BWV 854
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BWV 854 is a prelude and fugue in E major by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| BWV 854 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12529025 — 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: BWV 854 Context triple: [BWV 846–893, containsWork, BWV 854]
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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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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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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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BWV 853
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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E.
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.
- 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 854 Target entity description: BWV 854 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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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 853
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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prelude and fugue ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Köthen
ⓘ
Leipzig ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 854 ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| cyclePosition | 3 ⓘ |
| followedBy | BWV 855 ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque music ⓘ |
| hasApproximateCompositionPeriod | circa 1720–1722 ⓘ |
| hasCatalogue |
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
ⓘ
linked to:
BWV (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis)
|
| hasForm |
fugue
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prelude ⓘ |
| hasKeySignature | four sharps ⓘ |
| hasMode | Ionian (major) ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfVoicesInFugue | 3 ⓘ |
| hasOpusNumber | none (catalogued only as BWV 854) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fugue in E major, BWV 854
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Prelude in E major, BWV 854 ⓘ |
| hasStructure | two-movement cycle ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
keyboard fugue
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keyboard prelude ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument |
harpsichord
ⓘ
keyboard ⓘ |
| isEducationalStandardRepertoire | yes ⓘ |
| isInCollection | 24 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys, Book I ⓘ |
| isMonothematicFugue | yes ⓘ |
| isPolyphonic | yes (fugue) ⓘ |
| key | E major ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementNumberInWTCBookI | 3 ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
András Schiff – The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
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linked to:
András Schiff
Angela Hewitt – The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I ⓘ
linked to:
Angela Hewitt
Glenn Gould – The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I ⓘ
linked to:
The Well-Tempered Clavier
Sviatoslav Richter – The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I ⓘ
linked to:
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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| partOf |
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I ⓘ
linked to:
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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| period | Baroque period ⓘ |
| precededBy | BWV 853 ⓘ |
| tonality | major ⓘ |
| usesTuningConcept | well temperament ⓘ |
| workSeries |
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I preludes and fugues
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linked to:
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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