KnowraPassacagliaLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to Passacaglia, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 6Related 3Narrower topic 1Compared with 2OstinatoBroader topic: Its fixed foundation lets successive variations transform the music above it.Dmitri ShostakovichBroader topic: The passacaglia in his First Violin Concerto creates a grave, persistent center within the work.Theme and variationsBroader topic: It is a closely related form whose variations often rest on a repeating bass.ChaconneCompared with: The passacaglia is the closest formal counterpart, and the names sometimes overlap in historical usage.Ground bassRelated: The ground-bass tradition grew closely alongside the passacaglia.Repetition in musicBroader topic: Its repeated foundation supports an extended series of transformations.The Turn of the ScrewBroader topic: The opera’s interludes use passacaglia variations to mark transitions between scenes.WozzeckBroader topic: The Doctor’s scene uses this form to make his experiments feel mechanically inescapable.Adagio in G minorRelated: The work’s repeated bass and harmonic cycle evoke passacaglia practice.Heinrich Ignaz Franz BiberRelated: The final Mystery Sonata is a passacaglia whose recurring bass anchors its evolving violin variations.Pachelbel's CanonCompared with: It shares the canon’s repeating foundation but does not require a strict melodic canon.Passacaglia and Fugue in C minorNarrower topic: The work’s opening movement uses this form to present its recurring bass.