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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| BWV 851 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12529022 — 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: BWV 851 Context triple: [BWV 846–893, containsWork, BWV 851]
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BWV 850
BWV 850 is a prelude and fugue in D major for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, included in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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BWV 847
BWV 847 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s C minor prelude and fugue from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, renowned for its driving rhythmic energy and contrapuntal clarity.
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C.
BWV 849
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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D.
BWV 848
BWV 848 is a prelude and fugue in C-sharp major by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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E.
BWV 1080
BWV 1080 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental unfinished work "Die Kunst der Fuge" (The Art of Fugue), a late contrapuntal masterpiece exploring the possibilities of a single musical theme.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BWV 851 Target entity description: 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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A.
BWV 850
BWV 850 is a prelude and fugue in D major for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, included in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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B.
BWV 847
BWV 847 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s C minor prelude and fugue from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, renowned for its driving rhythmic energy and contrapuntal clarity.
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C.
BWV 849
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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D.
BWV 848
BWV 848 is a prelude and fugue in C-sharp major by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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E.
BWV 1080
BWV 1080 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental unfinished work "Die Kunst der Fuge" (The Art of Fugue), a late contrapuntal masterpiece exploring the possibilities of a single musical theme.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
keyboard work
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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
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harmony study ⓘ keyboard technique study ⓘ |
| followedBy | BWV 852 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | BWV 850 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque keyboard music ⓘ |
| hasForm |
fugue
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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
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piano ⓘ |
| usesTuningConcept | well temperament ⓘ |
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Subject: BWV 851 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
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