Ricercar a 3
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Ricercar a 3 is a three-voice contrapuntal keyboard piece by J.S. Bach, notable as one of the fugal components of his collection "The Musical Offering."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ricercar a 3 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2823070 — 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: Ricercar a 3 Context triple: [Musical Offering, hasPart, Ricercar a 3]
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- 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: Ricercar a 3 Target entity description: Ricercar a 3 is a three-voice contrapuntal keyboard piece by J.S. Bach, notable as one of the fugal components of his collection "The Musical Offering."
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A.
The Search
"The Search" is a 1948 post–World War II drama film about a young Czech boy and an American soldier, widely recognized as one of Montgomery Clift’s early acclaimed screen performances.
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B.
Cari
Cari is an extinct indigenous language that was once spoken by the Cari people of the Great Andamanese group in India’s Andaman Islands.
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C.
Trovo
Trovo is a live-streaming platform focused on gaming and interactive content, positioned as an alternative to Twitch.
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D.
Resegone
Resegone is a distinctive serrated mountain massif in the Bergamo Alps of northern Italy, overlooking the city of Lecco and famed for its saw-like ridgeline.
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E.
Journey to Italy
Journey to Italy is a 1954 Italian drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini, celebrated as a landmark of modern cinema for its introspective portrayal of a deteriorating marriage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
keyboard work
ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ ricercar ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ricercar a 3 voci
ⓘ
Three-part Ricercar ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionYear | 1747 ⓘ |
| basedOn | royal theme of Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ |
| belongsToComposerCatalogue |
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
ⓘ
linked to:
BWV (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis)
|
| catalogNumber | BWV 1079 (part of) ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German ⓘ |
| compositionForm | ricercar ⓘ |
| dedicatedWithCollectionTo | Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ |
| genre |
contrapuntal music
ⓘ
fugal music ⓘ |
| hasCounterpointType | imitative counterpoint ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse | example of three-part fugue-like writing ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | composed after Bach’s visit to Potsdam ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later contrapuntal studies and analysis ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStructure | exposition and subsequent entries of subject ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
continuous development of royal theme
ⓘ
strict contrapuntal writing ⓘ three-voice fugue-like structure ⓘ use of a single principal subject ⓘ |
| hasNotation | staff notation ⓘ |
| hasPerformancePractice | often performed on harpsichord or piano ⓘ |
| hasRecordingType | solo keyboard recordings ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyInterest | analysis of Bach’s fugal technique ⓘ |
| hasTempoIndication | typically moderate ⓘ |
| hasTexture | polyphonic ⓘ |
| hasThematicMaterialSource | theme improvised by Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ |
| hasTheme | Frederick the Great’s theme ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument | harpsichord ⓘ |
| isContrastedWith | Ricercar a 6 ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
counterpoint pedagogy
ⓘ
music theory ⓘ |
| key | C minor ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movementOf |
BWV 1079 The Musical Offering
ⓘ
linked to:
BWV 1079
|
| numberOfVoices | 3 ⓘ |
| originalCollectionTitle |
Musicalisches Opfer
ⓘ
linked to:
Musikalisches Opfer
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| partOf |
The Musical Offering
ⓘ
linked to:
Musical Offering
|
| publisherOfFirstPrint | Bach himself (self-published collection) ⓘ |
| relativeComplexityComparedTo | less complex than Ricercar a 6 ⓘ |
| scoring | keyboard ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Baroque ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | about 5 minutes ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ricercar a 3 Description of subject: Ricercar a 3 is a three-voice contrapuntal keyboard piece by J.S. Bach, notable as one of the fugal components of his collection "The Musical Offering."
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