Ricercar a 3
E301063
Ricercar a 3 is a three-voice contrapuntal keyboard piece by J.S. Bach, notable as one of the fugal components of his collection "The Musical Offering."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ricercar a 3 canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
keyboard work
ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ ricercar ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ricercar a 3 voci
ⓘ
Three-part Ricercar ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionYear | 1747 ⓘ |
| basedOn | royal theme of Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ |
| belongsToComposerCatalogue |
BWV (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
|
| catalogNumber | BWV 1079 (part of) ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German ⓘ |
| compositionForm | ricercar ⓘ |
| dedicatedWithCollectionTo | Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ |
| genre |
contrapuntal music
ⓘ
fugal music ⓘ |
| hasCounterpointType | imitative counterpoint ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse | example of three-part fugue-like writing ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | composed after Bach’s visit to Potsdam ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later contrapuntal studies and analysis ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStructure | exposition and subsequent entries of subject ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
continuous development of royal theme
ⓘ
strict contrapuntal writing ⓘ three-voice fugue-like structure ⓘ use of a single principal subject ⓘ |
| hasNotation | staff notation ⓘ |
| hasPerformancePractice | often performed on harpsichord or piano ⓘ |
| hasRecordingType | solo keyboard recordings ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyInterest | analysis of Bach’s fugal technique ⓘ |
| hasTempoIndication | typically moderate ⓘ |
| hasTexture | polyphonic ⓘ |
| hasThematicMaterialSource | theme improvised by Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ |
| hasTheme | Frederick the Great’s theme ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument | harpsichord ⓘ |
| isContrastedWith | Ricercar a 6 ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
counterpoint pedagogy
ⓘ
music theory ⓘ |
| key | C minor ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movementOf |
BWV 1079
ⓘ
surface form:
BWV 1079 The Musical Offering
|
| numberOfVoices | 3 ⓘ |
| originalCollectionTitle |
Musikalisches Opfer
ⓘ
surface form:
Musicalisches Opfer
|
| partOf |
Musical Offering
ⓘ
surface form:
The Musical Offering
|
| publisherOfFirstPrint | Bach himself (self-published collection) ⓘ |
| relativeComplexityComparedTo | less complex than Ricercar a 6 ⓘ |
| scoring | keyboard ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Baroque ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | about 5 minutes ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.