Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu

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contrapuntal composition musical canon

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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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Canon a 2 per augmentationem contrario motu	1

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	contrapuntal composition ⓘ 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 ⓘ contrary motion between canonic voices GENERATED ⓘ inversion of the subject GENERATED ⓘ
hasForm	two-part canon ⓘ
hasMusicalTechnique	augmentation ⓘ 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 ⓘ use of contrary motion between voices ⓘ use of rhythmic augmentation ⓘ
originalInstrumentation	keyboard ⓘ
partOf	Riccercar and canons dedicated to Frederick the Great ⓘ The Musical Offering NERFINISHED ⓘ
period	18th century ⓘ
style	high Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ
titleTranslation	Canon by augmentation in contrary motion NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesCounterpointType	invertible counterpoint ⓘ strict canon ⓘ
workOf	Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ

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BWV 1079 → containsWork → Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canon a 2 per augmentationem contrario motu