Kyrie

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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 7
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 (9)

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