BWV 248
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BWV 248 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, a large-scale sacred work composed of six cantatas for the Christmas season.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BWV 248 canonical | 2 |
| BWV 248 III | 2 |
| BWV 248 IV | 2 |
| BWV 248 V | 2 |
| BWV 248 I | 1 |
| BWV 248 II | 1 |
| BWV 248 VI | 1 |
| BWV 248/6 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2809080 — 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: BWV 248 Context triple: [Christmas Oratorio, catalogueNumber, BWV 248]
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A.
BWV 244
BWV 244 is Johann Sebastian Bach's monumental sacred oratorio commonly known as the St Matthew Passion.
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B.
BWV 232
BWV 232 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental Mass in B minor, a cornerstone of the choral and sacred music repertoire.
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C.
BWV 988
BWV 988 is the catalogue number for Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations, a monumental set of keyboard variations and one of the most celebrated works in the Baroque repertoire.
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D.
BWV2 (second edition)
BWV2 (second edition) is the revised second edition of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, the standard thematic catalog of Johann Sebastian Bach’s works.
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E.
Fugue in C major, BWV 846
Fugue in C major, BWV 846 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s opening fugue from Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier, renowned for its clarity, contrapuntal craftsmanship, and foundational role in keyboard repertoire.
- 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: BWV 248 Target entity description: BWV 248 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, a large-scale sacred work composed of six cantatas for the Christmas season.
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A.
BWV 244
BWV 244 is Johann Sebastian Bach's monumental sacred oratorio commonly known as the St Matthew Passion.
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B.
BWV 232
BWV 232 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental Mass in B minor, a cornerstone of the choral and sacred music repertoire.
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C.
BWV 988
BWV 988 is the catalogue number for Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations, a monumental set of keyboard variations and one of the most celebrated works in the Baroque repertoire.
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D.
BWV2 (second edition)
BWV2 (second edition) is the revised second edition of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, the standard thematic catalog of Johann Sebastian Bach’s works.
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E.
Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848
Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its intricate thematic development and inclusion in his influential collection The Well-Tempered Clavier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christmas oratorio
ⓘ
cantata cycle ⓘ sacred vocal work ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | 1734 ⓘ |
| BWVNumber | 248 ⓘ |
| catalogue |
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
ⓘ
linked to:
BWV (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis)
|
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
BWV 248 I
ⓘ
linked to:
BWV 248
BWV 248 II ⓘ
linked to:
BWV 248
BWV 248 III ⓘ
linked to:
BWV 248
BWV 248 IV ⓘ
linked to:
BWV 248
BWV 248 V ⓘ
linked to:
BWV 248
BWV 248 VI ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceSeason | Christmas 1734–1735 ⓘ |
| genre |
church music
ⓘ
oratorio ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arias
ⓘ
chorales ⓘ choruses ⓘ recitatives ⓘ |
| intendedVenue |
Nikolaikirche, Leipzig
ⓘ
Thomaskirche, Leipzig ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
|
| keyStructure | multiple keys ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| liturgicalOccasion |
Christmas
ⓘ
Epiphany ⓘ First Sunday after New Year ⓘ New Year ⓘ Second Day of Christmas ⓘ Third Day of Christmas ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | Evangelist ⓘ |
| narratorVoiceType | tenor ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 6 ⓘ |
| parodyOf | secular cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| performancePractice | liturgical performance over several feast days ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Leipzig ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Lutheran ⓘ |
| scoring |
mixed choir
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ solo voices ⓘ |
| subject |
Nativity of Jesus
ⓘ
linked to:
Nativity of Christ
|
| textSource |
Gospel of Luke
ⓘ
Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| textType | liturgical ⓘ |
| title |
Weihnachtsoratorium
ⓘ
linked to:
Christmas Oratorio
|
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: BWV 248 Description of subject: BWV 248 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, a large-scale sacred work composed of six cantatas for the Christmas season.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Cantata III
linked to: BWV 248
linked to: BWV 248
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linked to: BWV 248