Contrapunctus IV
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Contrapunctus IV is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s intricate fugues from The Art of Fugue, notable for its dense counterpoint and expressive development of the principal theme.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Contrapunctus IV canonical | 5 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fugue
ⓘ
movement ⓘ |
| belongsToComposer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 1080 ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German ⓘ |
| cyclePosition | fourth fugue in The Art of Fugue ⓘ |
| educationalUse | study piece for advanced counterpoint ⓘ |
| genre |
Baroque music
ⓘ
contrapuntal music ⓘ |
| hasCounterpointTechnique |
augmentation and diminution of the subject
ⓘ
imitation ⓘ invertible counterpoint ⓘ stretto ⓘ |
| hasThemeType | derived from The Art of Fugue principal subject ⓘ |
| hasWorkNumber | movement of BWV 1080 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late works of Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| influencedField | theory and pedagogy of fugue ⓘ |
| intendedInstrumentation | unspecified keyboard or ensemble ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| musicalForm | fugue ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
dense counterpoint
ⓘ
expressive development of the principal theme ⓘ |
| numberOfVoices | four voices ⓘ |
| partOf | The Art of Fugue ⓘ |
| partOfCollection |
The Art of Fugue
ⓘ
surface form:
Bach’s late contrapuntal studies
|
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumously published as part of The Art of Fugue ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Contrapunctus I
ⓘ
Contrapunctus II ⓘ Contrapunctus III ⓘ other Contrapuncti of The Art of Fugue ⓘ |
| style | learned counterpoint ⓘ |
| subjectTreatment | systematic contrapuntal development ⓘ |
| texture | polyphonic ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | D minor ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceMedium |
chamber ensemble arrangements
ⓘ
keyboard (harpsichord or piano) ⓘ string quartet arrangements ⓘ |
| usesTheme | principal Art of Fugue subject ⓘ |
| workSeries | Contrapuncti of The Art of Fugue ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.