Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu

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Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu is a complex contrapuntal canon by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its use of augmentation and contrary motion, and is part of the collection known as The Musical Offering.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf contrapuntal composition ⓘ
musical canon ⓘ
basedOn royal theme from Frederick the Great ⓘ
catalogNumber BWV 1079 ⓘ
composer Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Prussia ⓘ
dedicatedTo Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
genre Baroque music ⓘ
hasCollectionRole one of the canons in The Musical Offering ⓘ
hasCompositionalDevice augmentation of the subject ⓘ
contrary motion between canonic voices ⓘ
inversion of the subject ⓘ
hasForm two-part canon ⓘ
hasMusicalTechnique augmentation ⓘ
canon ⓘ
contrary motion ⓘ
hasNotation open score in The Musical Offering print ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage Latin ⓘ
hasWorkTitle Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu ⓘ
isAnalyzedIn music theory literature on The Musical Offering ⓘ
key C minor ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
movementType canon in two voices ⓘ
notableFor complex contrapuntal structure ⓘ
use of contrary motion between voices ⓘ
use of rhythmic augmentation ⓘ
originalInstrumentation keyboard ⓘ
partOf Riccercar and canons dedicated to Frederick the Great ⓘ
The Musical Offering ⓘ
linked to: Musical Offering
period 18th century ⓘ
style high Baroque ⓘ
linked to: Late Baroque
titleTranslation Canon by augmentation in contrary motion ⓘ
usesCounterpointType invertible counterpoint ⓘ
strict canon ⓘ
workOf Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ

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BWV 1079 → containsWork → Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu ⓘ
BWV 1079 → containsWork → Canon a 2 per augmentationem contrario motu ⓘ
linked to: Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu
Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu → titleTranslation → Canon by augmentation in contrary motion ⓘ
linked to: Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu
Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu → hasWorkTitle → Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu ⓘ