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About Passion
Passion is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of classical music, church music and musical setting.
From Wikipedia
In Christian music, a Passion is a setting of the Passion of Christ. Liturgically, most Passions were intended to be performed as part of church services in the Holy Week.
Passion settings developed from medieval intoned readings of the Gospel texts relating Christ's Passion, to which later polyphonic settings were added. Passion Plays, another tradition that originated in the Middle Ages, could be provided with music such as hymns, contributing to Passion as a genre in music.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Passion.
- ↑ classical music
- ↑ church music
- ↑ musical setting
Related genres
Opera
1600s · Europe
Chamber music
form of classical music composed for a small group of instruments
Sonata
1600s · Europe
Baroque music
1600s
Cantata
1600s
Fugue
contrapuntal musical form based on a subject that recurs in imitation
Madrigal
secular vocal music composition of the Renaissance and early Baroque e
Overture
instrumental introduction to any musical piece
Frequently asked questions
What is Passion?
Passion is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of classical music, church music and musical setting.
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q781815 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Passion (music) – CC BY-SA 4.0
- MusicBrainz genre – CC0
- St John Passion opening for audio 01 by J.S.Bach – Public domain
- Bach St Matthew Passion No 46 Chorale Herzliebster Jesu different harmonization by Bach – Public domain
- 7 Minutes of Passion (IA 7MinutesofPassion-4) – CC0 1.0