Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The structure of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion (Johannespassion), BWV 245, is shown in tables below.The original Latin title Paßio secundum Joannem translates to "The Passion after John".Bach's large choral composition, written to be performed in a Lutheran service on Good Friday, is based on the Passion, as told in two chapters from the Gospel of John in the translation by Martin Luther, John 18 and John 19, with two short interpolations from the Gospel of Matthew. During the vespers service, the two parts of the work were performed before and after the sermon. Part I covers the events until Peter's denial of Jesus, Part II concludes with the burial of Jesus. The Bible text is reflected in contemporary poetry and in chorales that often end a "scene" of the narration, similar to the way a chorale ends most Bach cantatas. An anonymous poet supplied a few texts himself, quoted from other Passion texts and inserted chorales by nine hymnwriters. Bach led the first performance on 7 April 1724 in Leipzig's Nikolaikirche. He repeated it several times between 1724 and 1749, experimenting with different movements and changes to others, resulting in four versions. The Passion, close to Bach's heart, has an "immediate dramatic quality".. }
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- St_John_Passion_structure abstract "The structure of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion (Johannespassion), BWV 245, is shown in tables below.The original Latin title Paßio secundum Joannem translates to "The Passion after John".Bach's large choral composition, written to be performed in a Lutheran service on Good Friday, is based on the Passion, as told in two chapters from the Gospel of John in the translation by Martin Luther, John 18 and John 19, with two short interpolations from the Gospel of Matthew. During the vespers service, the two parts of the work were performed before and after the sermon. Part I covers the events until Peter's denial of Jesus, Part II concludes with the burial of Jesus. The Bible text is reflected in contemporary poetry and in chorales that often end a "scene" of the narration, similar to the way a chorale ends most Bach cantatas. An anonymous poet supplied a few texts himself, quoted from other Passion texts and inserted chorales by nine hymnwriters. Bach led the first performance on 7 April 1724 in Leipzig's Nikolaikirche. He repeated it several times between 1724 and 1749, experimenting with different movements and changes to others, resulting in four versions. The Passion, close to Bach's heart, has an "immediate dramatic quality".".