Bach: Passions

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical
gptkbp:adaptations modern interpretations
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Holy_Week
gptkbp:audience classical music enthusiasts
religious communities
gptkbp:based_on the Passion narratives in the New Testament
gptkbp:characteristics gptkb:choir
gptkb:orchestral_music
gptkb:voice_acting
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:cultural_significance Christian liturgical music
gptkbp:first_performance 1727
gptkbp:genre classical music
gptkbp:historical_context 18th century Germany
gptkbp:influence subsequent composers
gptkbp:influenced_by Baroque music
gptkbp:inspired_by theological themes
gptkbp:instruments brass
strings
continuo
woodwinds
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:legacy performed worldwide
studied in musicology
influential in choral repertoire
influential in orchestral repertoire
important part of Western classical music
gptkbp:notable_performances conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt
conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
conducted by Philippe Herreweghe
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:St._John_Passion
gptkb:St._Matthew_Passion
gptkbp:performed_by orchestras
gptkbp:performed_in gptkb:church
gptkb:Easter
concert halls
gptkbp:recordings numerous recordings exist
gptkbp:style polyphony
counterpoint
gptkbp:themes gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:sacrifice
faith
suffering
redemption
forgiveness
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ton_Koopman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6