No. 16 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

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No. 16 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I is a keyboard prelude and fugue in G minor by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of his seminal collection exploring all 24 major and minor keys.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque composition
keyboard composition
prelude and fugue
associatedWork Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 861 NERFINISHED
belongsTo keyboard repertoire
book Book I NERFINISHED
catalogueNumber BWV 861 NERFINISHED
collection The Well-Tempered Clavier NERFINISHED
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
composerOccupation Thomaskantor in Leipzig (Johann Sebastian Bach) NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
cyclePosition one of 24 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys
era Baroque era NERFINISHED
followedBy No. 17 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I NERFINISHED
follows No. 15 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I NERFINISHED
genre fugue
prelude
hasFugue Fugue in G minor, BWV 861/2 NERFINISHED
hasPrelude Prelude in G minor, BWV 861/1 NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod early 18th century
inCollectionPurpose exploration of all 24 major and minor keys
influenced later keyboard pedagogy
intendedInstrument keyboard
key G minor
languageOfTitle German
movement Fugue in G minor NERFINISHED
Prelude in G minor NERFINISHED
numberInSeries 16
originalInstrument harpsichord
partOf The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I NERFINISHED
tonalityType minor key

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Prelude in G minor, BWV 861 collectionPosition No. 16 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I