Prelude in A minor, BWV 865
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Prelude in A minor, BWV 865 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive chromaticism and contrapuntal writing.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prelude in A minor, BWV 865 canonical | 3 |
| Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 | 2 |
| Prelude in A minor, BWV 865/1 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2797703 — 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 A minor, BWV 865 Context triple: [The Well-Tempered Clavier, contains, Prelude in A minor, BWV 865]
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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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B.
Prelude in A-flat major, BWV 862
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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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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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.
- 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 minor, BWV 865 Target entity description: Prelude in A minor, BWV 865 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive chromaticism and contrapuntal writing.
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A.
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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B.
Prelude in A-flat major, BWV 862
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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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 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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque composition
ⓘ
keyboard prelude ⓘ musical composition ⓘ |
| associatedWork | The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ |
| canBePerformedOn |
clavichord
ⓘ
harpsichord ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 865 ⓘ |
| collectionCompiler | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| educationalLevel | advanced intermediate to advanced keyboard students ⓘ |
| genre | prelude ⓘ |
| harmonicLanguage | tonal with chromatic inflections ⓘ |
| hasForm | through-composed ⓘ |
| hasKeySignature | no sharps or flats ⓘ |
| hasOpusStructure | paired prelude and fugue ⓘ |
| instrumentation | keyboard ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
demonstration of well-tempered tuning
ⓘ
keyboard pedagogy ⓘ |
| isRecordedOn |
complete Well-Tempered Clavier recordings
ⓘ
linked to:
The Well-Tempered Clavier
numerous classical piano albums ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
keyboard literature courses
ⓘ
music theory courses ⓘ |
| key | A minor ⓘ |
| languageOfMusicalTerms | Italian ⓘ |
| movementType | prelude ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contrapuntal writing
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expressive chromaticism ⓘ imitative textures ⓘ sequential harmonic progressions ⓘ use of suspensions ⓘ |
| originalInstrument | harpsichord ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
ⓘ
linked to:
The Well-Tempered Clavier
|
| period | Baroque era ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 20th prelude in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I ⓘ |
| style |
German Baroque
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linked to:
Central European Baroque
|
| tempoIndication | unmarked in autograph ⓘ |
| tonality | minor ⓘ |
| tonalSystem | well-tempered tuning ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 2 to 3 minutes ⓘ |
| uses |
chromatic passing tones
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contrapuntal voice-leading ⓘ sequences ⓘ |
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Subject: Prelude in A minor, BWV 865 Description of subject: Prelude in A minor, BWV 865 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive chromaticism and contrapuntal writing.
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linked to: Prelude in A minor, BWV 865
linked to: Prelude in A minor, BWV 865