Crucifixus
E272000
Crucifixus is the somber, passacaglia-style movement in J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor that depicts Christ’s crucifixion through intensely expressive, descending musical lines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crucifixus canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral movement
ⓘ
sacred music movement ⓘ |
| accompaniment |
basso continuo
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ |
| character |
intensely expressive
ⓘ
somber ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| compositionalTechnique |
chromaticism
ⓘ
descending bass line ⓘ ground bass ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | circa 1740s ⓘ |
| genre | sacred choral music ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late sacred synthesis of Bach’s style ⓘ |
| key | E minor ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | profession of faith ⓘ |
| liturgicalTextSection | Et incarnatus est – Crucifixus – Et resurrexit ⓘ |
| movementNumberInCredo | second movement ⓘ |
| musicalForm | passacaglia ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
intense harmonic tension
ⓘ
ostinato bass repeated throughout movement ⓘ |
| partOf | Mass in B minor ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Mass in B minor ⓘ |
| sectionOfMass | Credo ⓘ |
| symbolism |
depicts Christ’s crucifixion
ⓘ
descending lines symbolize suffering ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter | slow ⓘ |
| textIncipit | Crucifixus etiam pro nobis ⓘ |
| textLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| textSource |
Roman Catholic Mass Ordinary
ⓘ
surface form:
Mass Ordinary
|
| texture | choral ⓘ |
| vocalForces | SATB choir ⓘ |
| workCatalogueNumber | BWV 232 ⓘ |
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