BWV 858

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BWV 858 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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BWV 858 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf keyboard composition
prelude and fugue
associatedComposerStyle High Baroque
catalogNumber BWV 858
collection The Well-Tempered Clavier
collectionVolume Book I
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony
cyclePosition 8
followedBy BWV 859
genre Baroque keyboard music
hasPart Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 858/2
Prelude in E-flat minor, BWV 858/1
instrumentation solo keyboard
intendedInstrument harpsichord
isInKeyCycle complete set of 24 major and minor keys
key E-flat minor
languageOfTitle Latin
movement Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 858/2
Prelude in E-flat minor, BWV 858/1
notableFeature part of Bach’s exploration of all major and minor keys in The Well-Tempered Clavier
opusNumber none
partOf The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
period early 18th century
precededBy BWV 857
primaryManuscriptSource autograph manuscript of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
tonalityType minor
typicalPerformanceMedium harpsichord
piano
usesTuningConcept well temperament
workSeries Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis

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

BWV 846–893 containsWork BWV 858
BWV 858 catalogNumber BWV 858