Prelude in G minor, BWV 860
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Prelude in G minor, BWV 860 is a keyboard piece by Johann Sebastian Bach from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, known for its expressive, flowing figuration and frequent pairing with its accompanying fugue.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prelude in G minor, BWV 860 canonical | 1 |
| Präludium g-Moll, BWV 860 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12988106 — 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 G minor, BWV 860 Context triple: [Fugue in G minor, BWV 861, isOftenRecordedWith, Prelude in G minor, BWV 860]
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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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Prelude in A minor, BWV 865
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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Prelude in G major, BWV 860
Prelude in G major, BWV 860 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, known for its inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier and its clear, flowing contrapuntal texture.
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Prelude in B minor, BWV 869
Prelude in B minor, BWV 869 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive chromaticism and contrapuntal writing.
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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.
- 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 G minor, BWV 860 Target entity description: Prelude in G minor, BWV 860 is a keyboard piece by Johann Sebastian Bach from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, known for its expressive, flowing figuration and frequent pairing with its accompanying fugue.
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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 minor, BWV 865
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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C.
Prelude in G major, BWV 860
Prelude in G major, BWV 860 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, known for its inclusion in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier and its clear, flowing contrapuntal texture.
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D.
Prelude in B minor, BWV 869
Prelude in B minor, BWV 869 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its expressive chromaticism and contrapuntal writing.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque prelude
ⓘ
keyboard composition ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | circa 1722 ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893
ⓘ
linked to:
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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| book | Book I ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 860 ⓘ |
| collection | The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ |
| commonCatalog |
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV)
ⓘ
linked to:
BWV (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis)
|
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| difficultyLevel | intermediate to advanced keyboard repertoire ⓘ |
| dominantKey | D minor ⓘ |
| educationalUse | keyboard technique and Baroque style study ⓘ |
| followedBy | Prelude in A-flat major, BWV 862 ⓘ |
| genre | prelude ⓘ |
| hasKeySignature | two flats ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument |
clavichord
ⓘ
harpsichord ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformed | true ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyRecorded | true ⓘ |
| key | G minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementNumberInWTCI | 16 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contrast between flowing figuration and harmonic cadences
ⓘ
frequent performance with its fugue as a pair ⓘ |
| opusNumber | none (BWV catalogue only) ⓘ |
| pairedForm | prelude and fugue ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Fugue in G minor, BWV 860 ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
ⓘ
linked to:
The Well-Tempered Clavier
|
| performancePractice | ornamentation in Baroque style ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Köthen or early Leipzig (probable) ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Prelude in F-sharp major, BWV 858
ⓘ
linked to:
Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp major, BWV 858
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| primaryMeter | common time (4/4) ⓘ |
| relativeKey | B-flat major ⓘ |
| setWithin |
24 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys (Book I)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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| styleCharacteristic |
clear harmonic progression
ⓘ
continuous broken-chord patterns ⓘ expressive flowing figuration ⓘ |
| texture | predominantly two-part figuration ⓘ |
| titleInGerman |
Präludium g-Moll, BWV 860
ⓘ
linked to:
Prelude in G minor, BWV 860
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| tonalSystem | well-tempered tuning (conceptual context) ⓘ |
| tonic | G minor ⓘ |
| tuningContext | demonstration of well-tempered tuning system ⓘ |
| typicalModernInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| usesForm | through-composed sectional design ⓘ |
| workNumberWithinCollection | No. 16 in Book I ⓘ |
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Subject: Prelude in G minor, BWV 860 Description of subject: Prelude in G minor, BWV 860 is a keyboard piece by Johann Sebastian Bach from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, known for its expressive, flowing figuration and frequent pairing with its accompanying fugue.
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linked to: Prelude in G minor, BWV 860