We have a collection of 37 arrangements for Johann Sebastian Bach - Wer hat dich so geschlagen, BWV 244 No. 37
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"Wer hat dich so geschlagen" (Who has struck you thus) is a moving chorale from Johann Sebastian Bach's St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244. It appears in Part One of the oratorio, following the scene where Jesus is struck and mocked after his arrest. The chorale text and melody, based on a traditional German folk tune, serves as a moment of communal reflection on Christ's suffering, a characteristic feature of Bach's profound setting of the Passion story.