Canon a 2
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Canon a 2 is a two-voice contrapuntal canon by Johann Sebastian Bach, included among the canons of his "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079).
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12732212 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canon a 2 Context triple: [BWV 1079, containsWork, Canon a 2]
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Canon 2
Canon 2 is a provision of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges that sets standards for avoiding impropriety and maintaining public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.
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Canon 4
Canon 4 is a provision of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges that governs judges’ extrajudicial activities to ensure they do not undermine the integrity, impartiality, or independence of the judiciary.
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C.
Canon 1
Canon 1 is a decree from the First Council of Constantinople that reaffirms and clarifies orthodox Christian doctrine while condemning various heresies.
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D.
Canon 1
Canon 1 is a key doctrinal decree of the Fourth Lateran Council that authoritatively defined core teachings on the Trinity and the Catholic faith in the early 13th century.
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Canon 1
Canon 1 is a core provision of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges that sets out the fundamental principle that judges must uphold the integrity and independence of the judiciary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canon a 2 Target entity description: Canon a 2 is a two-voice contrapuntal canon by Johann Sebastian Bach, included among the canons of his "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079).
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A.
Canon 2
Canon 2 is a provision of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges that sets standards for avoiding impropriety and maintaining public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.
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B.
Canon 4
Canon 4 is a provision of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges that governs judges’ extrajudicial activities to ensure they do not undermine the integrity, impartiality, or independence of the judiciary.
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C.
Canon 1
Canon 1 is a decree from the First Council of Constantinople that reaffirms and clarifies orthodox Christian doctrine while condemning various heresies.
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D.
Canon 1
Canon 1 is a key doctrinal decree of the Fourth Lateran Council that authoritatively defined core teachings on the Trinity and the Catholic faith in the early 13th century.
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Canon 1
Canon 1 is a core provision of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges that sets out the fundamental principle that judges must uphold the integrity and independence of the judiciary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canon
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musical composition ⓘ two-voice canon ⓘ |
| basedOnThemeBy | Frederick II of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 1079 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| composerBirthName | Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerBirthPlace | Eisenach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerBirthYear | 1685 ⓘ |
| composerDeathYear | 1750 ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German ⓘ |
| composerOccupation |
Kapellmeister
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composer ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| compositionApproximateYear | 1747 ⓘ |
| compositionCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Frederick II of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | contrapuntal music ⓘ |
| hasBWVNumber | BWV 1079 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSurvivingScore | true ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| historicalContext | visit of Bach to Frederick II in Potsdam ⓘ |
| intendedFor | keyboard or melodic instruments ⓘ |
| isPartOfBWVGroup | BWV 1079 canons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | unknown ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| musicalForm | canon ⓘ |
| notatedAs | canon ⓘ |
| numberOfVoices | 2 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Canon a 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Musical Offering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCollection | canons of The Musical Offering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPresentation | Potsdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Musical Offering print ⓘ |
| publisher | unknown ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ricercar a 3
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Ricercar a 6 ⓘ Trio sonata from The Musical Offering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring | unspecified instruments ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Baroque ⓘ |
| tonalSystem | tonal ⓘ |
| usesCounterpoint | true ⓘ |
| usesRoyalTheme | true ⓘ |
| workNumberInCollection | unknown ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canon a 2 Description of subject: Canon a 2 is a two-voice contrapuntal canon by Johann Sebastian Bach, included among the canons of his "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079).
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Canon a 4