BWV 853
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BWV 853 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s preludes and fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier, a landmark collection exploring all major and minor keys.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| BWV 853 canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BWV 853 Context triple: [BWV 846–893, containsWork, BWV 853]
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A.
BWV 852
BWV 852 is a prelude and fugue in E major by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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B.
BWV 851
BWV 851 is a prelude and fugue in E minor for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, included in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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C.
BWV 850
BWV 850 is a prelude and fugue in D major for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, included in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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D.
BWV 847
BWV 847 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s C minor prelude and fugue from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, renowned for its driving rhythmic energy and contrapuntal clarity.
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E.
BWV 849
BWV 849 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor from 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: BWV 853 Target entity description: BWV 853 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s preludes and fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier, a landmark collection exploring all major and minor keys.
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A.
BWV 852
BWV 852 is a prelude and fugue in E major by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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B.
BWV 851
BWV 851 is a prelude and fugue in E minor for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, included in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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C.
BWV 850
BWV 850 is a prelude and fugue in D major for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, included in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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D.
BWV 847
BWV 847 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s C minor prelude and fugue from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, renowned for its driving rhythmic energy and contrapuntal clarity.
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E.
BWV 849
BWV 849 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor from the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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prelude and fugue ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
keyboard pedagogy
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tempered tuning ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 853 ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| cyclePosition |
eighth prelude and fugue in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
ⓘ
linked to:
Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 854
|
| genre |
Baroque music
ⓘ
keyboard music ⓘ |
| hasCatalogue |
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
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linked to:
BWV (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis)
|
| hasDifficulty | advanced keyboard level ⓘ |
| hasForm |
fugue
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prelude ⓘ |
| hasKeySignature | six flats ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 853
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linked to:
Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 853
Prelude in E-flat minor, BWV 853 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 853
ⓘ
linked to:
Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 853
Prelude in E-flat minor, BWV 853 ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
contrapuntal
ⓘ
imitative polyphony ⓘ |
| includedIn | modern editions of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I ⓘ |
| influenced | later keyboard repertoire ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument | harpsichord ⓘ |
| key | E-flat minor ⓘ |
| language | instrumental (no text) ⓘ |
| movementCount | 2 ⓘ |
| notableFor | exploration of E-flat minor in The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Well-Tempered Clavier
ⓘ
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I ⓘ
linked to:
The Well-Tempered Clavier
|
| partOfSeries |
preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys
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linked to:
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Köthen (probable)
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linked to:
Köthen
Leipzig (possible) ⓘ
linked to:
Leipzig
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| publicationStatus | first circulated in manuscript ⓘ |
| tonalSystem | well-tempered tuning (conceptual context) ⓘ |
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