Goldberg Variations
keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach
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Goldberg Variations
Summary
Goldberg Variations is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,706 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Goldberg Variations's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
- Goldberg Variations's composer is recorded as Johann Sebastian Bach[4].
- Goldberg Variations is associated with the Baroque music movement[5].
- Johann Gottlieb Goldberg is named after Goldberg Variations[6].
- Goldberg Variations's Commons category is recorded as Goldberg Variations[7].
- Goldberg Variations's catalog code is recorded as 988[8].
- Goldberg Variations's has edition or translation is recorded as Open Goldberg Variations[9].
- Goldberg Variations's tonality is recorded as G major[10].
- Goldberg Variations's instrumentation is recorded as harpsichord[11].
- Goldberg Variations's instrumentation is recorded as keyboard instrument[12].
- Goldberg Variations's described by source is recorded as All of Bach[13].
- Goldberg Variations's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q929848', 'amount': '+32'}[14].
- Goldberg Variations's derivative work is recorded as The Goldberg Variations[15].
- Goldberg Variations's form of creative work is recorded as piano cycle[16].
- Goldberg Variations's form of creative work is recorded as theme and variation[17].
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Subject and Themes
Goldberg Variations is associated with the Baroque music movement[5].
Why It Matters
Goldberg Variations ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,706 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]