BWV 849

E1015174

BWV 849 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor from the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
prelude and fugue
book Book I
catalogNumber BWV 849 NERFINISHED
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
cycle The Well-Tempered Clavier NERFINISHED
followedBy BWV 850 NERFINISHED
fugueVoices 4
genre Baroque music NERFINISHED
keyboard music
hasApproximateCompositionDate early 18th century
hasCatalogue Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis NERFINISHED
hasCollectionOrder C-sharp minor pair in chromatic sequence of WTC I GENERATED
hasInfluenceOn piano repertoire
tonal pedagogy
hasKeySignature four sharps
hasManuscriptSource autograph manuscript of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I NERFINISHED
hasPerformanceMedium solo keyboard
hasSection Fugue
Prelude NERFINISHED
hasStructure two-movement work
hasTuningConcept well temperament
intendedInstrument clavichord
harpsichord
keyboard instrument
isPartOfKeyCycle 24 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys
isStudiedIn keyboard performance training
music theory education
key C-sharp minor
language none (instrumental)
movement Fugue in C-sharp minor, BWV 849/2 NERFINISHED
Prelude in C-sharp minor, BWV 849/1 NERFINISHED
notableFeature chromatic and expressive character
complex four-voice fugue
opusNumber none
originalTitleLanguage German
partOf The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I NERFINISHED
period Baroque
placeOfComposition Köthen or Leipzig (uncertain) NERFINISHED
positionInSeries 4
precededBy BWV 848 NERFINISHED
tonality minor
usesTuningSystem well-tempered tuning
workTitle Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor NERFINISHED

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BWV 846–893 containsWork BWV 849