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.
Statements (41)
| 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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