Mass in B minor

E52608

choral work mass setting orchestral work sacred musical composition

Mass in B minor is a monumental choral and orchestral composition by Johann Sebastian Bach, widely regarded as one of the greatest sacred works in Western classical music.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Mass in B minor canonical	18
Confiteor (Mass in B minor)	1
Crucifixus (Mass in B minor)	1
Et expecto (Mass in B minor)	1
Et in Spiritum Sanctum (Mass in B minor)	1
Et incarnatus est (Mass in B minor)	1
Et resurrexit (Mass in B minor)	1
Gloria (Mass in B minor)	1
Kyrie–Gloria Mass in B minor	1
Mass in B minor, BWV 232	1
Patrem omnipotentem (Mass in B minor)	1
complete Mass in B minor	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T419061 — 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: Mass in B minor
Context triple: [Johann Sebastian Bach, notableWork, Mass in B minor]

A. Messiah
Messiah is a prophesied, divinely appointed deliverer and king in Jewish and Christian traditions who is expected to bring salvation and restore God’s rule.
B. Swiss Psalm
The Swiss Psalm is the national anthem of Switzerland, known for its solemn, hymn-like melody and lyrics that praise the country's natural beauty and divine protection.
C. Te Deum
Te Deum is a traditional Christian hymn of praise and thanksgiving, historically used in liturgical celebrations and special religious or civic ceremonies.
D. Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" is Leonard Bernstein’s large-scale, dramatic symphony that intertwines orchestral music, chorus, narration, and Jewish liturgical themes to explore faith, doubt, and the human relationship with God.
E. Inter Mirifica
Inter Mirifica is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that addresses the role, responsibilities, and moral use of social communications media in the life of the Church and society.
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: Mass in B minor
Target entity description: Mass in B minor is a monumental choral and orchestral composition by Johann Sebastian Bach, widely regarded as one of the greatest sacred works in Western classical music.

A. Messiah
Messiah is a prophesied, divinely appointed deliverer and king in Jewish and Christian traditions who is expected to bring salvation and restore God’s rule.
B. Swiss Psalm
The Swiss Psalm is the national anthem of Switzerland, known for its solemn, hymn-like melody and lyrics that praise the country's natural beauty and divine protection.
C. Te Deum
Te Deum is a traditional Christian hymn of praise and thanksgiving, historically used in liturgical celebrations and special religious or civic ceremonies.
D. Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" is Leonard Bernstein’s large-scale, dramatic symphony that intertwines orchestral music, chorus, narration, and Jewish liturgical themes to explore faith, doubt, and the human relationship with God.
E. Inter Mirifica
Inter Mirifica is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that addresses the role, responsibilities, and moral use of social communications media in the life of the Church and society.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	choral work ⓘ mass setting ⓘ orchestral work ⓘ sacred musical composition ⓘ
catalogNumber	BWV 232 ⓘ
completionDate	1749 ⓘ
composer	Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
compositionPeriod	early 18th century ⓘ
containsMusicFrom	earlier cantata movements by Bach ⓘ
dedicatedTo	no specific known dedicatee ⓘ
genre	Baroque music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ
hasPart	Agnus Dei ⓘ Benedictus ⓘ Credo ⓘ Gloria ⓘ Kyrie ⓘ Osanna ⓘ Sanctus ⓘ
hasSection	Missa (Kyrie and Gloria) ⓘ Agnus Dei ⓘ surface form: Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei, Dona nobis pacem Sanctus ⓘ Nicene Creed ⓘ surface form: Symbolum Nicenum (Credo)
historicalReputation	one of the greatest works in Western classical music ⓘ
instrumentation	orchestra ⓘ
key	B minor ⓘ
liturgicalUse	concert performance more often than liturgical use ⓘ
movementCount	27 ⓘ
notableMovement	Crucifixus ⓘ Dona Nobis Pacem ⓘ surface form: Dona nobis pacem Et in terra pax ⓘ Resurrection ⓘ surface form: Et resurrexit
originalLiturgicalContext	Latin Mass for the Lutheran court in Dresden (Missa section) ⓘ
period	Baroque ⓘ
placeOfComposition	Leipzig ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
structure	four main sections corresponding to parts of the Mass Ordinary ⓘ
style	contrapuntal ⓘ vocal-instrumental ⓘ
textLanguage	Latin ⓘ
textSource	Ordinary of the Mass ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Mass Ordinary
titleLanguage	Latin ⓘ
usesForm	chorale ⓘ da capo aria ⓘ fugue ⓘ
vocalForces	mixed choir ⓘ vocal soloists ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Johann Sebastian Bach → notableWork → Mass in B minor ⓘ

St John Passion → relatedWork → Mass in B minor ⓘ

Kyrie → partOf → Mass in B minor ⓘ

subject surface form: Kyrie (Mass in B minor)

Kyrie → openingOf → Mass in B minor ⓘ

subject surface form: Kyrie (Mass in B minor)

Credo → partOf → Mass in B minor ⓘ