Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 547

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:character joyful
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:cultural_significance important in organ repertoire
gptkbp:duration approximately 10 minutes
gptkbp:featured_in organ competitions
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:form fugue
gptkbp:genre Baroque music
gptkbp:historical_context written during the Baroque period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 547
gptkbp:influenced later composers
gptkbp:influenced_by Italian music
German organ tradition
gptkbp:instrumentation gptkb:organ
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in music theory courses
gptkbp:key C major
gptkbp:motif imitation
sequences
ascending scale
counter-subject
descending scale
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Marie-Claire_Alain
gptkb:Helmut_Walcha
gptkb:Gottfried_Bach
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Robert_Levin
gptkb:Ton_Koopman
gptkb:Murray_Perahia
gptkb:E._Power_Biggs
gptkb:Peter_Hurford
gptkb:Gustav_Leonhardt
gptkb:Simon_Preston
gptkb:Olivier_Latry
gptkb:Karl_Richter
gptkb:David_Sanger
gptkb:Andreas_Bach
gptkbp:opus_number 547
gptkbp:performance gptkb:concerts
gptkbp:performed_at organ festivals
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:Bach_Gesellschaft_edition
gptkbp:recordings numerous
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Prelude_and_Fugue_in_D_minor,_BWV_851
gptkb:The_Well-Tempered_Clavier
gptkbp:signature no sharps or flats
gptkbp:structure two main sections
gptkbp:style counterpoint
gptkbp:tempo gptkb:Allegro
gptkbp:thematic_element subject and answer
gptkbp:time_signature 4/4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bach:_Organ_Music_for_the_Studio
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6