Matthäus-Passion
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Matthäus-Passion is a Baroque musical setting of the Passion according to St. Matthew, composed by Heinrich Schütz and regarded as one of his significant sacred works.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matthäus-Passion canonical | 2 |
| Matthäus-Passion (Schütz) | 1 |
| Schütz’s Passions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5946955 — 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: Matthäus-Passion Context triple: [Heinrich Schütz, notableWork, Matthäus-Passion]
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St Matthew Passion
St Matthew Passion is a monumental sacred oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach that dramatizes the Passion of Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew, renowned for its emotional depth, complex choral writing, and profound spiritual impact.
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B.
St John Passion
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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Mass in B minor
Mass in B minor is a monumental choral and orchestral composition by Johann Sebastian Bach, widely regarded as one of the greatest sacred works in Western classical music.
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Mendelssohn Lobgesang
Mendelssohn's "Lobgesang" (Hymn of Praise), often classified as his Symphony No. 2, is a large-scale choral-symphonic work that combines orchestral movements with vocal solos and chorus to set biblical texts in a celebratory, sacred context.
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Handel Messiah
Handel's Messiah is a renowned 18th-century English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel, celebrated for its choral writing and especially the "Hallelujah" chorus, and frequently performed during the Christmas and Easter seasons.
- 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: Matthäus-Passion Target entity description: Matthäus-Passion is a Baroque musical setting of the Passion according to St. Matthew, composed by Heinrich Schütz and regarded as one of his significant sacred works.
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A.
St Matthew Passion
St Matthew Passion is a monumental sacred oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach that dramatizes the Passion of Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew, renowned for its emotional depth, complex choral writing, and profound spiritual impact.
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B.
St John Passion
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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C.
Mass in B minor
Mass in B minor is a monumental choral and orchestral composition by Johann Sebastian Bach, widely regarded as one of the greatest sacred works in Western classical music.
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D.
Mendelssohn Lobgesang
Mendelssohn's "Lobgesang" (Hymn of Praise), often classified as his Symphony No. 2, is a large-scale choral-symphonic work that combines orchestral movements with vocal solos and chorus to set biblical texts in a celebratory, sacred context.
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E.
Handel Messiah
Handel's Messiah is a renowned 18th-century English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel, celebrated for its choral writing and especially the "Hallelujah" chorus, and frequently performed during the Christmas and Easter seasons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque composition
ⓘ
passion setting ⓘ sacred vocal work ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | Heinrich Schütz ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| biblicalBook |
Gospel according to Matthew
ⓘ
linked to:
Gospel of Matthew
|
| catalogueSection |
Schütz’s Passions
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linked to:
Matthäus-Passion
|
| composer | Heinrich Schütz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Electorate of Saxony
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Germany ⓘ |
| form | through-composed Passion ⓘ |
| genre |
Passion
ⓘ
liturgical music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
biblical narrative
ⓘ
chorus ⓘ recitative ⓘ turba choruses ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian early Baroque style
ⓘ
Lutheran liturgical tradition ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | Protestant church service ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Good Friday
ⓘ
Holy Week ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| narratorRole | Evangelist ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
historically informed performance
ⓘ
liturgical performance ⓘ |
| period | early Baroque ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Johannes-Passion (Heinrich Schütz)
ⓘ
Lukas-Passion (Heinrich Schütz) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Lutheran ⓘ |
| scoring |
a cappella
ⓘ
voices ⓘ |
| significance | major sacred work by Heinrich Schütz ⓘ |
| style | German Baroque sacred music ⓘ |
| subject |
Crucifixion of Jesus
ⓘ
Passion of Jesus ⓘ |
| textLanguage | German ⓘ |
| textSource | Luther Bible ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | German ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Matthäus-Passion
linked to: Matthäus-Passion