Prelude No. 17
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Prelude No. 17 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach from The Well-Tempered Clavier, notable for its serene character and rich harmonic texture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prelude No. 17 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prelude No. 17 Context triple: [Prelude in A-flat major, BWV 862, workNumberInWTCBookI, Prelude No. 17]
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Preludio
Preludio is the virtuosic, fast-paced opening movement of J.S. Bach’s Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, renowned for its continuous stream of semiquavers and brilliant, improvisatory character.
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Ladies’ Prelude
Ladies’ Prelude is a Japanese graded dirt sprint race for fillies and mares held annually at Ohi Racecourse in Tokyo.
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Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2
Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2 is a famous and dramatic solo piano piece by Sergei Rachmaninoff, renowned for its dark, tolling opening chords and powerful emotional intensity.
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Prelude in B-flat major, BWV 866
Prelude in B-flat major, BWV 866 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its inclusion in the first book of his influential collection The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Prelude in E-flat major, BWV 852
Prelude in E-flat major, BWV 852 is a keyboard piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, known as one of the preludes from the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
- F. None of above. chosen
- 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: Prelude No. 17 Target entity description: Prelude No. 17 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach from The Well-Tempered Clavier, notable for its serene character and rich harmonic texture.
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A.
Preludio
Preludio is the virtuosic, fast-paced opening movement of J.S. Bach’s Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, renowned for its continuous stream of semiquavers and brilliant, improvisatory character.
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B.
Ladies’ Prelude
Ladies’ Prelude is a Japanese graded dirt sprint race for fillies and mares held annually at Ohi Racecourse in Tokyo.
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C.
Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2
Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2 is a famous and dramatic solo piano piece by Sergei Rachmaninoff, renowned for its dark, tolling opening chords and powerful emotional intensity.
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D.
Prelude in B-flat major, BWV 866
Prelude in B-flat major, BWV 866 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its inclusion in the first book of his influential collection The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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E.
Prelude in E-flat major, BWV 852
Prelude in E-flat major, BWV 852 is a keyboard piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, known as one of the preludes from the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
keyboard prelude
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musical composition ⓘ |
| associatedWith | well-tempered tuning ⓘ |
| catalogCode | BWV 862 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonlyPerformedOn | piano ⓘ |
| composedIn |
Germany
NERFINISHED
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early 18th century ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| creator | Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Prelude No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Prelude No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque music ⓘ |
| hasKey | G major ⓘ |
| hasMovementType | prelude ⓘ |
| hasPairWith | Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 862 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | single continuous movement ⓘ |
| instrumentation | keyboard ⓘ |
| isInCollectionOf | 24 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys (Book I) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rich harmonic texture
ⓘ
serene character ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Well-Tempered Clavier
NERFINISHED
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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Baroque era ⓘ |
| positionInWork | No. 17 in Book I ⓘ |
| style |
contrapuntal writing
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tonal exploration ⓘ |
| title | Prelude No. 17 in G major, BWV 862 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | G major ⓘ |
| writtenFor | harpsichord ⓘ |
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