Fugue in F minor, BWV 857

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Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, known for its expressive intensity and intricate voice leading.

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Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque composition
fugue
keyboard work
approximateCompositionDate circa 1722
belongsToCycle 24 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys (WTC I)
BWVNumber BWV 857
catalogue Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
collection The Well-Tempered Clavier
collectionVolume Book I
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
counterpointTechnique imitation
invertible counterpoint
stretto
difficultyLevel advanced keyboard repertoire
genre keyboard fugue
hasFormSection exposition
final section
middle entries
hasKeySignature 4 flats
hasMoodAssociation intense
somber
hasOpusNumber none
hasTempoIndicationInModernEditions often Andante or similar
isFollowedBy Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp major, BWV 858
isPrecededBy Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 854
isPublishedIn editions of The Well-Tempered Clavier
isRecordedBy numerous classical pianists
numerous harpsichordists
isStudiedIn counterpoint classes
music theory courses
key F minor
languageOfTitle Latin alphabet
movementNumberInWTCBookI 12
notableFeature expressive intensity
intricate voice leading
numberOfVoices 4
originalInstrumentation harpsichord
pairedWith Prelude in F minor, BWV 857
partOf The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
period Baroque
style German Baroque keyboard style
subjectType melodic subject in F minor
texture contrapuntal
tonality minor
tuningConcept well-tempered tuning
typicalInstrument piano
usesNotation common practice period notation
workNumberWithinPair fugue

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The Well-Tempered Clavier contains Fugue in F minor, BWV 857
Prelude in F minor, BWV 857 associatedWork Fugue in F minor, BWV 857