Musikalisches Opfer

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collection of compositions musical composition

Musikalisches Opfer is a collection of complex contrapuntal compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for its intricate canons and fugues based on a theme given by Frederick the Great.

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Das Musikalische Opfer 3
Musikalisches Opfer canonical 3
Musicalisches Opfer 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf collection of compositions ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Musikalisches Opfer ⓘ
surface form: Das Musikalische Opfer

Musical Offering ⓘ
surface form: The Musical Offering
approximateCompositionYear 1747 ⓘ
basedOnThemeBy Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
catalogueNumber BWV 1079 ⓘ
composer Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
containsForm canon ⓘ
fugue ⓘ
ricercar ⓘ
trio sonata ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
dedicatedTo Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
era High Baroque ⓘ
genre chamber music ⓘ
contrapuntal music ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus core repertoire of Baroque chamber music ⓘ
hasPart Ricercar a 3 ⓘ
Ricercar a 6 ⓘ
trio sonata in C minor ⓘ
various canons ⓘ
hasScholarlyInterest extensively analyzed in music theory and musicology ⓘ
hasTheme royal theme of Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
historicalSignificance important example of Baroque contrapuntal art ⓘ
major late work of Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
inspiredByEvent Bach’s visit to Frederick II of Prussia in 1747 ⓘ
keyCharacteristic complex counterpoint ⓘ
elaborate fugues ⓘ
intricate canons ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
movementCountApproximate 16 ⓘ
notableFeature combination of strict counterpoint and expressive style ⓘ
exploration of invertible counterpoint ⓘ
use of a single royal theme throughout ⓘ
use of augmentation and diminution ⓘ
use of canons in riddle form ⓘ
originalInstrumentationNotFullySpecified true ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
placeOfInspiration Potsdam ⓘ
publisherLocation Leipzig ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer The Art of Fugue ⓘ
surface form: Die Kunst der Fuge
titleInEnglish Musical Offering ⓘ
surface form: The Musical Offering
titleInGerman Musikalisches Opfer self-link ⓘ
titleInLatin Offertorium ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation keyboard and melody instruments ⓘ

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

Musical Offering → title → Musikalisches Opfer ⓘ
Musical Offering → hasAlternativeLanguageTitle → Musikalisches Opfer ⓘ
this entity surface form: Das Musikalische Opfer
Musikalisches Opfer → titleInGerman → Musikalisches Opfer self-link ⓘ
Musikalisches Opfer → alsoKnownAs → Musikalisches Opfer ⓘ
this entity surface form: Das Musikalische Opfer
Ricercar a 3 → originalCollectionTitle → Musikalisches Opfer ⓘ
this entity surface form: Musicalisches Opfer
BWV 1079 → title → Musikalisches Opfer ⓘ
BWV 1079 → alsoKnownAs → Musikalisches Opfer ⓘ
this entity surface form: Das Musikalische Opfer