Contrapunctus IX
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Contrapunctus IX is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s intricate fugues from *The Art of Fugue*, notable for its lively, virtuosic counterpoint and rigorous contrapuntal design.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Contrapunctus IX canonical | 2 |
| Die Kunst der Fuge, Contrapunctus IX | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Contrapunctus IX Context triple: [The Art of Fugue, movement, Contrapunctus IX]
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A.
Contrapunctus VII
Contrapunctus VII is one of the complex fugues from J.S. Bach’s unfinished masterpiece *The Art of Fugue*, notable for its intricate contrapuntal writing and learned style.
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B.
Contrapunctus VI
Contrapunctus VI is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s intricate fugues from The Art of Fugue, notable for its dense contrapuntal writing and expressive, learned style.
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C.
Contrapunctus VIII
Contrapunctus VIII is one of the more elaborate fugues in J.S. Bach’s *The Art of Fugue*, notable for its lively character and intricate contrapuntal writing.
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D.
Contrapunctus IV
Contrapunctus IV is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s intricate fugues from The Art of Fugue, notable for its dense counterpoint and expressive development of the principal theme.
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E.
Contrapunctus V
Contrapunctus V is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s intricate fugues from The Art of Fugue, notable for its complex contrapuntal writing and thematic development.
- 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: Contrapunctus IX Target entity description: Contrapunctus IX is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s intricate fugues from *The Art of Fugue*, notable for its lively, virtuosic counterpoint and rigorous contrapuntal design.
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A.
Contrapunctus VII
Contrapunctus VII is one of the complex fugues from J.S. Bach’s unfinished masterpiece *The Art of Fugue*, notable for its intricate contrapuntal writing and learned style.
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B.
Contrapunctus VI
Contrapunctus VI is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s intricate fugues from The Art of Fugue, notable for its dense contrapuntal writing and expressive, learned style.
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C.
Contrapunctus VIII
Contrapunctus VIII is one of the more elaborate fugues in J.S. Bach’s *The Art of Fugue*, notable for its lively character and intricate contrapuntal writing.
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D.
Contrapunctus IV
Contrapunctus IV is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s intricate fugues from The Art of Fugue, notable for its dense counterpoint and expressive development of the principal theme.
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E.
Contrapunctus V
Contrapunctus V is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s intricate fugues from The Art of Fugue, notable for its complex contrapuntal writing and thematic development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fugue
ⓘ
movement ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriod | late 1740s ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Art of Fugue principal subject ⓘ |
| belongsToCollection | BWV 1080 ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | BWV 1080/9 ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| compositionalForm | fugue with two subjects ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| createdBy | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| cycle | The Art of Fugue ⓘ |
| difficulty | virtuosic for performers ⓘ |
| genre |
Baroque fugue
ⓘ
contrapuntal keyboard work ⓘ |
| hasVoices | 4 voices ⓘ |
| isSectionOf | complete cycle of The Art of Fugue ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| movementTypeWithinCycle |
Contrapunctus
ⓘ
surface form:
contrapunctus (fugue)
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| musicalCharacter | brilliant and energetic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
lively virtuosic counterpoint
ⓘ
rigorous contrapuntal design ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Contrapunctus IX
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Die Kunst der Fuge, Contrapunctus IX
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| partOf | The Art of Fugue ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
frequently arranged for chamber ensembles
ⓘ
often performed on modern piano ⓘ often performed on organ ⓘ |
| placeAssociatedWithComposition | Leipzig ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Contrapunctus I
ⓘ
Contrapunctus IV ⓘ Contrapunctus XIV ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Baroque ⓘ |
| subjectType | contrapuntal variation of main Art of Fugue theme ⓘ |
| texture | polyphonic ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Ninth counterpoint ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | D minor ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
harpsichord
ⓘ
keyboard ⓘ organ ⓘ string quartet (arrangement) ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
augmentation
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diminution ⓘ double fugue ⓘ invertible counterpoint ⓘ sequential writing ⓘ stretto ⓘ |
| workNumberWithinCycle | 9 ⓘ |
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Subject: Contrapunctus IX Description of subject: Contrapunctus IX is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s intricate fugues from *The Art of Fugue*, notable for its lively, virtuosic counterpoint and rigorous contrapuntal design.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Die Kunst der Fuge, Contrapunctus IX