Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005

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solo violin work violin sonata

Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005, is a solo violin work by Johann Sebastian Bach renowned for its complex fugue and its place among his celebrated unaccompanied sonatas and partitas.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 canonical	4
Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005	2
Bach Violin Sonata in C major, BWV 1005	1
Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: Adagio	1
Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: Allegro assai	1
Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: Fuga	1
Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: Largo	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2507077 — 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: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
Context triple: [Violin Partitas and Sonatas, consistsOf, Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005]

A. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s unaccompanied violin sonatas, renowned for its intricate counterpoint and expressive Chaconne movement.
B. Trio Sonatas Op. 1
Trio Sonatas Op. 1 is Arcangelo Corelli’s influential early collection of trio sonatas that helped define the Baroque chamber music style.
C. Trio Sonatas Op. 3
Trio Sonatas Op. 3 is a collection of baroque chamber works for two violins and continuo by Arcangelo Corelli that helped shape the trio sonata genre in late 17th-century Italy.
D. Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 is a late Romantic violin and piano sonata by Johannes Brahms, noted for its dramatic intensity, virtuosic writing, and rich lyrical themes.
E. Trio Sonatas Op. 2
Trio Sonatas Op. 2 is a collection of baroque chamber works for two violins and continuo that helped establish Arcangelo Corelli’s influential style in trio sonata writing.
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: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
Target entity description: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005, is a solo violin work by Johann Sebastian Bach renowned for its complex fugue and its place among his celebrated unaccompanied sonatas and partitas.

A. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s unaccompanied violin sonatas, renowned for its intricate counterpoint and expressive Chaconne movement.
B. Trio Sonatas Op. 1
Trio Sonatas Op. 1 is Arcangelo Corelli’s influential early collection of trio sonatas that helped define the Baroque chamber music style.
C. Trio Sonatas Op. 3
Trio Sonatas Op. 3 is a collection of baroque chamber works for two violins and continuo by Arcangelo Corelli that helped shape the trio sonata genre in late 17th-century Italy.
D. Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 is a late Romantic violin and piano sonata by Johannes Brahms, noted for its dramatic intensity, virtuosic writing, and rich lyrical themes.
E. Trio Sonatas Op. 2
Trio Sonatas Op. 2 is a collection of baroque chamber works for two violins and continuo that helped establish Arcangelo Corelli’s influential style in trio sonata writing.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	solo violin work ⓘ violin sonata ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bach Violin Sonata in C major, BWV 1005 ⓘ linked to: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
catalogNumber	BWV 1005 ⓘ linked to: BWV 1001–1006
closingMovementCharacter	brilliant Allegro assai ⓘ
composer	Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
compositionPeriod	circa 1720 ⓘ
compositionPlace	likely Köthen ⓘ
dedicationStatus	no known dedication ⓘ
difficulty	advanced violin repertoire ⓘ
educationalUse	frequently studied in advanced violin training ⓘ
fugueLength	one of Bach’s longest fugues for solo violin ⓘ
genre	Baroque violin sonata ⓘ
hasMovement	Adagio (first movement) ⓘ Allegro assai (fourth movement) ⓘ Fuga (Allegro) (second movement) ⓘ Largo (third movement) ⓘ
historicalReputation	highly regarded by violinists and musicologists ⓘ
importance	central work in solo violin literature ⓘ
instrumentation	solo violin ⓘ
key	C major ⓘ
languageOfTitle	Italian ⓘ
manuscriptSource	autograph manuscript by Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
movementCount	4 ⓘ
notableFeature	complex polyphonic writing ⓘ extended fugue for solo violin ⓘ
notableMovement	Fuga (Allegro) second movement ⓘ
numberInSet	3 ⓘ
openingMovementCharacter	slow and expressive Adagio ⓘ
opusGrouping	Six Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin ⓘ linked to: Violin Partitas and Sonatas
originalTitle	Sonata III in C major for solo violin ⓘ
partOf	Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001–1006 ⓘ linked to: Violin Partitas and Sonatas
partOfCyclePosition	third of three sonatas in BWV 1001–1006 ⓘ
performancePractice	often performed on Baroque violin ⓘ often performed on modern violin ⓘ
publisher	first printed in 19th century editions of Bach’s works ⓘ
relatedWork	Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 ⓘ Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 ⓘ linked to: D minor (BWV 1004) Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 ⓘ linked to: Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 ⓘ linked to: Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 ⓘ
stylePeriod	Baroque ⓘ
texture	implied polyphony on a single melodic instrument ⓘ
tuning	standard violin tuning ⓘ
typicalDuration	approximately 25 minutes ⓘ
usesForm	fugue ⓘ sonata da chiesa model ⓘ
workNumberWithinBWVRange	1005 ⓘ

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