Prelude in D major, BWV 850
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Prelude in D major, BWV 850 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, known for its lively figuration and role as part of his influential collection of preludes and fugues.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prelude in D major, BWV 850 canonical | 2 |
| Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850 | 1 |
| Prelude in D major, BWV 850/1 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Prelude in D major, BWV 850 Context triple: [The Well-Tempered Clavier, contains, Prelude in D major, BWV 850]
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Prelude in C major, BWV 846
Prelude in C major, BWV 846 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s most famous keyboard pieces, renowned for its flowing arpeggios and often used as an introductory work for piano students and performers.
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Prelude in C-sharp major, BWV 848
Prelude in C-sharp major, BWV 848 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its flowing broken-chord texture and its role in exploring well-tempered tuning.
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Prelude in C minor, BWV 847
Prelude in C minor, BWV 847 is a fast, motoric keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for its driving sixteenth-note patterns and often paired with its accompanying fugue in The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major, BuxWV 137
"Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major, BuxWV 137" is a celebrated organ composition by Baroque composer Dieterich Buxtehude that showcases his virtuosic and expressive style through three contrasting movements.
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Fugue in C major, BWV 846
Fugue in C major, BWV 846 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s opening fugue from Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier, renowned for its clarity, contrapuntal craftsmanship, and foundational role in keyboard repertoire.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prelude in D major, BWV 850 Target entity description: Prelude in D major, BWV 850 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, known for its lively figuration and role as part of his influential collection of preludes and fugues.
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A.
Prelude in C major, BWV 846
Prelude in C major, BWV 846 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s most famous keyboard pieces, renowned for its flowing arpeggios and often used as an introductory work for piano students and performers.
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B.
Prelude in C-sharp major, BWV 848
Prelude in C-sharp major, BWV 848 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its flowing broken-chord texture and its role in exploring well-tempered tuning.
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C.
Prelude in C minor, BWV 847
Prelude in C minor, BWV 847 is a fast, motoric keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for its driving sixteenth-note patterns and often paired with its accompanying fugue in The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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D.
Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major, BuxWV 137
"Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major, BuxWV 137" is a celebrated organ composition by Baroque composer Dieterich Buxtehude that showcases his virtuosic and expressive style through three contrasting movements.
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E.
Fugue in C major, BWV 846
Fugue in C major, BWV 846 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s opening fugue from Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier, renowned for its clarity, contrapuntal craftsmanship, and foundational role in keyboard repertoire.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque composition
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keyboard prelude ⓘ musical composition ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 850 ⓘ |
| collection | The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ |
| collectionVolume | Book I ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| genre | prelude ⓘ |
| hasBassPattern | regular harmonic support in left hand ⓘ |
| hasCadence | authentic cadence in D major at the close ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
continuous motion
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contrapuntal texture ⓘ lively figuration ⓘ tonal clarity ⓘ virtuosic passagework ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | part of one of the most influential collections in Western classical music ⓘ |
| hasForm | through-composed ⓘ |
| hasKeySignature | two sharps ⓘ |
| hasNotableEdition | Urtext editions by major music publishers ⓘ |
| hasOpening | rapid broken-chord figures in the right hand ⓘ |
| hasOpusNumber | none (identified by BWV only) ⓘ |
| hasTexture |
three-part texture
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two-part texture ⓘ |
| influenced |
keyboard repertoire
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piano pedagogy ⓘ |
| intendedTuningSystem | well-tempered tuning ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedOn |
harpsichord
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modern piano ⓘ |
| isPartOfCycleCovering | all 24 major and minor keys ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
concert performance
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music education ⓘ technical study for keyboard ⓘ |
| key | D major ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementNumberInCollection | 5 ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation |
harpsichord
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keyboard ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Fugue in D major, BWV 850 ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
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linked to:
The Well-Tempered Clavier
|
| stylePeriod | Baroque ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | generally performed at an allegro-like tempo ⓘ |
| tonality | major ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 2 minutes ⓘ |
| usesCompositionalTechnique |
broken chords
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harmonic progression ⓘ motivic development ⓘ sequential patterns ⓘ |
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