Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu
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Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu is a complex contrapuntal canon by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its use of augmentation and contrary motion, and is part of the collection known as The Musical Offering.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canon a 2 per augmentationem contrario motu | 1 |
| Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12732216 — 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 per augmentationem in contrario motu Context triple: [BWV 1079, containsWork, Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu]
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- 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 per augmentationem in contrario motu Target entity description: Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu is a complex contrapuntal canon by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its use of augmentation and contrary motion, and is part of the collection known as The Musical Offering.
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A.
Aeterni Patris (1621)
Aeterni Patris (1621) is a papal bull by Pope Gregory XV that established key regulations for papal conclaves, including the introduction of secret ballots in the election of popes.
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B.
Novum Instrumentum omne
Novum Instrumentum omne is Desiderius Erasmus’s groundbreaking 1516 edition of the New Testament in Greek with a new Latin translation, which significantly influenced biblical scholarship and the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum
Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum is the Latin title of Martin Luther’s 1517 document challenging the Catholic Church’s practice of selling indulgences, which helped spark the Protestant Reformation.
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D.
Utrinque Paratus
Utrinque Paratus is the Latin motto of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment, meaning “Ready for Anything” or “Ready on Both Sides,” reflecting its airborne readiness and versatility.
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E.
Divinae Institutiones
Divinae Institutiones is an early 4th-century Christian apologetic work by Lactantius that systematically presents and defends Christian doctrine to a Roman audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contrapuntal composition
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musical canon ⓘ |
| basedOn | royal theme from Frederick the Great ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 1079 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Frederick II of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque music ⓘ |
| hasCollectionRole | one of the canons in The Musical Offering ⓘ |
| hasCompositionalDevice |
augmentation of the subject
GENERATED
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contrary motion between canonic voices GENERATED ⓘ inversion of the subject GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasForm | two-part canon ⓘ |
| hasMusicalTechnique |
augmentation
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canon ⓘ contrary motion ⓘ |
| hasNotation | open score in The Musical Offering print ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAnalyzedIn | music theory literature on The Musical Offering ⓘ |
| key | C minor ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movementType | canon in two voices ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex contrapuntal structure
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use of contrary motion between voices ⓘ use of rhythmic augmentation ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation | keyboard ⓘ |
| partOf |
Riccercar and canons dedicated to Frederick the Great
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The Musical Offering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| style | high Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Canon by augmentation in contrary motion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCounterpointType |
invertible counterpoint
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strict canon ⓘ |
| workOf | Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu Description of subject: Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu is a complex contrapuntal canon by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its use of augmentation and contrary motion, and is part of the collection known as The Musical Offering.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Canon a 2 per augmentationem contrario motu