Prelude No. 17

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Prelude No. 17 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach from The Well-Tempered Clavier, notable for its serene character and rich harmonic texture.

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Prelude No. 17 canonical 1

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instanceOf keyboard prelude ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
associatedWith well-tempered tuning ⓘ
catalogCode BWV 862 ⓘ
commonlyPerformedOn piano ⓘ
composedIn Germany ⓘ
early 18th century ⓘ
composer Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
creator Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
followedBy Prelude No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863 ⓘ
follows Prelude No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861 ⓘ
genre Baroque music ⓘ
hasKey G major ⓘ
hasMovementType prelude ⓘ
hasPairWith Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 862 ⓘ
hasStructure single continuous movement ⓘ
instrumentation keyboard ⓘ
isInCollectionOf 24 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys (Book I) ⓘ
languageOfTitle Latin ⓘ
notableFor rich harmonic texture ⓘ
serene character ⓘ
partOf The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I ⓘ
period Baroque era ⓘ
positionInWork No. 17 in Book I ⓘ
style contrapuntal writing ⓘ
tonal exploration ⓘ
title Prelude No. 17 in G major, BWV 862 ⓘ
tonalCenter G major ⓘ
writtenFor harpsichord ⓘ

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