Erwünschtes Freudenlicht (Desired light of joy), BWV 184, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach for the Lutheran church service. He composed it in Leipzig for the third day of Pentecost (Whit Tuesday) and first performed it on 30 May 1724. It was probably based on an earlier secular cantata (BWV 184a). This work, mostly lost, was composed in Köthen as a duet cantata for soprano and bass with several dance movements.
| Librettist | Anonymous (Nos.1-4, 6) Anarg Friedrich von Wildenfels (1555-1602) (No.5) (based on BWV 184a) |
| Date of composition | 1724 in Leipzig, Germany |
| Premiered | 1724, May 30th in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1891 (BGA) |
| Dedicated to | 3rd day of Pentecost |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | G Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 184 |
| Instruments |
3x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Erwünschtes Freudenlicht en sol majeur, BWV 184 Johann Sebastian Bach: Erwünschtes Freudenlicht in sol maggiore, BWV 184 Johann Sebastian Bach: Erwünschtes Freudenlicht G-dur, BWV 184 |