| Work Title
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PASSIO, Domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Evang: Matthæum con & sine Stroment:
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| Alternative. Title
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Das Leiden und Sterben unsers HErrn JESU CHRISTI/ Nach dem H. Evangelisten Matthäo; Matthäus-Passion
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| Composer
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Theile, Johann
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IJT 21
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| Key
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G Dorian mode
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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10
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| First Performance.
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1673 in Lübeck, Marienkirche.
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| First Publication.
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1673
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| Language
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German
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| Dedication
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Christian Albrecht & Friderica Amalia, Heirs to the Kingdom of Denmark and Norway
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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1 hour
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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| Piece Style
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Baroque
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| Instrumentation
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Voices: Soli SATB (unnamed) 3 Sopranos (Ancilla I, II, Uxor Pilati), Alto (Judas), 2 Tenors (Evangelist, Petrus), 3 Basses (Jesus, Caiphas, Pilatus), SSATB chorus
Instruments: 2 viola da braccio; 2 violas da gamba; continuo (in places where instruments are banned during Lent, Theile recommends replacing the recits with plainchant and the arias with hymns "Psalmen").
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| Extra Information
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There have been at least two recordings, one issued on Harmonia Mundi in 1984, one on cpo in 2020, both with total durations of about an hour within a few minutes. 10 subdivisions (arias, recitatives, etc.)
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