Prelude in D minor, BWV 851
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Prelude in D minor, BWV 851 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its inclusion in the first book of his influential collection The Well-Tempered Clavier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prelude in D minor, BWV 851 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2797687 — 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 D minor, BWV 851 Context triple: [The Well-Tempered Clavier, contains, Prelude in D minor, BWV 851]
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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.
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Prelude in D major, BWV 850
Prelude in D major, BWV 850 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, known for its lively figuration and role as part of his influential collection of preludes and fugues.
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Prelude in C major, BWV 846
Prelude in C major, BWV 846 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s most famous keyboard pieces, renowned for its flowing arpeggios and often used as an introductory work for piano students and performers.
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Prelude in C-sharp major, BWV 848
Prelude in C-sharp major, BWV 848 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its flowing broken-chord texture and its role in exploring well-tempered tuning.
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Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major, BuxWV 137
"Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major, BuxWV 137" is a celebrated organ composition by Baroque composer Dieterich Buxtehude that showcases his virtuosic and expressive style through three contrasting movements.
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- 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 D minor, BWV 851 Target entity description: Prelude in D minor, BWV 851 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its inclusion in the first book of his influential collection The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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A.
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.
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B.
Prelude in D major, BWV 850
Prelude in D major, BWV 850 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, known for its lively figuration and role as part of his influential collection of preludes and fugues.
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C.
Prelude in C major, BWV 846
Prelude in C major, BWV 846 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s most famous keyboard pieces, renowned for its flowing arpeggios and often used as an introductory work for piano students and performers.
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D.
Prelude in C-sharp major, BWV 848
Prelude in C-sharp major, BWV 848 is a keyboard prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, notable for its flowing broken-chord texture and its role in exploring well-tempered tuning.
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E.
Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major, BuxWV 137
"Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major, BuxWV 137" is a celebrated organ composition by Baroque composer Dieterich Buxtehude that showcases his virtuosic and expressive style through three contrasting movements.
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Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque composition
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keyboard prelude ⓘ musical composition ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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surface form:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–869
|
| catalogNumber | BWV 851 ⓘ |
| collectionCompiler | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 1801 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | print ⓘ |
| genre | prelude ⓘ |
| hasBWVRangeContext |
BWV 846–893
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surface form:
BWV 846–869
|
| hasCompanionPiece | Fugue in D minor, BWV 851 ⓘ |
| hasCompanionPieceType | fugue ⓘ |
| hasComposerStyle | contrapuntal Baroque ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse |
keyboard technique study
ⓘ
preparation for fugue playing ⓘ study of Baroque harmony ⓘ |
| hasForm | prelude ⓘ |
| hasISWCStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| hasKeySignature | one flat ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early 18th century ⓘ |
| includedInStandardRepertoireFor |
classical pianists
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harpsichordists ⓘ |
| intendedInstrumentFamily | keyboard instruments ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movementNumberInBookI | 6 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
included in a foundational work of keyboard literature
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paired prelude and fugue design ⓘ part of Bach’s exploration of all 24 major and minor keys ⓘ |
| opusNumber | none ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation |
harpsichord
ⓘ
keyboard ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Fugue in D minor, BWV 851 ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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surface form:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
|
| partOfSeries | The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | likely Köthen or Leipzig ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous movement ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | not specified in autograph ⓘ |
| tonality | minor ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 2 minutes ⓘ |
| usesTuningConcept | well-temperament ⓘ |
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