St John Passion

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The St John Passion is a sacred oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach that dramatically sets the Gospel of John’s account of Christ’s crucifixion to music for choir, soloists, and orchestra.

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St John Passion canonical 8
Johannes-Passion 3
Bach’s St John Passion 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Passion
sacred oratorio
vocal–instrumental composition
basedOn Gospel of John
biblicalSourceChapters John 18
John 19
catalogNumber BWV 245
cityOfFirstPerformance Leipzig
closingChoraleFirstVersion Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
containsChoraleMelodiesBy Johann Heermann
Martin Luther
Paul Gerhardt
countryOfFirstPerformance Electorate of Saxony
firstPerformanceDate 1724-04-07
firstPerformancePlace Nikolaikirche, Leipzig
genre Baroque sacred music
hasMultipleVersions true
historicalSignificance one of the earliest large-scale works Bach composed in Leipzig
includes arias
chorales
choruses
recitatives
keyOpeningChorus G minor
language German
liturgicalDenomination Lutheran
liturgicalLanguage vernacular German
liturgicalUse Good Friday
narratorRole Evangelist
narratorVoiceType tenor
notableFeature dramatic and concise setting of the Passion narrative
openingChorusTitle Herr, unser Herrscher
originalLiturgicalContext Vespers service
performanceTradition regularly performed in Holy Week
periodOfComposition early Leipzig period
placeInBachOeuvre one of Bach’s major sacred works
relatedWork Mass in B minor
St Matthew Passion
scoring choir
orchestra
vocal soloists
structure two parts
style German Baroque
subject Passion of Christ
textType biblical narrative
chorale poetry
free poetry
titleInGerman Johannes-Passion
linked to: St John Passion

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Johann Sebastian Bach notableWork St John Passion
St John Passion titleInGerman Johannes-Passion
linked to: St John Passion
Heinrich Schütz notableWork Johannes-Passion
linked to: St John Passion
Herr, unser Herrscher partOf St John Passion
Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein usedIn St John Passion
Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen relatedWork St John Passion, BWV 245
linked to: St John Passion
O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden usedInWork St John Passion
Bach Collegium Japan performs St John Passion
BWV 245 title St John Passion
BWV 245 title Johannes-Passion
linked to: St John Passion
Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen usedAsChoraleIn Bach’s St John Passion
linked to: St John Passion
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe includesWork St John Passion