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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Easter Oratorio canonical | 4 |
| Oster-Oratorium | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11476101 — 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: Easter Oratorio Context triple: [complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach, includesWork, Easter Oratorio]
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A.
Christmas Oratorio
The Christmas Oratorio is a large-scale sacred vocal work by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of six cantatas intended for performance during the Christmas season.
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B.
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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C.
Christ (oratorio)
Christ (oratorio) is a large-scale sacred musical work by Russian composer Anton Rubinstein that depicts the life and passion of Jesus Christ in the tradition of 19th-century Romantic oratorios.
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D.
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.
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E.
Paradise Lost (oratorio)
Paradise Lost is a large-scale sacred oratorio by Russian composer Anton Rubinstein, inspired by John Milton’s epic poem and blending Romantic orchestral writing with dramatic choral and vocal forces.
- 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: Easter Oratorio Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Christmas Oratorio
The Christmas Oratorio is a large-scale sacred vocal work by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of six cantatas intended for performance during the Christmas season.
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B.
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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C.
Christ (oratorio)
Christ (oratorio) is a large-scale sacred musical work by Russian composer Anton Rubinstein that depicts the life and passion of Jesus Christ in the tradition of 19th-century Romantic oratorios.
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D.
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.
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E.
Paradise Lost (oratorio)
Paradise Lost is a large-scale sacred oratorio by Russian composer Anton Rubinstein, inspired by John Milton’s epic poem and blending Romantic orchestral writing with dramatic choral and vocal forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cantata
ⓘ
sacred oratorio ⓘ vocal composition ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | 1725 ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 249 ⓘ |
| catalogue |
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
ⓘ
linked to:
BWV (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis)
|
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | Leipzig ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Leipzig ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceVenue |
Thomaskirche, Leipzig
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomaskirche
|
| genre |
church cantata
ⓘ
liturgical music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| hasChoralParts | yes ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentalIntroduction | yes ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
basso continuo
ⓘ
flutes ⓘ oboes ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ trumpets ⓘ |
| intendedOccasion | Easter ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
linked to:
BWV 249
BWV 249b ⓘ
linked to:
BWV 249
|
| religiousContext | Lutheran ⓘ |
| religiousHoliday | Easter ⓘ |
| revisedFrom | secular cantata BWV 249a (lost) ⓘ |
| scoring |
SATB soloists
ⓘ
four-part choir ⓘ orchestra ⓘ |
| structure | oratorio in one part ⓘ |
| textLanguage | German ⓘ |
| textSource | New Testament Easter narratives ⓘ |
| title |
Easter Oratorio
ⓘ
Oster-Oratorium ⓘ
linked to:
Easter Oratorio
|
| vocalForces |
alto solo
ⓘ
bass solo ⓘ soprano solo ⓘ tenor solo ⓘ |
| workOf | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Easter Oratorio