BWV 1080
E926741
BWV 1080 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental unfinished work "Die Kunst der Fuge" (The Art of Fugue), a late contrapuntal masterpiece exploring the possibilities of a single musical theme.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BWV 1080/2 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contrapuntal work
ⓘ
fugal cycle ⓘ musical composition ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionStart | 1740s ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 1080 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonModernInstrumentation |
chamber orchestra
ⓘ
keyboard ⓘ string quartet ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| contains |
canons
ⓘ
inverted fugues ⓘ mirror fugues ⓘ simple fugues ⓘ stretto fugues ⓘ |
| finalFugueSubject | B–A–C–H motif ⓘ |
| genre |
counterpoint
ⓘ
fugue ⓘ |
| intendedInstrumentation |
open score
ⓘ
unspecified instruments ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| movementType |
Contrapunctus I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Contrapunctus II NERFINISHED ⓘ Contrapunctus III NERFINISHED ⓘ Contrapunctus IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Contrapunctus IX NERFINISHED ⓘ Contrapunctus V NERFINISHED ⓘ Contrapunctus VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Contrapunctus VII NERFINISHED ⓘ Contrapunctus VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Contrapunctus X NERFINISHED ⓘ Contrapunctus XI NERFINISHED ⓘ Contrapunctus XII NERFINISHED ⓘ Contrapunctus XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Contrapunctus XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
based on a single principal theme
ⓘ
systematic exploration of contrapuntal techniques ⓘ unfinished final fugue ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 14 ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| placeInCatalogue | one of Bach’s last large-scale works ⓘ |
| reception | considered a monumental contrapuntal masterpiece ⓘ |
| structure | series of fugues and canons ⓘ |
| themeCharacteristic | D minor subject with stepwise motion ⓘ |
| title |
Die Kunst der Fuge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Art of Fugue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | late Bach period ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
BWV 1080/2