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.

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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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Prelude in E-flat major, BWV 852 pairedWith Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 853