Book I, number in the sequence of 24 preludes and fugues

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Book I, number in the sequence of 24 preludes and fugues is the first volume of Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, comprising 24 paired preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys.

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instanceOf collection of compositions ⓘ
musical work ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I ⓘ
composer Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
composerOccupation Kapellmeister ⓘ
compositionForm prelude and fugue cycle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
followsKeyOrder all major and minor keys ⓘ
genre Baroque music ⓘ
keyboard music ⓘ
hasPart 24 fugues ⓘ
24 preludes ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 864 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 862 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV 868 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 869 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 866 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 867 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, BWV 849 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 854 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 855 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 853 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 856 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp major, BWV 858 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, BWV 859 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 860 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 861 ⓘ
Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 863 ⓘ
hasSequel The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II ⓘ
intendedInstrument keyboard ⓘ
keyCoverage 12 major keys ⓘ
12 minor keys ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
movementType fugue ⓘ
prelude ⓘ
numberOfFugues 24 ⓘ
numberOfParts 48 ⓘ
numberOfPreludes 24 ⓘ
originalTitle Das wohltemperirte Clavier, Teil I ⓘ
partOf The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ

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Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 → collectionOrder → Book I, number in the sequence of 24 preludes and fugues ⓘ