St Matthew Passion
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1727 sacred oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach
Key facts
- Native name
- Passio Domini Nostri J.C. Secundum Evangelistam Matthaeum
- Related
- BWV 244a
- Occasion
- Good Friday
- Text
- Matthew 26–27 Picander chorales
- Language
- German
- Performed
- 11 April 1727 ( 1727-04-11 ) : St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
- Scoring
- Two choirs soprano, alto, tenor and bass</span>"}]]}'>SATB Evangelist Vox Christi Solo: soprano, alto, tenor, bass, soliloquents Two orchestras of woodwinds, strings and basso continuo
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Described at
BWV 244.3
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- passion
- Part of
- Passions
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Librettist
- Christian Friedrich Henrici
- Image
- Passionhandschrift.jpg
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- form of creative work
- passion
- Commons category
- St. Matthew Passion
- catalog code
- 244
- date of first performance
- 1727-04-11
- language of work or name
- German
- native label
- Matthäus-Passion
- title
- Matthäus-Passion
- orchestration
- Orchestra 2 : 2.2(ob. d'amore).0.0 str(vla. da gamba).continuo
- publication date
- 1830-00-00
- place of publication
- Berlin
- described at URL
- www.bach-chorales.com/BWV0244_3.htm
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Encyclopedic overview
The St Matthew Passion (German: Matthäuspassion), BWV 244, is a Passion, a sacred oratorio written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, with libretto in German by Picander. It sets the 26th and 27th chapters of the Gospel of Matthew (in the Luther Bible) to music, with interspersed chorales and arias. It is widely regarded as one of the masterpieces of Baroque sacred music. The original Latin title Passio Domini nostri J.C. secundum Evangelistam Matthæum translates to "The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the Evangelist Matthew".
History
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