Passio Domini nostri Iesu Christi secundum Matthaeum, BWV 244b

St. Matthew Passion

“Passionsmusik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus”

Johann Sebastian Bach · 1685 – 1750

Key

E minor

Form

Sacred oratorios, Passions, 3sop 2alt 2ten 2bass 2ch 2orch, De

Instrumentation

3 sopranos, 2 altos, 2 tenors, 2 basses, 2 mixed choruses (SSAATTBBB), 2 orchestras

Year composed

1727

Era

Baroque