| Composition Year | 1755 |
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| Genre Categories | Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; |
| Related Works | Organ Introduction to Graun's Tod Jesu, Op.84, by Adolf Friedrich Hesse |
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| Work Title | Der Tod Jesu |
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| Composer | Graun, Karl Heinrich |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | GraunWV B:VII:2 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IKG 65 |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1755 |
| First Performance. | 1755-03-28 in Berlin |
| First Publication. | 1760 |
| Librettist | Karl Wilhelm Ramler (1725−1798) |
| Language | German |
| Dedication | Good Friday (Parasceve) |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 75-100 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | Voices: soprano, alto, tenor, bass; mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra: 2 horns, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, continuo (cello, bass, organ/harpsichord) |
| Related Works | Organ Introduction to Graun's Tod Jesu, Op.84, by Adolf Friedrich Hesse |