Which movement of Bach's "St Matthew Passion" did Paul Simon borrow for "American Tune"?

Question

And is there a recording of it online?

Answer 1

It's most obvious in the Christmas Oratorio

http://youtube.com/watch?v=sV6O1JCWDd8

http://www.jsbach.org/bwv248.html

http://oll.libertyfund.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1120&Itemid=288



No. 21.

Receive me, my Redeemer (Erkenne mich, mein Huter)

http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=2055&chapter=149340&layout=html&Itemid=27

O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden

http://youtube.com/watch?v=B4JYwbWwNSs&feature





This song is notable for being based on a melody line from Johann Sebastian Bach's chorale from "St. Matthew Passion," itself a reworking of an earlier secular song, "Mein Gmüth ist mir verwirret," composed by Hans Hassler.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_sl4r0eGVY

http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=7447

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Tune

http://music.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/0104_passion/

Answer 2

American Tune Simon And Garfunkel

Answer 3

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