Fugue in A minor, BWV 865

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Baroque composition fugue keyboard composition

Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its intricate counterpoint and expressive intensity within the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 canonical	3
Fuga in A moll, BWV 865	1
Fugue in A minor, BWV 865/2	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2797704 — 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: Fugue in A minor, BWV 865
Context triple: [The Well-Tempered Clavier, contains, Fugue in A minor, BWV 865]

A. Fugue in G minor, BWV 861
Fugue in G minor, BWV 861 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its intricate counterpoint and inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
B. Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 862
Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 862 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, known as the companion piece to the Prelude in A-flat major in Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
C. Fugue in F minor, BWV 857
Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, known for its expressive intensity and intricate voice leading.
D. Fugue in E minor, BWV 855
Fugue in E minor, BWV 855 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive counterpoint and inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
E. Fugue in F major, BWV 856
Fugue in F major, BWV 856 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of 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: Fugue in A minor, BWV 865
Target entity description: Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its intricate counterpoint and expressive intensity within the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.

A. Fugue in G minor, BWV 861
Fugue in G minor, BWV 861 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its intricate counterpoint and inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
B. Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 862
Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 862 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, known as the companion piece to the Prelude in A-flat major in Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
C. Fugue in F minor, BWV 857
Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 is a contrapuntal keyboard work by Johann Sebastian Bach, known for its expressive intensity and intricate voice leading.
D. Fugue in E minor, BWV 855
Fugue in E minor, BWV 855 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive counterpoint and inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
E. Fugue in F major, BWV 856
Fugue in F major, BWV 856 is a keyboard fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque composition ⓘ fugue ⓘ keyboard composition ⓘ
associatedKeySignature	A minor key signature ⓘ
associatedWithComposerRole	Bach as Kapellmeister and organist ⓘ
bookNumber	1 ⓘ
catalogNumber	BWV 865 ⓘ
collection	The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ
composer	J. S. Bach ⓘ linked to: Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
composerStyle	contrapuntal ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
genre	fugue ⓘ
hasCompanionWork	Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 ⓘ linked to: Prelude in A minor, BWV 865
hasForm	three-voice fugue ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	fugue writing pedagogy ⓘ performance practice of Baroque keyboard music ⓘ
hasKeyRelationship	dominant key E minor ⓘ relative major C major ⓘ
hasVoices	3 ⓘ
historicalEra	early 18th century ⓘ
intendedInstrument	harpsichord ⓘ keyboard ⓘ
isRecordedBy	harpsichordists ⓘ numerous classical pianists ⓘ
isSectionOf	Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 ⓘ linked to: Prelude in A minor, BWV 865
isStudiedIn	counterpoint classes ⓘ keyboard literature courses ⓘ
key	A minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle	German ⓘ
movementType	fugue ⓘ
notableFeature	expressive intensity ⓘ intricate counterpoint ⓘ
pairedWith	Prelude in A minor, BWV 865 ⓘ
partOf	The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I ⓘ linked to: The Well-Tempered Clavier
partOfCycle	24 preludes and fugues of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I ⓘ linked to: The Well-Tempered Clavier
period	Baroque ⓘ
tonality	minor ⓘ
tuningConcept	well-tempered tuning ⓘ
typicalDuration	approximately 3–4 minutes ⓘ
usesTechnique	invertible counterpoint ⓘ sequential development ⓘ stretto ⓘ subject and answer imitation ⓘ
usesTexture	polyphonic ⓘ
workTitle	Fuga in A moll, BWV 865 ⓘ linked to: Fugue in A minor, BWV 865
WTCNumberWithinBook	16 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Well-Tempered Clavier → contains → Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 ⓘ

Prelude in A minor, BWV 865 → pairedWith → Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 ⓘ

Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 → workTitle → Fuga in A moll, BWV 865 ⓘ

linked to: Fugue in A minor, BWV 865

Prelude in B minor, BWV 869 → follows → Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 ⓘ

BWV 865 → hasPart → Fugue in A minor, BWV 865/2 ⓘ