Contrapunctus VI

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Contrapunctus VI is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s intricate fugues from The Art of Fugue, notable for its dense contrapuntal writing and expressive, learned style.

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Contrapunctus VI canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fugue
keyboard composition
movement
basedOn principal Art of Fugue subject
belongsToCycle The Art of Fugue
canBeArrangedFor chamber ensemble
string quartet
canBePerformedOn harpsichord
organ
piano
catalogNumber BWV 1080
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
composerBirthYear 1685
composerDeathYear 1750
countryOfOrigin Germany
genre Baroque fugue
hasForm fugue
hasInstrumentation open score
hasNumberOfVoices 4
hasSubject The Art of Fugue
surface form: Art of Fugue main theme
hasTexture polyphonic
hasTitleSeries Contrapunctus
intendedMedium keyboard
isNotedFor dense contrapuntal writing
expressive character
learned contrapuntal style
key D minor
languageOfTitle Latin
movementNumberWithinSeries VI
partOf The Art of Fugue
late works of Johann Sebastian Bach
period Baroque
positionInWork 6
style contrapuntal
expressive
learned style
usesTechnique augmentation
diminution
imitation
invertible counterpoint
stretto
workNumberWithinCollection 6

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The Art of Fugue movement Contrapunctus VI
Contrapunctus VII relatedWork Contrapunctus VI