Prelude in F minor, BWV 857
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Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive, contrapuntal writing and its place in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 canonical | 3 |
| F minor prelude of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I | 1 |
| Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 | 1 |
| Prelude in F minor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2797695 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 Context triple: [The Well-Tempered Clavier, contains, Prelude in F minor, BWV 857]
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Prelude in E minor, BWV 855
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 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 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 F major, BWV 856
Prelude in F major, BWV 856 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, known as one of the short, didactic pieces from the first book of his 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- 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 F minor, BWV 857 Target entity description: Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive, contrapuntal writing and its place in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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A.
Prelude in E minor, BWV 855
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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B.
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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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 F major, BWV 856
Prelude in F major, BWV 856 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, known as one of the short, didactic pieces from the first book of his Well-Tempered Clavier.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
keyboard prelude
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musical composition ⓘ |
| associatedComposerStyle | Bach keyboard style ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 ⓘ |
| belongsToSetOf | 24 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 857 ⓘ |
| collectionOrder | Book I, number in the sequence of 24 preludes and fugues ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| cyclePosition |
F minor prelude of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
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linked to:
Prelude in F minor, BWV 857
paired with Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 ⓘ |
| educationalRelevance |
used to illustrate Baroque harmony
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used to illustrate voice leading ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque keyboard music ⓘ |
| hasBWVNumber | 857 ⓘ |
| hasForm | through-composed prelude ⓘ |
| hasKeySignature | four flats ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Prelude in F minor
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linked to:
Prelude in F minor, BWV 857
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| historicalContext | early 18th century ⓘ |
| key | F minor ⓘ |
| keyRelationship | paired with a fugue in the same key ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| laterPublication | published in printed editions of The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
continuous flowing texture
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contrapuntal writing ⓘ expressive character ⓘ use of imitative entries ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation |
harpsichord
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keyboard ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
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linked to:
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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| pedagogicalUse |
studied for contrapuntal technique
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used in piano and harpsichord teaching ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
also performed on harpsichord
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often performed on modern piano ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | first circulated in manuscript ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous movement ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | typically performed at a moderate tempo ⓘ |
| tonality | minor ⓘ |
| tuningContext | well-tempered tuning ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 2 to 3 minutes ⓘ |
| usesTexture |
contrapuntal texture
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polyphonic texture ⓘ |
| workNumberingSystem |
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV)
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linked to:
BWV (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis)
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Subject: Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 Description of subject: Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive, contrapuntal writing and its place in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Prelude in F minor, BWV 857
Prelude in F minor, BWV 857
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F minor prelude of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
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linked to: Prelude in F minor, BWV 857
linked to: Prelude in F minor, BWV 857