Easter Oratorio
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The Easter Oratorio is a festive sacred cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed for Easter celebrations and notable for its jubilant choruses and expressive solo movements.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cantata
ⓘ
sacred oratorio ⓘ vocal composition ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | 1725 ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 249 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogue | Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceVenue | Thomaskirche, Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
church cantata
ⓘ
liturgical music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| hasChoralParts | yes ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentalIntroduction | yes ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
basso continuo
ⓘ
flutes ⓘ oboes ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ trumpets ⓘ |
| intendedOccasion | Easter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | E major ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | Easter Day service ⓘ |
| nationalityOfComposer | German ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
expressive solo arias
ⓘ
festive orchestration with trumpets and timpani ⓘ jubilant choruses ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 11 ⓘ |
| openingMovementType | sinfonia ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
BWV 249a
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BWV 249b NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Lutheran ⓘ |
| religiousHoliday | Easter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedFrom | secular cantata BWV 249a (lost) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring |
SATB soloists
ⓘ
four-part choir ⓘ orchestra ⓘ |
| structure | oratorio in one part ⓘ |
| textLanguage | German ⓘ |
| textSource | New Testament Easter narratives ⓘ |
| title |
Easter Oratorio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oster-Oratorium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
alto solo
ⓘ
bass solo ⓘ soprano solo ⓘ tenor solo ⓘ |
| workOf | Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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