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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| No. 16 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: No. 16 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I Context triple: [Prelude in G minor, BWV 861, collectionPosition, No. 16 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I]
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No. 2 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
No. 2 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I is Johann Sebastian Bach’s C minor fugue (BWV 847), renowned for its driving rhythmic energy and tightly woven contrapuntal writing.
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Prelude in A-flat major, BWV 862
Prelude in A-flat major, BWV 862 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier and its expressive, harmonically rich writing.
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Prelude in F major, BWV 856
Prelude in F major, BWV 856 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, known as one of the short, didactic pieces from the first book of his Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Prelude in C major, BWV 846
Prelude in C major, BWV 846 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s most famous keyboard pieces, renowned for its flowing arpeggios and often used as an introductory work for piano students and performers.
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Prelude in A minor, BWV 865
Prelude in A minor, BWV 865 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive chromaticism and contrapuntal writing.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: No. 16 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I Target entity description: 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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A.
No. 2 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
No. 2 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I is Johann Sebastian Bach’s C minor fugue (BWV 847), renowned for its driving rhythmic energy and tightly woven contrapuntal writing.
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B.
Prelude in A-flat major, BWV 862
Prelude in A-flat major, BWV 862 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier and its expressive, harmonically rich writing.
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C.
Prelude in F major, BWV 856
Prelude in F major, BWV 856 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, known as one of the short, didactic pieces from the first book of his Well-Tempered Clavier.
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D.
Prelude in C major, BWV 846
Prelude in C major, BWV 846 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s most famous keyboard pieces, renowned for its flowing arpeggios and often used as an introductory work for piano students and performers.
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E.
Prelude in A minor, BWV 865
Prelude in A minor, BWV 865 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive chromaticism and contrapuntal writing.
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Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque composition
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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
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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
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Prelude in G minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 16 ⓘ |
| originalInstrument | harpsichord ⓘ |
| partOf | The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonalityType | minor key ⓘ |
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Subject: No. 16 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I Description of subject: 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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