Prelude in B minor, BWV 869

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Prelude in B minor, BWV 869 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive chromaticism and contrapuntal writing.

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Prelude in B minor, BWV 869 canonical 2
Prelude in B minor 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf keyboard prelude
musical composition
associatedKeyOfFugue B minor
belongsTo keyboard repertoire
bookNumberInSeries I
catalogNumber BWV 869
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony
creator Johann Sebastian Bach
follows Fugue in A minor, BWV 865
Prelude in A minor, BWV 865
genre Baroque keyboard music
hasApproximateCompositionDate circa 1722
hasBWVNumber 869
hasKeySignature two sharps
hasMode minor
hasOpusOrCatalogue BWV 869
hasStructure continuous through-composed movement
hasTitle Prelude in B minor, BWV 869 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prelude in B minor
historicalContext early 18th century
intendedInstrument harpsichord
isOftenPerformedWith Fugue in B minor, BWV 869
key B minor
languageOfTitle Latin alphabet
movementType prelude
notableFeature contrapuntal writing
dense harmonic texture
expressive chromaticism
use of suspensions and dissonances
pairedCycle 24 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys
pairedWith Fugue in B minor, BWV 869
partOf The Well-Tempered Clavier
surface form: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
partOfSeries The Well-Tempered Clavier
period Baroque era
placeOfComposition Köthen or Leipzig (disputed)
positionInSeries 24
precededBy Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 867
Prelude in B-flat minor, BWV 867
texture contrapuntal
polyphonic
tonality minor
tuningConcept well-tempered tuning
usesTechnique chromatic voice-leading
imitative counterpoint
sequential harmonic progressions
workNumberInBook 24

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The Well-Tempered Clavier contains Prelude in B minor, BWV 869
Prelude in B minor, BWV 869 hasTitle Prelude in B minor, BWV 869 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Prelude in B minor
Fugue in B minor, BWV 869 pairedWith Prelude in B minor, BWV 869