Aria da capo

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Aria da capo is the recurring opening and closing theme of J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, framing the work with an elegant, ornamented sarabande.

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Aria da capo canonical 2
Arie da capo 1

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf keyboard composition
musical work
basedOn bass line used as ground for Goldberg Variations
catalogNumber BWV 988
closingSectionOf Goldberg Variations
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
composerStylePeriod late Bach keyboard style
countryOfOrigin Germany
form binary form
functionInWork theme for Goldberg Variations
genre sarabande
instrumentation harpsichord
keyboard
key G major
languageOfTitle Italian
movementNumber 1
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notableFeature highly ornamented melodic line
serves as framing device for Goldberg Variations
openingSectionOf Goldberg Variations
partOf Goldberg Variations
positionInWork final movement of Goldberg Variations
first movement of Goldberg Variations
style dance-style sarabande
tempoIndication aria
texture ornamented melody with accompaniment
timePeriod Baroque
title Aria da capo self-link
workTitle Goldberg Variations
surface form: Aria (Goldberg Variations)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Goldberg Variations hasPart Aria da capo
Milton Babbitt notableWork Aria da capo
this entity surface form: Arie da capo
Aria da capo title Aria da capo self-link