Aria in G major
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Aria in G major is the serene, lyrical theme that serves as the basis for Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations (BWV 988).
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
keyboard piece
ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | basso continuo pattern ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 988 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| composerStyle | contrapuntal writing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | theme of Goldberg Variations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque music ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Baroque era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | harpsichord ⓘ |
| key | G major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
calm and introspective character
ⓘ
highly ornamented melodic line ⓘ serves as both beginning and end of the cycle ⓘ |
| partOf | Goldberg Variations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork |
closing movement of Goldberg Variations
ⓘ
opening movement of Goldberg Variations ⓘ |
| structure | binary form ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter |
lyrical
ⓘ
serene ⓘ |
| texture | ornamented melody with accompaniment ⓘ |
| title |
Aria
ⓘ
Aria from Goldberg Variations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | G major ⓘ |
| usedAs | ground for thirty variations in Goldberg Variations ⓘ |
| workNumberWithinBWV | 988 ⓘ |
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