BWV 851

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BWV 851 is a prelude and fugue in E minor for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, included in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf keyboard work
musical composition
prelude and fugue
associatedWork The Well-Tempered Clavier NERFINISHED
catalogNumber BWV 851 NERFINISHED
collection Das wohltemperierte Klavier I NERFINISHED
collectionCompiler Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
composerBirthName Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED
composerBirthYear 1685
composerDeathYear 1750
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony (Holy Roman Empire) NERFINISHED
cyclePosition 10
educationalUse counterpoint study
harmony study
keyboard technique study
followedBy BWV 852 NERFINISHED
follows BWV 850 NERFINISHED
genre Baroque keyboard music
hasForm fugue
prelude
hasFugueVoices 3
hasKeySignature one sharp
hasPart Fugue in E minor, BWV 851 NERFINISHED
Prelude in E minor, BWV 851 NERFINISHED
intendedInstrument harpsichord
keyboard
isContrapuntal true
isPartOfCanonicalRepertoire true
key E minor
language instrumental (no text)
movementCount 2
notatedIn common practice notation
opusNumber none (catalogued by BWV number)
partOf The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I NERFINISHED
stylePeriod Baroque
title Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 851 NERFINISHED
tonality minor
typicalPerformanceMedium harpsichord
piano
usesTuningConcept well temperament

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