Fugue in E minor, BWV 855
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Fugue in E minor, BWV 855 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive counterpoint and inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fugue in E minor, BWV 855 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2797692 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fugue in E minor, BWV 855 Context triple: [The Well-Tempered Clavier, contains, Fugue in E minor, BWV 855]
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Fugue in D minor, BWV 851
Fugue in D minor, BWV 851 is a contrapuntal keyboard piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of the first book of his collection The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852
Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable as one of the fugues in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Fugue in D major, BWV 850
Fugue in D major, BWV 850 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its intricate voice leading and inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Fugue in C minor, BWV 847
Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 is a highly recognizable keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, noted for its driving rhythmic intensity and intricate contrapuntal writing.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fugue in E minor, BWV 855 Target entity description: Fugue in E minor, BWV 855 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive counterpoint and inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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A.
Fugue in D minor, BWV 851
Fugue in D minor, BWV 851 is a contrapuntal keyboard piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of the first book of his collection The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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B.
Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852
Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable as one of the fugues in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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C.
Fugue in D major, BWV 850
Fugue in D major, BWV 850 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its intricate voice leading and inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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D.
Fugue in C minor, BWV 847
Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 is a highly recognizable keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, noted for its driving rhythmic intensity and intricate contrapuntal writing.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque composition
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fugue ⓘ keyboard composition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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surface form:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–869
|
| bookNumber | I ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 855 ⓘ |
| collection | The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| feature |
episodes
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expressive counterpoint ⓘ imitative counterpoint ⓘ stretto passages ⓘ subject-answer structure ⓘ |
| genre | fugue ⓘ |
| hasBWVNumber | 855 ⓘ |
| hasComposerRole | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| hasCounterSubject | contrasting countersubject in E minor ⓘ |
| hasForm | three-voice fugue ⓘ |
| hasKeySignature | one sharp ⓘ |
| hasMode | E minor ⓘ |
| hasPairingScheme | prelude and fugue in each of the 24 keys ⓘ |
| hasPrelude | Prelude in E minor, BWV 855 ⓘ |
| hasSubject | E minor fugue subject ⓘ |
| hasWorkNumberWithinWTCBookI | 10 ⓘ |
| isPartOfStandardRepertoireFor |
harpsichordists
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pianists ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
counterpoint courses
ⓘ
keyboard literature ⓘ |
| key | E minor ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movementType | fugue ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive counterpoint
ⓘ
inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation |
harpsichord
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keyboard ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Prelude in E minor, BWV 855 ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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surface form:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
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| performanceMedium | solo keyboard ⓘ |
| performancePracticePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| placeInCatalogue |
BWV (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis)
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surface form:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
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| style |
Baroque keyboard style
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contrapuntal ⓘ |
| texture | polyphonic ⓘ |
| tonality | minor ⓘ |
| usesTuningConcept | well-tempered tuning ⓘ |
| WTCNumbering |
Prelude in E minor, BWV 855
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surface form:
Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855
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