BWV 860
E1034139
BWV 860 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier preludes and fugues, a keyboard work showcasing his contrapuntal mastery and exploration of all major and minor keys.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BWV 860 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12529031 — 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 860 Context triple: [BWV 846–893, containsWork, BWV 860]
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A.
BWV 856
BWV 856 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s keyboard preludes and fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
BWV 848
BWV 848 is a prelude and fugue in C-sharp major by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of 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 860 Target entity description: BWV 860 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier preludes and fugues, a keyboard work showcasing his contrapuntal mastery and exploration of all major and minor keys.
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A.
BWV 856
BWV 856 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s keyboard preludes and fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
BWV 848
BWV 848 is a prelude and fugue in C-sharp major by Johann Sebastian Bach, part of the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque music composition
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keyboard composition ⓘ prelude and fugue ⓘ |
| associatedWith | contrapuntal mastery of Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| belongsToRepertoire | standard keyboard repertoire ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 860 ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| cycle | The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ |
| explores | tonal system of major and minor keys ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCollection |
The Well-Tempered Clavier (19th-century editions)
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linked to:
The Well-Tempered Clavier
|
| genre |
fugue
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prelude ⓘ |
| hasCatalogue |
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
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linked to:
BWV (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis)
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| hasCounterSubject | fugue countersubject in E minor ⓘ |
| hasForm |
binary form (prelude)
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fugue ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later keyboard literature ⓘ |
| hasOpusNumber | none (identified by BWV only) ⓘ |
| hasOrderingWithinCollection | follows BWV 859 and precedes BWV 861 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fugue in E minor, BWV 860/2
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linked to:
Fugue in E minor, BWV 851
Prelude in E minor, BWV 860/1 ⓘ |
| hasSubject | fugue subject in E minor ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early 18th century ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument |
harpsichord
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keyboard ⓘ |
| isRecordedOn | numerous classical piano and harpsichord recordings ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
counterpoint courses
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keyboard pedagogy ⓘ music theory ⓘ |
| key | E minor ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental music) ⓘ |
| mode | minor ⓘ |
| movementNumberInWTCI | 10 ⓘ |
| notation | staff notation ⓘ |
| numberOfVoices | 3 (fugue) ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
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linked to:
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Köthen ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | published posthumously ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | E ⓘ |
| tuningConcept | well temperament ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
counterpoint
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imitation ⓘ invertible counterpoint ⓘ |
| usesTexture | polyphonic ⓘ |
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