Prelude in F major, BWV 856

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Prelude in F major, BWV 856 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, known as one of the short, didactic pieces from the first book of his Well-Tempered Clavier.

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Prelude in F major, BWV 856 canonical 2
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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque music work
composition
keyboard prelude
approximateCompositionPeriod early 18th century
associatedComposerNationality German
belongsToCycle The Well-Tempered Clavier
surface form: 24 preludes and fugues of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
catalogNumber BWV 856
collection The Well-Tempered Clavier
collectionVolume Book I
commonlyPerformedOn harpsichord
modern piano
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
composerLifespan 1685–1750
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony
surface form: Electorate of Saxony (Holy Roman Empire)
didacticPurpose keyboard teaching
study of keyboard technique
educationalLevel intermediate to advanced keyboard students
educationalUse development of articulation control
development of finger independence
firstPublication The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I manuscript circulation
genre prelude
hasBWVNumber BWV 856
hasCounterpartWork Fugue in F major, BWV 856
hasKeySignature one flat
hasTitle Prelude in F major, BWV 856 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prelude in F major
includedInStandardRepertoireFor harpsichord
piano
key F major
language instrumental
mode major
movementNumberInWTCIBasedOnKeyOrder 11
opusNumber none
orderingPrincipleInCycle ascending chromatic order of keys
originalInstrumentation harpsichord
keyboard
pairedWith Fugue in F major, BWV 856
partOf The Well-Tempered Clavier
surface form: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
performanceMedium solo keyboard
period Baroque
structure single continuous movement
style contrapuntal
didactic
texture predominantly two-part
tonalSystem well-tempered tuning
tonicNote F
workNumberInBWVCatalog 856

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The Well-Tempered Clavier contains Prelude in F major, BWV 856
Prelude in F major, BWV 856 hasTitle Prelude in F major, BWV 856 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Prelude in F major
Fugue in F major, BWV 856 pairedWith Prelude in F major, BWV 856