Prelude in F minor, BWV 857

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keyboard prelude musical composition

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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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 canonical	3
Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 857	2
Prelude in F minor, BWV 857/1	2
F minor prelude of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I	1
Prelude in F minor	1
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, F minor pair	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.

NED1 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]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ⓘ 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 ⓘ linked to: Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 paired with Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 ⓘ
educationalRelevance	used to illustrate Baroque harmony ⓘ used to illustrate voice leading ⓘ
genre	Baroque keyboard music ⓘ
hasBWVNumber	857 ⓘ
hasForm	through-composed prelude ⓘ
hasKeySignature	four flats ⓘ
hasTitle	Prelude in F minor ⓘ linked to: Prelude in F minor, BWV 857
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 ⓘ contrapuntal writing ⓘ expressive character ⓘ use of imitative entries ⓘ
originalInstrumentation	harpsichord ⓘ keyboard ⓘ
partOf	The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I ⓘ linked to: The Well-Tempered Clavier
pedagogicalUse	studied for contrapuntal technique ⓘ used in piano and harpsichord teaching ⓘ
performancePractice	also performed on harpsichord ⓘ 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 ⓘ polyphonic texture ⓘ
workNumberingSystem	Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV) ⓘ linked to: BWV (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis)

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