BWV 245
E912930
BWV 245 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion, a monumental sacred oratorio depicting the Passion of Christ according to the Gospel of John.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BWV 245 canonical | 1 |
| BWV 245/40 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11231346 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BWV 245 Context triple: [Herr, unser Herrscher, catalogNumber, BWV 245]
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A.
BWV 244
BWV 244 is Johann Sebastian Bach's monumental sacred oratorio commonly known as the St Matthew Passion.
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B.
BWV 248
BWV 248 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, a large-scale sacred work composed of six cantatas for the Christmas season.
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C.
BWV 232
BWV 232 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental Mass in B minor, a cornerstone of the choral and sacred music repertoire.
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D.
BWV 1079
BWV 1079 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s "Musical Offering," a collection of canons and fugues based on a theme given to him by Frederick the Great.
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E.
BWV 988
BWV 988 is the catalogue number for Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations, a monumental set of keyboard variations and one of the most celebrated works in the Baroque repertoire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BWV 245 Target entity description: BWV 245 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion, a monumental sacred oratorio depicting the Passion of Christ according to the Gospel of John.
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A.
BWV 244
BWV 244 is Johann Sebastian Bach's monumental sacred oratorio commonly known as the St Matthew Passion.
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B.
BWV 248
BWV 248 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, a large-scale sacred work composed of six cantatas for the Christmas season.
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C.
BWV 232
BWV 232 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental Mass in B minor, a cornerstone of the choral and sacred music repertoire.
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D.
BWV 1079
BWV 1079 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s "Musical Offering," a collection of canons and fugues based on a theme given to him by Frederick the Great.
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E.
BWV 988
BWV 988 is the catalogue number for Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations, a monumental set of keyboard variations and one of the most celebrated works in the Baroque repertoire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Passion
ⓘ
sacred oratorio ⓘ vocal composition ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 245 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chorusFunction | turba choruses ⓘ |
| cityOfFirstPerformance | Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| compositionLocation | Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPerformance | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1724-04-07 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Nikolaikirche, Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Passion oratorio ⓘ |
| hasRevision |
1725 version
ⓘ
1749 version ⓘ c. 1730s version ⓘ |
| intendedFor | church performance ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| liturgicalPart |
Part I before the sermon
ⓘ
Part II after the sermon ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | Good Friday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementTypes |
arias
ⓘ
chorales ⓘ choruses ⓘ recitatives ⓘ |
| notableChorale |
Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O große Lieb, o Lieb ohn alle Maße NERFINISHED ⓘ Wer hat dich so geschlagen ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 2 ⓘ |
| originalKey | G minor ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Lutheran ⓘ |
| requires |
choir
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ vocal soloists ⓘ |
| sacredOrSecular | sacred ⓘ |
| subject | Passion of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textSource |
Gospel of John
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
chorale texts ⓘ free poetic texts ⓘ |
| title |
Johannes-Passion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St John Passion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalRoles |
Evangelist (tenor)
ⓘ
Jesus (bass) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pilate (bass) NERFINISHED ⓘ alto solo ⓘ bass solo ⓘ soprano solo ⓘ tenor solo ⓘ |
| workNumberingSystem | Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: BWV 245 Description of subject: BWV 245 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion, a monumental sacred oratorio depicting the Passion of Christ according to the Gospel of John.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
BWV 245/40