Ricercar a 6
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Ricercar a 6 is a complex six-voice contrapuntal keyboard piece by J.S. Bach, renowned as one of the central fugues within his collection *The Musical Offering*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ricercar a 6 canonical | 4 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fugue
ⓘ
keyboard composition ⓘ musical composition ⓘ ricercar ⓘ |
| alternativeInstrumentation | organ ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | 1747 ⓘ |
| basedOn | royal theme of Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | BWV 1079 ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| counterpointType | strict counterpoint ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque music ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central work in the study of Baroque counterpoint
ⓘ
considered one of Bach's most complex fugues ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later contrapuntal composition and pedagogy ⓘ |
| instrumentation | keyboard ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument | harpsichord ⓘ |
| key | C minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| movementType |
fugue
ⓘ
ricercar ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
continuous imitative texture
ⓘ
dense six-voice polyphony ⓘ high contrapuntal complexity ⓘ use of augmentation and diminution ⓘ use of invertible counterpoint ⓘ use of stretto ⓘ |
| numberOfSubjects | multiple ⓘ |
| numberOfVoices | 6 ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf |
BWV 1079
ⓘ
Musical Offering ⓘ
surface form:
The Musical Offering
|
| period | High Baroque ⓘ |
| positionInCollection | central fugue of The Musical Offering ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | published as part of The Musical Offering ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ricercar a 3
ⓘ
canons from The Musical Offering ⓘ |
| scholarlyReception | frequently analyzed in music theory literature ⓘ |
| texture | contrapuntal ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Ricercar in six parts ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | C minor ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 8–10 minutes ⓘ |
| usesForm | through-composed fugue ⓘ |
| usesTheme | The Musical Offering royal theme ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.