BWV 851

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BWV 851 is a prelude and fugue in E minor for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, included in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.

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BWV 851 canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf keyboard work ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
prelude and fugue ⓘ
associatedWork The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ
catalogNumber BWV 851 ⓘ
collection Das wohltemperierte Klavier I ⓘ
collectionCompiler Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
composer Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
composerBirthName Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
composerBirthYear 1685 ⓘ
composerDeathYear 1750 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony (Holy Roman Empire) ⓘ
cyclePosition 10 ⓘ
educationalUse counterpoint study ⓘ
harmony study ⓘ
keyboard technique study ⓘ
followedBy BWV 852 ⓘ
follows BWV 850 ⓘ
genre Baroque keyboard music ⓘ
hasForm fugue ⓘ
prelude ⓘ
hasFugueVoices 3 ⓘ
hasKeySignature one sharp ⓘ
hasPart Fugue in E minor, BWV 851 ⓘ
Prelude in E minor, BWV 851 ⓘ
intendedInstrument harpsichord ⓘ
keyboard ⓘ
isContrapuntal true ⓘ
isPartOfCanonicalRepertoire true ⓘ
key E minor ⓘ
language instrumental (no text) ⓘ
movementCount 2 ⓘ
notatedIn common practice notation ⓘ
opusNumber none (catalogued by BWV number) ⓘ
partOf The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I ⓘ
stylePeriod Baroque ⓘ
title Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 851 ⓘ
tonality minor ⓘ
typicalPerformanceMedium harpsichord ⓘ
piano ⓘ
usesTuningConcept well temperament ⓘ

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