Prelude in G minor, BWV 860
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Prelude in G minor, BWV 860 is a keyboard piece by Johann Sebastian Bach from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, known for its expressive, flowing figuration and frequent pairing with its accompanying fugue.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque prelude
ⓘ
keyboard composition ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | circa 1722 ⓘ |
| associatedWork | The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| book | Book I ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 860 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | The Well-Tempered Clavier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonCatalog | Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| difficultyLevel | intermediate to advanced keyboard repertoire ⓘ |
| dominantKey | D minor ⓘ |
| educationalUse | keyboard technique and Baroque style study ⓘ |
| followedBy | Prelude in A-flat major, BWV 862 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | prelude ⓘ |
| hasKeySignature | two flats ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument |
clavichord
ⓘ
harpsichord ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformed | true ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyRecorded | true ⓘ |
| key | G minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementNumberInWTCI | 16 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contrast between flowing figuration and harmonic cadences
ⓘ
frequent performance with its fugue as a pair ⓘ |
| opusNumber | none (BWV catalogue only) ⓘ |
| pairedForm | prelude and fugue ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Fugue in G minor, BWV 860 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice | ornamentation in Baroque style ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Köthen or early Leipzig (probable) ⓘ |
| precededBy | Prelude in F-sharp major, BWV 858 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMeter | common time (4/4) GENERATED ⓘ |
| relativeKey | B-flat major GENERATED ⓘ |
| setWithin | 24 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys (Book I) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
clear harmonic progression
ⓘ
continuous broken-chord patterns ⓘ expressive flowing figuration ⓘ |
| texture | predominantly two-part figuration ⓘ |
| titleInGerman | Präludium g-Moll, BWV 860 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonalSystem | well-tempered tuning (conceptual context) ⓘ |
| tonic | G minor ⓘ |
| tuningContext | demonstration of well-tempered tuning system ⓘ |
| typicalModernInstrument | piano GENERATED ⓘ |
| usesForm | through-composed sectional design ⓘ |
| workNumberWithinCollection | No. 16 in Book I ⓘ |
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