Musical Offering

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collection of compositions musical composition

Musical Offering is a renowned collection of canons, fugues, and a trio sonata by Johann Sebastian Bach, based on a theme provided by Frederick the Great and celebrated for its intricate contrapuntal writing.

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The Musical Offering ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	collection of compositions → musical composition →
associatedWith	Prussian court of Frederick the Great →
basedOnThemeProvidedBy	Frederick the Great →
catalogCode	BWV 1079 →
composer	Johann Sebastian Bach →
dateOfComposition	1747 →
dedicatedTo	Frederick the Great →
genre	Baroque music → chamber music → contrapuntal music →
hasAlternativeLanguageTitle	Das Musikalische Opfer → The Musical Offering →
hasCanonicalStatus	major work in Bach’s late style →
hasPart	Ricercar a 3 → Ricercar a 6 → canon → fugue → trio sonata → trio sonata in C minor → various canons →
historicalPeriod	Late Baroque →
inMusicology	frequently analyzed for its counterpoint →
inspiredByEvent	Bach’s visit to Frederick the Great in 1747 →
keyTheme	royal theme →
languageOfTitle	German →
movementCountApproximate	16 →
notableFor	intricate contrapuntal writing →
placeOfFirstPresentation	Potsdam →
placeOfFirstPublication	Nuremberg →
publisherOfFirstEdition	Balthasar Schmid NERFINISHED →
relatedWorkBySameComposer	The Art of Fugue →
scoring	continuo → flute → keyboard → violin →
title	Musikalisches Opfer →
usesCompositionalTechnique	augmentation → canon → canon cancrizans → diminution → fugue → invertible counterpoint → retrograde → ricercar →
yearOfFirstPublication	1747 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Musical Offering ("The Musical Offering") →	hasAlternativeLanguageTitle
Johann Sebastian Bach →	notableWork