BWV 862

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BWV 862 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s preludes and fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque composition
keyboard composition
prelude and fugue
catalogNumber BWV 862 NERFINISHED
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
composerBirthCountry Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach NERFINISHED
composerBirthPlace Eisenach NERFINISHED
compositionDateApproximate circa 1722
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
cyclePosition 18th prelude and fugue of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo unknown
firstPublication 1801 (posthumous, in early editions of The Well-Tempered Clavier)
genre fugue
prelude
hasCatalogue Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis NERFINISHED
hasInfluenced keyboard performance practice
piano pedagogy
hasKeySignature five sharps
hasMode G-sharp minor
hasPart Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 862/2 NERFINISHED
Prelude in G-sharp minor, BWV 862/1 NERFINISHED
hasStructure two-movement cycle (prelude and fugue)
hasStyle contrapuntal
tonal
includedInStandardRepertoire yes
intendedInstrument clavichord
harpsichord
piano
intendedUse keyboard pedagogy
performance
isPartOfCompleteSet 24 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys, Book I NERFINISHED
key G-sharp minor
language instrumental
movementNumberInWTCBookI 18
notationSystem staff notation
opusNumber none
partOf The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I NERFINISHED
period Baroque NERFINISHED
placeOfComposition Köthen or Leipzig (uncertain) NERFINISHED
recordedBy numerous classical pianists and harpsichordists
tonality minor
usesTuningConcept well temperament
workSeries The Well-Tempered Clavier NERFINISHED
WTCBook Book I NERFINISHED

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