Fugue in A minor, BWV 865

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Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its intricate counterpoint and expressive intensity within the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.

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Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 canonical 3
Fuga in A moll, BWV 865 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque composition
fugue
keyboard composition
associatedKeySignature A minor key signature
associatedWithComposerRole Bach as Kapellmeister and organist
bookNumber 1
catalogNumber BWV 865
collection The Well-Tempered Clavier
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
surface form: J. S. Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach
composerStyle contrapuntal
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony
genre fugue
hasCompanionWork Prelude in A minor, BWV 865
surface form: Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 865
hasForm three-voice fugue
hasInfluenceOn fugue writing pedagogy
performance practice of Baroque keyboard music
hasKeyRelationship dominant key E minor
relative major C major
hasVoices 3
historicalEra early 18th century
intendedInstrument harpsichord
keyboard
isRecordedBy harpsichordists
numerous classical pianists
isSectionOf Prelude in A minor, BWV 865
surface form: Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 865
isStudiedIn counterpoint classes
keyboard literature courses
key A minor
languageOfTitle German
movementType fugue
notableFeature expressive intensity
intricate counterpoint
pairedWith Prelude in A minor, BWV 865
partOf The Well-Tempered Clavier
surface form: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
partOfCycle The Well-Tempered Clavier
surface form: 24 preludes and fugues of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
period Baroque
tonality minor
tuningConcept well-tempered tuning
typicalDuration approximately 3–4 minutes
usesTechnique invertible counterpoint
sequential development
stretto
subject and answer imitation
usesTexture polyphonic
workTitle Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fuga in A moll, BWV 865
WTCNumberWithinBook 16

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The Well-Tempered Clavier contains Fugue in A minor, BWV 865
Prelude in A minor, BWV 865 pairedWith Fugue in A minor, BWV 865
Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 workTitle Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fuga in A moll, BWV 865
Prelude in B minor, BWV 869 follows Fugue in A minor, BWV 865