BWV 245

E912930

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.

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Label Occurrences
BWV 245 canonical 2
BWV 245/40 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Passion
sacred oratorio
vocal composition
catalogNumber BWV 245
chorusFunction turba choruses
cityOfFirstPerformance Leipzig
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
compositionLocation Leipzig
countryOfFirstPerformance Electorate of Saxony
firstPerformanceDate 1724-04-07
firstPerformancePlace Nikolaikirche, Leipzig
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
movementTypes arias
chorales
choruses
recitatives
notableChorale Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein
O große Lieb, o Lieb ohn alle Maße
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
textSource Gospel of John
chorale texts
free poetic texts
title Johannes-Passion
linked to: St John Passion

St John Passion
vocalRoles Evangelist (tenor)
Jesus (bass)
Pilate (bass)
alto solo
bass solo
soprano solo
tenor solo
workNumberingSystem Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein BWVNumber BWV 245/40
linked to: BWV 245
BWV 245 catalogNumber BWV 245