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Brockes Passion is George Frideric Handel's setting of Barthold Heinrich Brockes's German poem about the suffering and death of Jesus. Handel composed the work around 1716, during a period when German composers were producing large-scale settings of the same Passion text. It is written for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, and places lyrical arias and reflective ensembles alongside dramatic scenes drawn from the Gospel narrative.
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What text does Handel's Brockes Passion set?
Brockes Passion sets Barthold Heinrich Brockes's German poem about the suffering and death of Jesus. Handel composed it around 1716 during a period of German Passion settings.
When did Handel compose Brockes Passion?
Handel composed Brockes Passion around 1716. The work belongs to the early eighteenth-century tradition of setting Brockes's Passion text for voices and instruments.
Who was Barthold Heinrich Brockes?
Brockes was the German poet whose Passion text Handel set. His poem was also used by other composers of the period, making it an important shared text in German sacred music.
Is Brockes Passion a German-language work?
Yes. Handel's setting uses the German text by Barthold Heinrich Brockes. It is a sacred Passion work focused on Christ's suffering and death.
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