Prelude in A-flat major, BWV 862
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Prelude in A-flat major, BWV 862 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier and its expressive, harmonically rich writing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prelude in A-flat major, BWV 862 canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prelude in A-flat major, BWV 862 Context triple: [The Well-Tempered Clavier, contains, Prelude in A-flat major, BWV 862]
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Prelude in G major, BWV 860
Prelude in G major, BWV 860 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, known for its inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier and its clear, flowing contrapuntal texture.
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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 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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D.
Prelude in G minor, BWV 861
Prelude in G minor, BWV 861 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive minor-key character and contrapuntal writing.
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E.
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.
- 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 A-flat major, BWV 862 Target entity description: Prelude in A-flat major, BWV 862 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier and its expressive, harmonically rich writing.
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A.
Prelude in G major, BWV 860
Prelude in G major, BWV 860 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, known for its inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier and its clear, flowing contrapuntal texture.
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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 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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D.
Prelude in G minor, BWV 861
Prelude in G minor, BWV 861 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive minor-key character and contrapuntal writing.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
keyboard prelude
ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Köthen
ⓘ
Leipzig ⓘ |
| BWVWorkGroup |
BWV 846–869
ⓘ
linked to:
BWV 846–893
|
| catalogNumber | BWV 862 ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| compositionForm | prelude ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| cycle | The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ |
| cycleNumber | I ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | none (no explicit dedication) ⓘ |
| educationalUse | keyboard pedagogy ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 1801 (posthumous publication of The Well-Tempered Clavier) ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque keyboard music ⓘ |
| hasCatalogue |
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
ⓘ
linked to:
BWV (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis)
|
| hasCounterpart | Prelude in G-sharp minor, BWV 887 (Book II, enharmonic key) ⓘ |
| hasKeySignature | four flats ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptSource | autograph of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I ⓘ |
| hasMode | Ionian (major) ⓘ |
| hasMovement | none (single-movement prelude) ⓘ |
| hasStyle | contrapuntally informed harmony ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| includedIn | complete recordings of The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ |
| influenced | later keyboard literature ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument | harpsichord ⓘ |
| isPartOfKeySequence | 24 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys ⓘ |
| key | A-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive writing
ⓘ
harmonically rich progressions ⓘ inclusion in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I ⓘ |
| opusNumber | none ⓘ |
| originalCompositionDate | circa 1722 ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 862 ⓘ |
| pairedWorkNumberInWTCBookI |
Fugue No. 17
ⓘ
linked to:
Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 862
|
| partOf |
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
ⓘ
linked to:
The Well-Tempered Clavier
|
| performancePractice | often performed on modern piano ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 17 ⓘ |
| structure | continuous prelude ⓘ |
| tonality | major ⓘ |
| tuningContext | well-tempered tuning ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 2–3 minutes ⓘ |
| usesTexture | predominantly homophonic with figurations ⓘ |
| workNumberInWTCBookI | Prelude No. 17 ⓘ |
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