No. 16 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

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No. 16 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I is a keyboard prelude and fugue in G minor by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of his seminal collection exploring all 24 major and minor keys.

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No. 16 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I canonical 1

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instanceOf Baroque composition
keyboard composition
prelude and fugue
associatedWork Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 861
belongsTo keyboard repertoire
book Book I
catalogueNumber BWV 861
collection The Well-Tempered Clavier
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
composerOccupation Thomaskantor in Leipzig (Johann Sebastian Bach)
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony
cyclePosition one of 24 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys
era Baroque era
linked to: Baroque
followedBy No. 17 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
follows No. 15 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
genre fugue
prelude
hasFugue Fugue in G minor, BWV 861/2
hasPrelude Prelude in G minor, BWV 861/1
historicalPeriod early 18th century
inCollectionPurpose exploration of all 24 major and minor keys
influenced later keyboard pedagogy
intendedInstrument keyboard
key G minor
languageOfTitle German
movement Fugue in G minor
Prelude in G minor
numberInSeries 16
originalInstrument harpsichord
partOf The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
tonalityType minor key

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Prelude in G minor, BWV 861 collectionPosition No. 16 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I