BWV 245
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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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BWV 245/40 | 1 |
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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
BWV 245/40