Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
GPTKB entity
Properties (44)
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
musical composition
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| gptkbp:commonName |
30
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| gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
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| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
important work in classical music
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| gptkbp:dedicatedTo |
gptkb:Count_Hermann_Karl_von_Keyserlingk
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| gptkbp:formFactor |
variations
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| gptkbp:genre |
Baroque music
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| gptkbp:hasPerformance |
1742
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
reflects the influence of the Enlightenment
written_during_the_Baroque_period part_of_Bach's_keyboard_works |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Italian_music
German_music |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
modern interpretations
arrangements for different instruments |
| gptkbp:instrument |
gptkb:harpsichord
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| gptkbp:keyIssues |
G major
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| gptkbp:legacy |
featured in films and media
inspired numerous adaptations performed in competitions widely studied in music education considered a pinnacle of keyboard music |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Glenn_Gould
gptkb:Angela_Hewitt Murray Perahia expressive melodies complex counterpoint repeating bass line |
| gptkbp:performedBy |
orchestras
chamber ensembles solo pianists |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Bach's_Well-Tempered_Clavier
the history of classical music the development of keyboard technique Baroque variation form the evolution of musical forms Bach's_other_keyboard_works Bach's_influence_on_later_composers Bach's_use_of_harmony |
| gptkbp:structureType |
theme and variations
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| gptkbp:style |
fugue
aria |
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1741
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