Contrapunctus I
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Contrapunctus I is the opening fugue of Johann Sebastian Bach’s *The Art of Fugue*, introducing the principal subject that underpins the entire collection.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fugue
ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 1080/1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Die Kunst der Fuge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| composerBirthYear | 1685 ⓘ |
| composerDeathYear | 1750 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| genre | keyboard music ⓘ |
| hasMovementNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Contrapunctus I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument | keyboard (unspecified) ⓘ |
| introduces | principal subject of The Art of Fugue ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| musicalForm | simple fugue ⓘ |
| notatedIn | open score in some sources ⓘ |
| numberOfVoices | 4 ⓘ |
| partOf | The Art of Fugue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| positionInWork | opening fugue ⓘ |
| subjectRole | generative theme for The Art of Fugue ⓘ |
| subjectType | stepwise theme ⓘ |
| texture | contrapuntal ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | D ⓘ |
| tonality | minor ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
imitation
ⓘ
invertible counterpoint ⓘ stretto ⓘ |
| workTitleAbbreviation | Contrapunctus I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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