Tod und Sieg des Herrn is an oratorio from Felix Draeseke.
Each part is divided into three scenes: A chorus of 150-200 members functions largely as a plot-enhancing device, replacing the role that had traditionally been filled by recitative.
The following table illustrates the two observational roles (Angels and the Faithful) and the eight character roles represented by the chorus.
Of these, the Chorus of the Pharisees and the Chorus of the People play perhaps the largest role in the lead-up to the Crucifixion; just as the crowd influenced Pontias Pilate, so does the chorus influence both Caiphas and Pilate in this oratorio.
The choral writing resembles the turbae scenes of traditional oratorio, with one major difference: the cries and calls of the chorus lead directly to Christ's conviction.