Book I, number in the sequence of 24 preludes and fugues
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Book I, number in the sequence of 24 preludes and fugues is the first volume of Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, comprising 24 paired preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys.
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| Book I, number in the sequence of 24 preludes and fugues canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Book I, number in the sequence of 24 preludes and fugues Context triple: [Prelude in F minor, BWV 857, collectionOrder, Book I, number in the sequence of 24 preludes and fugues]
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No. 2 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
No. 2 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I is Johann Sebastian Bach’s C minor fugue (BWV 847), renowned for its driving rhythmic energy and tightly woven contrapuntal writing.
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Prélude, Choral et Fugue
Prélude, Choral et Fugue is a major 1884 piano composition by César Franck that combines Baroque-inspired forms with Romantic harmony and cyclic thematic development.
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Dmitri Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87
Dmitri Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 is a monumental cycle for solo piano, modeled on Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, that explores all 24 major and minor keys with a distinctive 20th-century harmonic and emotional language.
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No. 16 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
No. 16 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I is a keyboard prelude and fugue in G minor by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of his seminal collection exploring all 24 major and minor keys.
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Prelude in C-sharp major, BWV 848
Prelude in C-sharp major, BWV 848 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its flowing broken-chord texture and its role in exploring well-tempered tuning.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book I, number in the sequence of 24 preludes and fugues Target entity description: Book I, number in the sequence of 24 preludes and fugues is the first volume of Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, comprising 24 paired preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys.
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A.
No. 2 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
No. 2 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I is Johann Sebastian Bach’s C minor fugue (BWV 847), renowned for its driving rhythmic energy and tightly woven contrapuntal writing.
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B.
Prélude, Choral et Fugue
Prélude, Choral et Fugue is a major 1884 piano composition by César Franck that combines Baroque-inspired forms with Romantic harmony and cyclic thematic development.
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C.
Dmitri Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87
Dmitri Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 is a monumental cycle for solo piano, modeled on Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, that explores all 24 major and minor keys with a distinctive 20th-century harmonic and emotional language.
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No. 16 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
No. 16 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I is a keyboard prelude and fugue in G minor by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of his seminal collection exploring all 24 major and minor keys.
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E.
Prelude in C-sharp major, BWV 848
Prelude in C-sharp major, BWV 848 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its flowing broken-chord texture and its role in exploring well-tempered tuning.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of compositions
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musical work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| composerOccupation | Kapellmeister ⓘ |
| compositionForm | prelude and fugue cycle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsKeyOrder | all major and minor keys ⓘ |
| genre |
Baroque music
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keyboard music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
24 fugues
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24 preludes ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 864 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 862 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV 868 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 869 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 866 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 867 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, BWV 849 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 854 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 855 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 853 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 856 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp major, BWV 858 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, BWV 859 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 860 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 861 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 863 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument | keyboard ⓘ |
| keyCoverage |
12 major keys
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12 minor keys ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementType |
fugue
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prelude ⓘ |
| numberOfFugues | 24 ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 48 ⓘ |
| numberOfPreludes | 24 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Das wohltemperirte Clavier, Teil I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Well-Tempered Clavier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
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Subject: Book I, number in the sequence of 24 preludes and fugues Description of subject: Book I, number in the sequence of 24 preludes and fugues is the first volume of Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, comprising 24 paired preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys.
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Prelude in F minor, BWV 857
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Book I, number in the sequence of 24 preludes and fugues
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