Canon cancrizans
E1000170
Canon cancrizans is a retrograde canon by Johann Sebastian Bach, best known as one of the intricate contrapuntal pieces in his *Musical Offering* (BWV 1079).
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canon
ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ retrograde canon ⓘ |
| basedOn | royal theme from Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 1079 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Frederick II of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContrapuntalComplexity | high GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasCounterpointType | invertible counterpoint ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
modern analyses of Bach’s contrapuntal style
ⓘ
theoretical discussions of canons ⓘ |
| hasKey | varies by edition ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
palindromic structure
ⓘ
strict canon between voices ⓘ use of retrograde motion ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceMedium |
chamber ensemble
ⓘ
keyboard ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Canon cancrizans ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasWorkCollectionNumber | part of BWV 1079 ⓘ |
| hasWorkNumber | BWV 1079 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDocumentedIn |
BWV catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
critical editions of The Musical Offering ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | Musical Offering canons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfCollectionBy | Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelatedWork |
Ricercar a 3 (BWV 1079)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ricercar a 6 (BWV 1079) NERFINISHED ⓘ other canons from The Musical Offering ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
counterpoint pedagogy
ⓘ
music theory ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movementOf | The Musical Offering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalForm | canon ⓘ |
| notatedIn | score for The Musical Offering ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | The Musical Offering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Potsdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| techniqueUsed | retrograde ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | crab canon ⓘ |
| usesTheme | The Musical Offering royal theme ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1747 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.