St. John Passion (Bach)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:BWV_number 245
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:BWV_(Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis)
gptkbp:choraleCount 11
gptkbp:closingChorus gptkb:Ruht_wohl,_ihr_heiligen_Gebeine
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:duration approximately 2 hours
gptkbp:evangelistRole soprano
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:St._Nicholas_Church,_Leipzig
1724-04-07
gptkbp:genre sacred oratorio
gptkbp:hasLibretto gptkb:German
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label St. John Passion (Bach)
gptkbp:influenced later Passion settings
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Brockes_Passion
gptkbp:jesusRole gptkb:bass_guitar
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:librettist unknown
gptkbp:liturgicalUse gptkb:Good_Friday
gptkbp:locationOfComposition gptkb:Leipzig
gptkbp:manuscriptLocation gptkb:Berlin_State_Library
gptkbp:notableAria gptkb:Ach,_mein_Sinn
gptkbp:notableChorus gptkb:Herr,_unser_Herrscher
gptkbp:notableFeature alternation of recitative, arias, and chorales
dramatic narrative style
use of turba choruses
gptkbp:numberOfMovements 40
gptkbp:openingChorus gptkb:Herr,_unser_Herrscher
gptkbp:period Baroque
gptkbp:peterRole soprano
gptkbp:pilateRole gptkb:bass_guitar
gptkbp:recordedAt Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)
Karl Richter (conductor)
Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)
Ton Koopman (conductor)
gptkbp:relatedWork gptkb:St._Matthew_Passion_(Bach)
gptkbp:scoredFor gptkb:choral_music
gptkb:orchestra
soloists
gptkbp:structure two parts
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Passion_of_Christ
gptkbp:text gptkb:Gospel_of_John
chorales
poetry by Barthold Heinrich Brockes
gptkbp:title gptkb:The_Passion_According_to_St._John
gptkb:St._John_Passion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Passion_of_Jesus_Christ
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7