Prelude in E minor, BWV 855
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Prelude in E minor, BWV 855 is a short keyboard piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive, introspective character and its place among the preludes of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Prelude in E minor, BWV 855 Context triple: [The Well-Tempered Clavier, contains, Prelude in E minor, BWV 855]
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Prelude in D minor, BWV 851
Prelude in D minor, BWV 851 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its inclusion in the first book of his influential collection The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Prelude in E-flat major, BWV 852
Prelude in E-flat major, BWV 852 is a keyboard piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, known as one of the preludes from the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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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 in D major, BWV 850
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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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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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Prelude in E minor, BWV 855 Target entity description: Prelude in E minor, BWV 855 is a short keyboard piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive, introspective character and its place among the preludes of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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A.
Prelude in D minor, BWV 851
Prelude in D minor, BWV 851 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its inclusion in the first book of his influential collection The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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B.
Prelude in E-flat major, BWV 852
Prelude in E-flat major, BWV 852 is a keyboard piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, known as one of the preludes from the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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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 in D major, BWV 850
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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E.
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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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Baroque composition
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keyboard composition ⓘ prelude ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | early 18th century ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 855 ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| compositionForm | through-composed ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| difficultyLevel | intermediate to advanced ⓘ |
| genre | prelude for solo keyboard ⓘ |
| hasArrangement |
Prelude in C-sharp minor, BWV 855a (transposed version in Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook)
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linked to:
Prelude in E minor, BWV 855
Romantic-era piano arrangements ⓘ violin and piano transcriptions ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
continuous broken-chord figuration
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contrapuntal texture ⓘ expressive ⓘ introspective ⓘ lyrical ⓘ |
| hasKeySignature | one sharp ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Prelude in E minor, BWV 855 ⓘ |
| includedIn |
piano pedagogy repertoire
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standard keyboard repertoire ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument | harpsichord ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
keyboard literature courses
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music history courses ⓘ music theory courses ⓘ |
| keyOrderInBookI | E minor prelude ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| movementNumberInSet | 10 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
clear tonal architecture in E minor
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expressive melodic line over steady accompaniment ⓘ use of suspensions and dissonances for expressivity ⓘ |
| opusNumber | BWV 846–869 (set) ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Fugue in E minor, BWV 855 ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I ⓘ
linked to:
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| primaryTexture | right-hand melodic line over left-hand broken chords ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
numerous classical pianists
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numerous harpsichordists ⓘ |
| setWithin | 24 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous movement ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | not specified by composer ⓘ |
| tonality | E minor ⓘ |
| tuningContext | well-tempered tuning ⓘ |
| typicalDuration |
about 2 minutes
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about 3 minutes ⓘ |
| uses | well-tempered tuning system exploration ⓘ |
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Subject: Prelude in E minor, BWV 855 Description of subject: Prelude in E minor, BWV 855 is a short keyboard piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive, introspective character and its place among the preludes of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Prelude in E minor, BWV 855
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Prelude in C-sharp minor, BWV 855a (transposed version in Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook)
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linked to: Prelude in E minor, BWV 855
linked to: Prelude in E minor, BWV 855