St. John Passion


This page was written for Dr. Cyrus's MUSL 243 - Music of the Baroque and Classical Eras class.
It was contributed to by Dan Seriff, Micah Meckstroth, Jason Piehl, and Jonathan Musser. Send comments and questions to any one of us.

What is a Passion?

The Text of Bach's St. John Passion:

Part I Part II
First Half Second Half

Commentary on Bach's St. John Passion

General commentary
On choral movements
On dramatic elements of Part II
On congregational chorales

A Comparison of the St. John and St. Matthew Passions

Other Composers of the Passion

Links to Bach and other Baroque Music Sites


Bibliograpical information
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