Prelude in C minor, BWV 847
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Prelude in C minor, BWV 847 is a fast, motoric keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for its driving sixteenth-note patterns and often paired with its accompanying fugue in The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prelude in C minor, BWV 847 canonical | 4 |
| Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Prelude in C minor, BWV 847 Context triple: [The Well-Tempered Clavier, contains, Prelude in C minor, BWV 847]
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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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Prelude in C major, BWV 846
Prelude in C major, BWV 846 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s most famous keyboard pieces, renowned for its flowing arpeggios and often used as an introductory work for piano students and performers.
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Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major, BuxWV 137
"Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major, BuxWV 137" is a celebrated organ composition by Baroque composer Dieterich Buxtehude that showcases his virtuosic and expressive style through three contrasting movements.
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Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848
Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its intricate thematic development and inclusion in his influential collection The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Fugue in C major, BWV 846
Fugue in C major, BWV 846 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s opening fugue from Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier, renowned for its clarity, contrapuntal craftsmanship, and foundational role in keyboard repertoire.
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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)
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Target entity: Prelude in C minor, BWV 847 Target entity description: Prelude in C minor, BWV 847 is a fast, motoric keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for its driving sixteenth-note patterns and often paired with its accompanying fugue in The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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A.
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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B.
Prelude in C major, BWV 846
Prelude in C major, BWV 846 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s most famous keyboard pieces, renowned for its flowing arpeggios and often used as an introductory work for piano students and performers.
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C.
Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major, BuxWV 137
"Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major, BuxWV 137" is a celebrated organ composition by Baroque composer Dieterich Buxtehude that showcases his virtuosic and expressive style through three contrasting movements.
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D.
Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848
Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its intricate thematic development and inclusion in his influential collection The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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E.
Fugue in C major, BWV 846
Fugue in C major, BWV 846 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s opening fugue from Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier, renowned for its clarity, contrapuntal craftsmanship, and foundational role in keyboard repertoire.
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Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque composition
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keyboard prelude ⓘ musical composition ⓘ |
| associatedComposerRole | Bach as Kapellmeister and keyboard virtuoso ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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surface form:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–869
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| cadenceKey | C minor ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 847 ⓘ |
| collectionRole | demonstrates all 24 major and minor keys (within the collection) ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
study of Baroque harmony and voice leading
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technical development of even sixteenth-note playing ⓘ |
| followedBy | Prelude in C-sharp major, BWV 848 ⓘ |
| genre | prelude and fugue set component ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 18th century German keyboard music ⓘ |
| influence |
model for later prelude compositions in minor keys
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standard repertoire for classical piano students ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument | keyboard ⓘ |
| key | C minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| mode | minor ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
driving rhythmic momentum
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frequent use in piano pedagogy ⓘ often performed together with its fugue ⓘ use of sequences and harmonic progression ⓘ |
| openingFigure | continuous broken-chord sixteenth notes ⓘ |
| originalInstrument | harpsichord ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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surface form:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
|
| performancePractice |
also performed on harpsichord
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often played on modern piano ⓘ |
| period | Baroque era ⓘ |
| precededBy | Prelude in C major, BWV 846 ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | published posthumously as part of The Well-Tempered Clavier editions ⓘ |
| structure | through-composed ⓘ |
| style |
contrapuntal
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virtuosic keyboard writing ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter | fast ⓘ |
| texture | motoric sixteenth-note patterns ⓘ |
| tonalSystem | well-tempered tuning ⓘ |
| tonicNote | C ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 1–2 minutes ⓘ |
| workTitle | Prelude in C minor, BWV 847 self-link ⓘ |
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Subject: Prelude in C minor, BWV 847 Description of subject: Prelude in C minor, BWV 847 is a fast, motoric keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for its driving sixteenth-note patterns and often paired with its accompanying fugue in The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847