Contrapunctus XIII
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Contrapunctus XIII is one of the later, intricately constructed fugues from J.S. Bach’s unfinished masterpiece *The Art of Fugue*, showcasing his advanced contrapuntal technique.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Contrapunctus XIII canonical | 2 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fugue
ⓘ
movement ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriod | 1740s ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Contrapunctus I
ⓘ
Contrapunctus XIV ⓘ |
| basedOn | principal subject of The Art of Fugue ⓘ |
| belongsTo | late works of Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 1080 ⓘ |
| composedIn | Leipzig ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| genre | contrapuntal keyboard work ⓘ |
| hasComplexity | high ⓘ |
| keySignature | B minor (common modern edition) ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
advanced use of inversion and permutation of the main subject
ⓘ
intricate contrapuntal construction ⓘ |
| notation | open score in four staves (in original print of The Art of Fugue) ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation | unspecified keyboard instrument ⓘ |
| partOf | The Art of Fugue ⓘ |
| partOfCycle | collection of fugues and canons on a single theme ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| positionInWork | late movement ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumous publication as part of The Art of Fugue ⓘ |
| style | high Baroque counterpoint ⓘ |
| subjectType | musical composition ⓘ |
| techniqueUsed |
contrapuntal inversion
ⓘ
fugal writing ⓘ invertible counterpoint ⓘ |
| titleForm | uses Roman numeral XIII in title ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
chamber ensemble (arrangement)
ⓘ
keyboard ⓘ string quartet (arrangement) ⓘ |
| workNumberWithinSet | 13 ⓘ |
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