Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 853
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Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 853 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach from the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 853 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12918004 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 853 Context triple: [Prelude in E-flat major, BWV 852, pairedWith, Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 853]
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Fugue in D minor, BWV 851
Fugue in D minor, BWV 851 is a contrapuntal keyboard piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of the first book of his collection The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Fugue in F minor, BWV 857
Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, known for its expressive intensity and intricate voice leading.
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Fugue in D major, BWV 850
Fugue in D major, BWV 850 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its intricate voice leading and inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852
Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable as one of the fugues in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Fugue in E minor, BWV 855
Fugue in E minor, BWV 855 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive counterpoint and inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
- F. None of above. chosen
- 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: Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 853 Target entity description: Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 853 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach from the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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A.
Fugue in D minor, BWV 851
Fugue in D minor, BWV 851 is a contrapuntal keyboard piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of the first book of his collection The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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B.
Fugue in F minor, BWV 857
Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, known for its expressive intensity and intricate voice leading.
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C.
Fugue in D major, BWV 850
Fugue in D major, BWV 850 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its intricate voice leading and inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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D.
Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852
Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable as one of the fugues in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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E.
Fugue in E minor, BWV 855
Fugue in E minor, BWV 855 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive counterpoint and inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baroque composition
ⓘ
fugue ⓘ keyboard composition ⓘ |
| belongsToCycle | The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 853 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionPositionWithinKey | D-sharp minor prelude and fugue pair ⓘ |
| collectionTitle | Das wohltemperierte Klavier I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| composerBirthYear | 1685 ⓘ |
| composerCountry | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerDeathYear | 1750 ⓘ |
| composerFullName | Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | fugue ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTuningContext | well-tempered tuning ⓘ |
| hasBWVNumber | 853 ⓘ |
| hasComposerStyle | high Baroque polyphony ⓘ |
| hasCounterpoint | contrapuntal texture ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | example of well-tempered keyboard writing ⓘ |
| hasKeySignature | six sharps ⓘ |
| hasNotationSystem | staff notation ⓘ |
| hasStructure | exposition and subsequent entries ⓘ |
| hasSubject | fugal subject in D-sharp minor ⓘ |
| hasTexture | polyphonic ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument | harpsichord ⓘ |
| isPartOfStandardRepertoire | yes ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
counterpoint pedagogy
ⓘ
keyboard repertoire ⓘ |
| key | D-sharp minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementType | fugue ⓘ |
| musicalForm | fugue ⓘ |
| opusGrouping | The Well-Tempered Clavier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation | keyboard ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Prelude in D-sharp minor, BWV 853 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pairedWorkKey | D-sharp minor ⓘ |
| pairedWorkType | prelude ⓘ |
| partOf | The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCollectionByKeyScheme | 24 major and minor keys ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| tonality | minor ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceMedium |
harpsichord
ⓘ
piano ⓘ |
| workNumberWithinBook | 8 ⓘ |
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Subject: Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 853 Description of subject: Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 853 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach from the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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