St Matthew Passion

1727 sacred oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach
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St Matthew Passion
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St Matthew Passion

Summary

St Matthew Passion is a passion[1]. It draws 424 Wikipedia views per month (passion category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • St Matthew Passion's instance of is recorded as passion[3].
  • St Matthew Passion's composer is recorded as Johann Sebastian Bach[4].
  • St Matthew Passion's librettist is recorded as Christian Friedrich Henrici[5].
  • St Matthew Passion is associated with the Baroque music movement[6].
  • St Matthew Passion's place of publication is recorded as Berlin[7].
  • St Matthew Passion's discography is recorded as St Matthew Passion discography[8].
  • St Matthew Passion is part of Passions[9].
  • St Matthew Passion's Commons category is recorded as St. Matthew Passion[10].
  • St Matthew Passion's language of work or name is recorded as German[11].
  • St Matthew Passion's catalog code is recorded as 244[12].
  • St Matthew Passion was published on 1830[13].
  • St Matthew Passion's date of first performance is recorded as April 11, 1727[14].
  • St Matthew Passion's described by source is recorded as All of Bach[15].
  • St Matthew Passion's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Matthäus-Passion'}[16].
  • St Matthew Passion's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Matthäus-Passion'}[17].
  • St Matthew Passion's form of creative work is recorded as oratorio[18].
  • St Matthew Passion's form of creative work is recorded as passion[19].
  • St Matthew Passion's orchestration is recorded as Soloists (SSSAATTBB)[20].
  • St Matthew Passion's orchestration is recorded as Double choir (SSSAATTBB)[21].
  • St Matthew Passion's orchestration is recorded as Orchestra 1: 2(2rec).2(ob. d'amore/ob. da caccia)0.0. str.continuo[22].
  • St Matthew Passion's orchestration is recorded as Orchestra 2 : 2.2(ob. d'amore).0.0 str(vla. da gamba).continuo[23].

Body

Publication

St Matthew Passion was released on 1830[13]. Its place of publication is recorded as Berlin[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[11]. It is part of Passions[9].

Subject and Themes

St Matthew Passion is associated with the Baroque music movement[6].

Why It Matters

St Matthew Passion draws 424 Wikipedia views per month (passion category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . International Music Score Library Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . International Music Score Library Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . International Music Score Library Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . International Music Score Library Project. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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