BWV 866

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BWV 866 is a prelude and fugue in E minor for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of his first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf keyboard work
musical composition
prelude and fugue
catalogNumber BWV 866 NERFINISHED
collection The Well-Tempered Clavier NERFINISHED
collectionVolume Book I NERFINISHED
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
cyclePosition 10
followedBy BWV 867 NERFINISHED
fugueVoices 3 voices (typical attribution)
genre Baroque music
hasCatalogue Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis NERFINISHED
hasForm fugue
prelude
hasInfluenced keyboard repertoire
tonal harmony pedagogy
hasPart Fugue in E minor, BWV 866/2 NERFINISHED
Prelude in E minor, BWV 866/1 NERFINISHED
intendedInstrument clavichord
harpsichord
keyboard
isPartOfSeries 24 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys, Book I NERFINISHED
key E minor
keyRelationInCycle E minor pair in chromatic sequence of keys
language none (instrumental)
manuscriptSource autograph and early copies of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
movement Fugue in E minor, BWV 866/2 NERFINISHED
Prelude in E minor, BWV 866/1 NERFINISHED
opusNumber none
partOf The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I NERFINISHED
period Baroque period NERFINISHED
placeOfComposition Köthen (probable) NERFINISHED
precededBy BWV 865
publicationStatus published posthumously
tonalSystem well-tempered tuning
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 4–6 minutes (both movements)
workNumberInCollection 10th prelude and fugue of Book I

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