Bach's Cantatas

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:church
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:first_performance 1700s
gptkbp:genre gptkb:sacred_music
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Protestant_Reformation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bach's Cantatas
gptkbp:influence Western classical music
gptkbp:influenced_by Lutheran tradition
gptkbp:instrumentation vocal and instrumental ensemble
gptkbp:is_often_used_in gptkb:Christmas
gptkb:Easter
gptkb:Lent
gptkb:Pentecost
Advent
Feast days
specific liturgical occasions
gptkbp:is_studied_in important in musicology
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:legacy significant contribution to choral music
gptkbp:notable_feature recitatives and arias
use of chorales
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Cantata_BWV_147
gptkb:Cantata_BWV_140
gptkb:Cantata_BWV_21
gptkb:Cantata_BWV_80
gptkbp:number_of_lines over 200
gptkbp:often_includes gptkb:organ
percussion instruments
duets
brass instruments
strings
soloists
harpsichord
quartets
biblical texts
trios
continuo
poetic texts
orchestral accompaniment
continuo instruments
instrumental interludes
final choruses
choral parts
bassoon parts
flute parts
instrumental overtures
oboe parts
gptkbp:performance often performed in liturgical settings
gptkbp:performed_by orchestras
choirs
gptkbp:performed_in church services
gptkbp:recorded_by many artists
gptkbp:style gptkb:Baroque
gptkbp:thematic_element religious themes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amsterdam_Baroque_Orchestra
gptkb:The_Bach_Choir
gptkb:Bach_Collegium_Japan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5