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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BWV 1080 canonical | 12 |
| BWV 1080/2 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11458007 — 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: BWV 1080 Context triple: [Contrapunctus II, catalogNumber, BWV 1080]
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A.
BWV 1079
BWV 1079 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s "Musical Offering," a collection of canons and fugues based on a theme given to him by Frederick the Great.
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B.
BWV 988
BWV 988 is the catalogue number for Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations, a monumental set of keyboard variations and one of the most celebrated works in the Baroque repertoire.
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C.
BWV 248
BWV 248 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, a large-scale sacred work composed of six cantatas for the Christmas season.
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D.
BWV 245
BWV 245 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion, a monumental sacred oratorio depicting the Passion of Christ according to the Gospel of John.
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E.
BWV 1001–1006
BWV 1001–1006 are Johann Sebastian Bach’s six celebrated works for solo violin, comprising three sonatas and three partitas that are central to the violin repertoire.
- 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: BWV 1080 Target entity description: 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.
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A.
BWV 1079
BWV 1079 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s "Musical Offering," a collection of canons and fugues based on a theme given to him by Frederick the Great.
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B.
BWV 988
BWV 988 is the catalogue number for Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations, a monumental set of keyboard variations and one of the most celebrated works in the Baroque repertoire.
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C.
BWV 248
BWV 248 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, a large-scale sacred work composed of six cantatas for the Christmas season.
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D.
BWV 245
BWV 245 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion, a monumental sacred oratorio depicting the Passion of Christ according to the Gospel of John.
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E.
BWV 1001–1006
BWV 1001–1006 are Johann Sebastian Bach’s six celebrated works for solo violin, comprising three sonatas and three partitas that are central to the violin repertoire.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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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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Subject: BWV 1080 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
BWV 1080/2