BWV 862

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BWV 862 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s preludes and fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier.

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BWV 862 canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque composition
keyboard composition
prelude and fugue
catalogNumber BWV 862
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
composerBirthCountry Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach
composerBirthPlace Eisenach
compositionDateApproximate circa 1722
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony
cyclePosition 18th prelude and fugue of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
dedicatedTo unknown
firstPublication 1801 (posthumous, in early editions of The Well-Tempered Clavier)
genre fugue
prelude
hasCatalogue Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
hasInfluenced keyboard performance practice
piano pedagogy
hasKeySignature five sharps
hasMode G-sharp minor
hasPart Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 862/2
Prelude in G-sharp minor, BWV 862/1
hasStructure two-movement cycle (prelude and fugue)
hasStyle contrapuntal
tonal
includedInStandardRepertoire yes
intendedInstrument clavichord
harpsichord
piano
intendedUse keyboard pedagogy
performance
isPartOfCompleteSet 24 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys, Book I
key G-sharp minor
language instrumental
movementNumberInWTCBookI 18
notationSystem staff notation
opusNumber none
partOf The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
period Baroque
placeOfComposition Köthen or Leipzig (uncertain)
linked to: Köthen
recordedBy numerous classical pianists and harpsichordists
tonality minor
usesTuningConcept well temperament
workSeries The Well-Tempered Clavier
WTCBook Book I

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