Canon a 4 per augmentationem et diminutionem
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Canon a 4 per augmentationem et diminutionem is a four-voice canon by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its use of augmentation and diminution techniques, and is one of the canons from the *Musical Offering* (BWV 1079).
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canon
ⓘ
four-voice canon ⓘ musical composition ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Frederick II of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | royal theme from The Musical Offering ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 1079 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedBy | Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque music ⓘ |
| hasBWVNumber | BWV 1079 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComposer | Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | canon ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasVoicing | four voices ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| numberOfVoices | 4 ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Musical Offering
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
collection of canons in The Musical Offering ⓘ |
| period | Baroque period ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Canon in 4 parts by augmentation and diminution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCompositionalDevice |
counterpoint
ⓘ
imitation ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
augmentation
ⓘ
diminution ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.