Prelude in F minor, BWV 857

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keyboard prelude musical composition

Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive, contrapuntal writing and its place in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 canonical	3
F minor prelude of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I	1
Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 857	1
Prelude in F minor	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	keyboard prelude ⓘ musical composition ⓘ
associatedComposerStyle	Bach keyboard style ⓘ
associatedWork	Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 ⓘ
belongsToSetOf	24 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys ⓘ
catalogNumber	BWV 857 ⓘ
collectionOrder	Book I, number in the sequence of 24 preludes and fugues ⓘ
composer	Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
cyclePosition	Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: F minor prelude of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I paired with Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 ⓘ
educationalRelevance	used to illustrate Baroque harmony ⓘ used to illustrate voice leading ⓘ
genre	Baroque keyboard music ⓘ
hasBWVNumber	857 ⓘ
hasForm	through-composed prelude ⓘ
hasKeySignature	four flats ⓘ
hasTitle	Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Prelude in F minor
historicalContext	early 18th century ⓘ
key	F minor ⓘ
keyRelationship	paired with a fugue in the same key ⓘ
languageOfTitle	Latin alphabet ⓘ
laterPublication	published in printed editions of The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ
notableFeature	continuous flowing texture ⓘ contrapuntal writing ⓘ expressive character ⓘ use of imitative entries ⓘ
originalInstrumentation	harpsichord ⓘ keyboard ⓘ
partOf	The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ surface form: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
pedagogicalUse	studied for contrapuntal technique ⓘ used in piano and harpsichord teaching ⓘ
performancePractice	also performed on harpsichord ⓘ often performed on modern piano ⓘ
period	Baroque ⓘ
publicationStatus	first circulated in manuscript ⓘ
structure	single continuous movement ⓘ
tempoIndication	typically performed at a moderate tempo ⓘ
tonality	minor ⓘ
tuningContext	well-tempered tuning ⓘ
typicalDuration	approximately 2 to 3 minutes ⓘ
usesTexture	contrapuntal texture ⓘ polyphonic texture ⓘ
workNumberingSystem	BWV (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis) ⓘ surface form: Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV)

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Well-Tempered Clavier → contains → Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 ⓘ

Prelude in G minor, BWV 861 → hasAdjacentWorkInCycle → Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 857

Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 → cyclePosition → Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: F minor prelude of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 → hasTitle → Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prelude in F minor

Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 → pairedWith → Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 ⓘ

Prelude in G major, BWV 860 → precededBy → Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 ⓘ