitted 2017-07-28). Score information: A4, 50 pages, 3.42 MB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: A scan of the piano-vocal score by Berhard Todt. English and German text.
General Information
Title: Dem Gerechten muß das Licht, BWV 195
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB, separate parts survive for SATB soli and SATB ripieni
Genre: Sacred, Cantata
Language: German
Instruments: Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 oboes d'amore, 2 horns, 3 trumpets, timpani, strings, continuo
First published: 1864 in Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 13
Opus: BWV 195, 6 movements
Description: Wedding cantata surviving in a 1742 fragment and a complete revised version from the late 40's; thought to have originated c1727.
External websites:
- Dem Gerechten muß das Licht at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
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View the Wikipedia article on BWV 195.
- Bach-cantatas site, with links to libretto and translations.
Original text and translations
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