BWV 858

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BWV 858 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s preludes and fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier, a landmark collection exploring all major and minor keys.

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BWV 858 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf keyboard composition ⓘ
prelude and fugue ⓘ
associatedComposerStyle High Baroque ⓘ
catalogNumber BWV 858 ⓘ
collection The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ
collectionVolume Book I ⓘ
composer Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
cyclePosition 8 ⓘ
followedBy BWV 859 ⓘ
genre Baroque keyboard music ⓘ
hasPart Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 858/2 ⓘ
Prelude in E-flat minor, BWV 858/1 ⓘ
instrumentation solo keyboard ⓘ
intendedInstrument harpsichord ⓘ
isInKeyCycle complete set of 24 major and minor keys ⓘ
key E-flat minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle Latin ⓘ
movement Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 858/2 ⓘ
Prelude in E-flat minor, BWV 858/1 ⓘ
notableFeature part of Bach’s exploration of all major and minor keys in The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ
opusNumber none ⓘ
partOf The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I ⓘ
period early 18th century ⓘ
precededBy BWV 857 ⓘ
primaryManuscriptSource autograph manuscript of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I ⓘ
tonalityType minor ⓘ
typicalPerformanceMedium harpsichord ⓘ
piano ⓘ
usesTuningConcept well temperament ⓘ
workSeries Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

BWV 846–893 → containsWork → BWV 858 ⓘ
BWV 858 → catalogNumber → BWV 858 ⓘ