What is St John Passion?
{{italic title}} The '''''St John Passion''''' ({{lang-de|'''Johannes Passion'''}}), BWV 245, is a musical composition by [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]. The words tell the story of [[Jesus]]’s death on the [[crucifix|cross]] as told in the [[Gospel of John]] in the [[Bible]]. The work is for a choir, solo voices and orchestra. The ''St. John Passion'' was first performed in 1724 in the [[St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig]]. The words are from three sources: the Bible (telling the story), by two poets from [[Hamburg]], mostly by [[Barthold Heinrich Brockes]], and from [[chorale]]s which were well-known to German church goers at the time. There were other composers who also wrote works called ''St John Passion'', the most famous being [[Heinrich Schütz]]. However, Bach’s ''St John Passion'' is thought by many musicians to be one of the greatest choral works ever written. Two other great choral works by Bach are his ''[[St Matthew Passion]]'' and ''[[Mass in B minor]] ''. [[Category:Passions and oratorios by Johann Sebastian Bach]] [[Category:Choral compositions]] {{Music-stub}}