Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4

Summary

Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4 is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4's composer is recorded as Johann Sebastian Bach^[4].
• Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4's librettist is recorded as Martin Luther^[5].
• Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4 is associated with the Baroque music movement^[6].
• Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4's discography is recorded as Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4 discography^[7].
• Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4's Commons category is recorded as BWV 4^[8].
• Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4's language of work or name is recorded as German^[9].
• Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4's catalog code is recorded as 4^[10].
• Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4's tonality is recorded as E minor^[11].
• Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4's date of first performance is recorded as April 3, 1725^[12].
• Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4's described by source is recorded as All of Bach^[13].
• Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Christ lag in Todes Banden'}^[14].
• Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4's has characteristic is recorded as Bach cantata^[15].
• Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q929848', 'amount': '+8'}^[16].
• Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4's form of creative work is recorded as chorale cantata^[17].

Product Details

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• Release type: Cantata^[18]

• Genre(s): classical^[19]

• Community tags: choral, classical^[20]

• MusicBrainz ID: 95ee25ab-dd51-4d08-8800-3945264e10ea^[21]

Body

Publication

Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4's language of work or name is recorded as German^[9].

Subject and Themes

Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4 is associated with the Baroque music movement^[6].

Why It Matters

Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4 ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]