Crucifixus
E272000
Crucifixus is the somber, passacaglia-style movement in J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor that depicts Christ’s crucifixion through intensely expressive, descending musical lines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crucifixus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2507048 — 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: Crucifixus Context triple: [Mass in B minor, notableMovement, Crucifixus]
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A.
Lamentation of Christ
Lamentation of Christ is a traditional Christian artistic theme depicting the mourners grieving over the dead body of Jesus after his crucifixion.
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B.
Christ Crucified
Christ Crucified is a renowned 17th-century painting by Diego Velázquez depicting a serene, idealized image of the crucified Christ against a dark background.
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C.
Triumph of the Cross
Triumph of the Cross is a Christian liturgical feast commemorating the exaltation and veneration of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified.
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D.
De Carne Christi
De Carne Christi is an early Christian theological treatise by Tertullian that defends the true, fleshly incarnation of Christ against docetic and Gnostic views.
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E.
Crowning with Thorns
Crowning with Thorns is a scene from the Passion of Christ in which Jesus is mockingly crowned with thorns, forming the third Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary in Christian tradition.
- 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: Crucifixus Target entity description: Crucifixus is the somber, passacaglia-style movement in J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor that depicts Christ’s crucifixion through intensely expressive, descending musical lines.
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A.
Lamentation of Christ
Lamentation of Christ is a traditional Christian artistic theme depicting the mourners grieving over the dead body of Jesus after his crucifixion.
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B.
Christ Crucified
Christ Crucified is a renowned 17th-century painting by Diego Velázquez depicting a serene, idealized image of the crucified Christ against a dark background.
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C.
Triumph of the Cross
Triumph of the Cross is a Christian liturgical feast commemorating the exaltation and veneration of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified.
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D.
De Carne Christi
De Carne Christi is an early Christian theological treatise by Tertullian that defends the true, fleshly incarnation of Christ against docetic and Gnostic views.
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E.
Crowning with Thorns
Crowning with Thorns is a scene from the Passion of Christ in which Jesus is mockingly crowned with thorns, forming the third Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary in Christian tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral movement
ⓘ
sacred music movement ⓘ |
| accompaniment |
basso continuo
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ |
| character |
intensely expressive
ⓘ
somber ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| compositionalTechnique |
chromaticism
ⓘ
descending bass line ⓘ ground bass ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | circa 1740s ⓘ |
| genre | sacred choral music ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late sacred synthesis of Bach’s style ⓘ |
| key | E minor ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | profession of faith ⓘ |
| liturgicalTextSection | Et incarnatus est – Crucifixus – Et resurrexit ⓘ |
| movementNumberInCredo | second movement ⓘ |
| musicalForm | passacaglia ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
intense harmonic tension
ⓘ
ostinato bass repeated throughout movement ⓘ |
| partOf | Mass in B minor ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Mass in B minor ⓘ |
| sectionOfMass | Credo ⓘ |
| symbolism |
depicts Christ’s crucifixion
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descending lines symbolize suffering ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter | slow ⓘ |
| textIncipit | Crucifixus etiam pro nobis ⓘ |
| textLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| textSource |
Mass Ordinary
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholic Mass Ordinary
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| texture | choral ⓘ |
| vocalForces | SATB choir ⓘ |
| workCatalogueNumber | BWV 232 ⓘ |
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