Kyrie

E271995

Kyrie is the opening choral movement of J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor, characterized by its solemn plea for mercy and intricate polyphonic writing.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kyrie canonical 8
Kyrie I 1
Kyrie II 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf choral movement ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ
associatedComposer J.S. Bach ⓘ
catalogueNumber BWV 232 (part of) ⓘ
linked to: BWV 232
characteristic intricate polyphonic writing ⓘ
solemn plea for mercy ⓘ
composer Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
genre Mass movement ⓘ
instrumentation orchestra ⓘ
key B minor (overall Mass key context) ⓘ
liturgicalFunction prayer for mercy ⓘ
liturgicalText Kyrie eleison ⓘ
movementNumber 1 ⓘ
openingOf Mass in B minor ⓘ
partOf Mass in B minor ⓘ
period 18th century ⓘ
polyphony yes ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
sectionOf Kyrie–Gloria (first part of the Mass in B minor) ⓘ
style Baroque ⓘ
subdivision Christe eleison ⓘ
Kyrie I ⓘ
linked to: Kyrie

Kyrie II ⓘ
linked to: Kyrie
textLanguage Greek ⓘ
textOpening Kyrie eleison ⓘ
textSource Ordinary of the Mass ⓘ
vocalForces choir ⓘ
soloists ⓘ
workTitle Kyrie ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mass in B minor → hasPart → Kyrie ⓘ
Mudboy → hasTrack → Kyrie ⓘ
Sung Mass → hasComponent → Kyrie ⓘ
Kyrie (Mass in B minor) → subdivision → Kyrie I ⓘ
subject linked to: Kyrie
linked to: Kyrie
Kyrie (Mass in B minor) → subdivision → Kyrie II ⓘ
subject linked to: Kyrie
linked to: Kyrie
Kyrie (Mass in B minor) → workTitle → Kyrie ⓘ
subject linked to: Kyrie
BWV 232 → movement → Kyrie ⓘ
K. 417a → hasMovementType → Kyrie ⓘ