Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 36 movements |
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Composition Year | 1768-69 |
Genre Categories | Passions; Religious works; For 6 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
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Work Title | Matthäus-Passion |
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Alternative. Title | Passions = Music von C.P.E. Bach Libretto Title Page: JESU Leiden und Tod nach dem heil. Evangelisten Matthäo, mit einigen Betrachtungen, zur Fastenzeit 1769 in den Hamburgischen Kirchen nach Bachischer Musik abgesungen. |
Composer | Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Wq. deest; H. 782 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ICB 161 |
Key | G minor |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 36 movements |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1768-69 |
First Performance. | 1769-02-05 in Petrikirche, Hamburg |
Librettist | Anna Luise Karsch (1722-1791), Johann Joachim Eschenburg (1743-1820) |
Language | German |
Dedication | Good Friday (Parasceve) |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 102 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | Voices: 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, 2 basses; mixed chorus (SATB (movement 2 SSATB)) Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns (F/E♭), timpani, 2 cellos, strings, continuo |
External Links | RISM |
Recorded around 2007.