Cantata V
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Cantata V is one of the six cantatas that make up Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, composed for performance during the Christmas season in Leipzig.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cantata V canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2809075 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cantata V Context triple: [Christmas Oratorio, hasPart, Cantata V]
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A.
Cantata IV
Cantata IV is one of the six cantatas that make up Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, performed as part of the liturgical celebrations during the Christmas season.
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B.
Cantata III
Cantata III is one of the six cantatas that make up Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, performed as part of the liturgical celebrations during the Christmas season.
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C.
Cantata II
Cantata II is the second of six cantatas that make up J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, focusing on the biblical narrative of the angel’s announcement to the shepherds.
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D.
Cantata I
Cantata I is the opening section of J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, introducing the festive narrative and musical themes of the larger work.
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E.
Contrapunctus V
Contrapunctus V is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s intricate fugues from The Art of Fugue, notable for its complex contrapuntal writing and thematic development.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cantata V Target entity description: Cantata V is one of the six cantatas that make up Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, composed for performance during the Christmas season in Leipzig.
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A.
Cantata IV
Cantata IV is one of the six cantatas that make up Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, performed as part of the liturgical celebrations during the Christmas season.
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B.
Cantata III
Cantata III is one of the six cantatas that make up Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, performed as part of the liturgical celebrations during the Christmas season.
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C.
Cantata II
Cantata II is the second of six cantatas that make up J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, focusing on the biblical narrative of the angel’s announcement to the shepherds.
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D.
Cantata I
Cantata I is the opening section of J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, introducing the festive narrative and musical themes of the larger work.
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E.
Contrapunctus V
Contrapunctus V is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s intricate fugues from The Art of Fugue, notable for its complex contrapuntal writing and thematic development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church cantata
ⓘ
sacred vocal work ⓘ |
| associatedLiturgicalSeason |
Christmas
ⓘ
Christmastide ⓘ |
| catalogNumber |
BWV 248
ⓘ
surface form:
BWV 248 V
|
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| cyclePosition | fifth cantata of the Christmas Oratorio ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | Leipzig ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry |
Electorate of Saxony
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDateApprox | January 1735 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Leipzig ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceVenue |
St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
ⓘ
Thomaskirche ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque sacred music ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
basso continuo
ⓘ
oboes ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ trumpets ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| liturgicalOccasion | Second Sunday after New Year ⓘ |
| movementType |
aria
ⓘ
chorale ⓘ chorus ⓘ recitative ⓘ |
| narrativeContent |
Adoration of the Magi
ⓘ
journey of the Magi ⓘ
surface form:
Journey of the Magi to Bethlehem
|
| numberOfMovements | 11 ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
music for Lutheran church service
ⓘ
performance during the Christmas season in Leipzig ⓘ |
| partOf | Christmas Oratorio ⓘ |
| placeInBachCatalog | part of Bach’s late Leipzig church music output ⓘ |
| scoring |
four-part choir
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ solo alto ⓘ solo bass ⓘ solo soprano ⓘ solo tenor ⓘ |
| textSource |
Gospel of Luke
ⓘ
Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| textType | liturgical ⓘ |
| title | Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen ⓘ |
| workSeriesSize | six cantatas in the Christmas Oratorio ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cantata V Description of subject: Cantata V is one of the six cantatas that make up Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, composed for performance during the Christmas season in Leipzig.
Referenced by (1)
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